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Delegation from Urban Design Group Architects Ltd., 210 - 18 Gostick place, Vancouver, B.C. Rezoning Reference No. 24/90 - 4405 Norfolk Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport11627
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
8243
Meeting Date
5-Nov-1990
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
67
Item No.
13
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
8243
Meeting Date
5-Nov-1990
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
67
Item No.
13
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Brentwood Shopping Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35132
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Postcard cosisting of four photographs of Brentwood Shopping Centre. The description printed on the back of the postcard reads, "Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. Free parking for 2500 cars. Eaton's of Canada - three floors of air-conditioned shopping comfort. Fo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
195-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1987-04
Scope and Content
Postcard cosisting of four photographs of Brentwood Shopping Centre. The description printed on the back of the postcard reads, "Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. Free parking for 2500 cars. Eaton's of Canada - three floors of air-conditioned shopping comfort. Fountain Square. Loblaw's ... B.C.'s Largest Supermarket." The cost to mail the postcard is listed as four cents. Some of the stores visible are: Bank of Montreal, Heywood Floors, The Doll House Restaurant, Eaton's of Canada, Loblaws, Fields, and Zeller's.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Fountains
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Names
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ford, Rolly
Responsibility
Printed on back of postcard: "Pub, by Natural Color Productions, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.," "Made in Canada, Grant-Mann," and "GM: Lithography, Photography, Design"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
4567 Lougheed Highway
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
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The days before yesterday in Cedar Cottage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4830
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gladstone Secondary School (Vancouver, B.C.)
Publication Date
1968
Call Number
971.133 GLA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV009.8.17
Call Number
971.133 GLA
Author
Gladstone Secondary School (Vancouver, B.C.)
Contributor
Lysell, Alan
Reid, Glen
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Gladstone Secondary School
Publication Date
1968
Physical Description
76 p. : ill. : 24 x 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)--History
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Object History
The donation relates to the Robert and Annie Keig family and their daughter Margery Vera (known as Vera) Robert Keig was a finish carpenter and jointer. The family lived in West Burnaby on Rupert St. from approximately 1920 to late 1930's. Robert worked replacing the roof on the Hotel Vancouver during the 1930's. Robert moved to Powell River to work in the 1940's but the family retained the house in Burnaby. The artifacts were made by Robert or purchased as gifts for Vera when she was about 5 / 6 years old. She was a sickly child. The tools were used by Robert in his trade. There are a copies of Vera's birth registration and what was intended to be her memorial service in the accession file.
Notes
"Editors: Glen Reid, Alan Lysell" -- page 75
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Lions Gate

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
D'Acres, Lilia, 1941-
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Publication Date
c1999
Call Number
388.132 DAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0889224161
Call Number
388.132 DAC
Author
D'Acres, Lilia, 1941-
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Talonbooks
Publication Date
c1999
Physical Description
175 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Lions Gate Bridge (Vancouver, B.C.)--History
Suspension bridges--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
Vancouver (B.C.)--History
Vancouver (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Vancouver : a visual history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary825
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Macdonald, Bruce, 1948-
Publication Date
1992
Call Number
911. MAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0889223114
9780889223110
Call Number
911. MAC
Author
Macdonald, Bruce, 1948-
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Talonbooks
Publication Date
1992
Physical Description
xi, 84 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)--Historical geography--Maps
Vancouver (B.C.)
Vancouver (B.C.)--Maps
Biography
Notes
"A project of the Vancouver Historical Society."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-81) and index.
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Strathcona : Vancouver's first neighbourhood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary839
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Atkin, John, 1957-
Publication Date
c1994
Call Number
971.1 ATK
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
1551102552
9781551102559
Call Number
971.1 ATK
Author
Atkin, John, 1957-
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Whitecap Books
Publication Date
c1994
Physical Description
93 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Strathcona (Vancouver, B.C.)--History
Vancouver (B.C.)--History
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [90]) and index.
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Vancouver's Golden Jubilee, 1886-1936 : official pictorial souvenir programme

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7368
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Vancouver Golden Jubliee Committees
Publication Date
1936
Call Number
917.1133 VAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV973.148.1
Call Number
917.1133 VAN
Author
Vancouver Golden Jubliee Committees
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, B.C.]
Publisher
Vancouver Sun
Publication Date
1936
Physical Description
79 p. : ill., maps, port. ; 23 x 31 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)--History
British Columbia--History--Pictorial works
Vancouver (B.C.)--Description and travel
Notes
"Litho'd in Canada by the Vancouver Sun." -- back cover
List of committees involved (including Chinese and Japanese) listed on page 7.
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Linking the Atlantic to the Pacific, ocean to ocean : Montreal greets Vancouver, 23rd May, 1887

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7457
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Matthews, J. S. (James Skitt), 1878-1970
Vancouver City Archives
Edition
3rd ed.
Publication Date
1968
Call Number
385.1 VAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
385.1 VAN
Edition
3rd ed.
Author
Matthews, J. S. (James Skitt), 1878-1970
Vancouver City Archives
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
Vancouver City Archives
Publication Date
1968
Printer
Brock Webber Printing Co. Ltd.
Physical Description
36 p. : ill, maps ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)--History
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Notes
Author's full name and dates: James Skitt Matthews, 1878-1970.
"With the compliments of the Trustees and Governors, City Archives, Vancouver." -- cover
"The first Trans-Canada train, Montreal to Vancouver..." -- p. 1
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Mount Hermon Lodge No. 7 B.C.R. : 125 years, 1869 - 1994,

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1271
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1995
Call Number
366.1 MOU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
366.1 MOU
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, B.C.?]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1995
Physical Description
150 p. : ill. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Freemasons--Mount Hermon Lodge, No. 7 (Vancouver, B.C.)
Freemasons--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Freemasons--British Columbia--History
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 150).
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Official arrow street guide of Vancouver and lower Fraser Valley : with schematic map on page 2 ...

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3734
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1965
Call Number
971.1 OFF
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.1.1
Call Number
971.1 OFF
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
B.C. Directories
Publication Date
c1965
Physical Description
236 p. : map ; 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)
Fraser River Valley (B.C.)
Directories
Notes
"compiled by the publishers of the city directory" --Front cover. "including location of all streets with numbers at which other streets intersect. Buildings, churches and hospitals and other things you should know about these cities." --T.p.
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Street names of Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary834
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Walker, Elizabeth
Publication Date
1999
Call Number
971.1 WAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969237871
9780969237877
Call Number
971.1 WAL
Author
Walker, Elizabeth
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
Vancouver Historical Society
Publication Date
1999
Physical Description
xix, 147 p. : ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street names--British Columbia--Vancouver
Streets--British Columbia--Vancouver
Vancouver (B.C.)--History
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Vancouver : flashbacks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1149
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Norman, Anne
Publication Date
c1990
Call Number
971.1 VAN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
092066864x
9780920668641
Call Number
971.1 VAN
Author
Norman, Anne
Place of Publication
Willowdale, Ont.
Publisher
Firefly Books
Publication Date
c1990
Series
Firefly postcard book
Physical Description
[64] p. : chiefly ill. ; 12 x 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Vancouver (B.C.)--Pictorial works
Notes
"Photographs courtesy Vancouver Public Library"--T.p. verso.
"A postcard book of 30 black and white historical photographs"--Cover.
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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1994
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282826
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
Edition
Rev. ed.
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
1994
Physical Description
531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
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Gregg shorthand : a light-line phonography for the million

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Publication Date
c1893
c1901
c1916
Call Number
653 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.34
Call Number
653 GRE
Edition
New and rev. ed.
Author
Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948
Place of Publication
New York
Toronto
Publisher
The Gregg Publishing Co.
Publication Date
c1893
c1901
c1916
Printer
Allied Printing
Physical Description
154 p. : ill. : 18 cm.
Inscription
"Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "120" [Printed and underlined in blue ink on front endpaper] "32" [Handwritten and underlined in pencil on front endpaper] "Miss Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil, upside down on front endpaper] "Grace Horwood 4304 Oxford St. Vancouver B.C." [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf]
Library Subject (LOC)
Shorthand
Shorthand--Gregg
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A text book of pharmacognosy; being an account of the more important crude drugs of vegetable and animal origin, designed for students of pharmacy and medicine

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Greenish, Henry G. (Henry George), 1855-1933
Edition
6th ed.
Publication Date
1933
Call Number
615.1 GRE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.68.35
Call Number
615.1 GRE
Edition
6th ed.
Author
Greenish, Henry G. (Henry George), 1855-1933
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J.& A. Churchill
Publication Date
1933
Physical Description
xiv, 564 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Inscription
"Gibb G. Henderson 777 W W Georgia Street Vancouver B.C. Georgia Pharmacy Ltd." [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "GEORGIA PHARMACY LTD. 777 WEST GEORGIA ST. VANCOUVER, B.C.' [stamped in red ink on top of the front endpaper ]
Library Subject (LOC)
Pharmacology
Names
Henderson, Gibb Gilmour
University of British Columbia
Notes
Author's full given name and dates: Greenish, Henry G. (Henry George), 1855-1933.
"With 297 Illustrations" -- title page
"Professor of Pharmacy to the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and in the University of London; Director of the Pharmacy Research Laboratory of the Pharmaceutical Society ; Hanbury Gold Medalist, 1917; Examiner to the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and to the University of London." -- title page
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Biographical dictionary of well-known British Columbians : with a historical sketch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary571
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Kerr, J. B. (John Blaine)
Publication Date
1890
Call Number
920.711 KER
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.60.1
Call Number
920.711 KER
Author
Kerr, J. B. (John Blaine)
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
Kerr & Begg
Publication Date
1890
Printer
News-Advertiser Printing and Publishing Co.
Physical Description
xxx, 326 p., [42] leaves of plates : ports. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Hold for refe" [handwritten in pencil on p. after front endpaper] "From the Library of Ted Dobb" [stamped in black ink on p. after front endpaper. with some ink transfered to previous p.] "A.M. Pound Vancouver, B.C." [stamped in red ink on p. after front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
British Columbia
British Columbia--History
Biography
Notes
Author's given name: Kerr, J.B. (John Blaine)
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The Bird's Paradise, Vancouver, BC

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Para…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard hand-tinted into col.
Material Details
inscribed in the original negative, printed on recto, c. r. "The Birds' Paradise,/ Vancouver, B.C./ No. 2.", l.l. "[copyright c with circle]" printed on verso, t. "MADE IN CANADA BY THE GOWEN, SUTTON CO. LTD., VANCOUVER, B. C."
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of an unidentified man in tweed suit smoking a pipe.There are birds resting on his head, on his pipe and hand, on his shoulder and his forearm. The birds on his hand have been coloured red, and the others are coloured yellow. A caption to the photograph reads: The Birds' Paradise / Vancouver, B.C. / No. 2.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Animals - Fowl
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.6012.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1945]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Photographer
Gowen Sutton Company Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of postcard
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Family album

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

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66689
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (jpeg)
Material Details
Records exist only in electronic format
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-10
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
History
Duncan Gillis was born on March 25, 1892, in Vancouver, B.C., to James Gillis and Isabelle (Adams) Gillis. He had four older siblings: Isabel, Allan, James, and Marion. Duncan died on April 2, 1985, in Kamloops, B.C. James and Isabelle were from New Brunswick and lived in Minnesota for a time, which is where the three oldest children were born, and then came to British Columbia and pioneered in Yennadon (Maple Ridge) in 1890. Florence Ethel Denton was born on December 9, 1894, in Vancouver, B.C. to Edwin Denton and Elizabeth Anne (Zinn) Denton. She had three siblings: John, Edwin, and Beatrice. Florence died on February 28, 1962, in Kamloops, B.C. Edwin Denton was born in England and met Elizabeth in Ohio were she was born. They were married in 1890 in Vancouver. Florence’s older brother, John Montague Denton, was born on August 7, 1892. He enlisted on October 6, 1915, as part of the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 72nd Batalion and was killed in France on November 1, 1916, at the age of 24. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Duncan married Florence on June 27, 1914, in Eburne, B.C. Florence was the first schoolteacher at the newly built school in Yennadon (Maple Ridge), which was built by Duncan’s father James in 1913. This is how they met. Duncan was working as a carpenter and saw filer before enlisting on January 8, 1916, at the age of 23. He served overseas and was captured as a prisoner of war (POW) for a time. When Duncan returned to Canada, he and Florence had three sons: Boyd Leslie “Bud” born on January 7, 1920; Norman Montague born on August 20, 1921; and Donald Allan Gillis born on February 23, 1923. They raised their family in Burnaby, B.C., and lived there until 1960, then moving to Kamloops, B.C. Bud served overseas as a Flying Officer (Wireless Gunner) during World War II for the 428 (RCAF) Squadron. He was on his fifteenth operation and took part in the raid on Aachem on the night of July 13 (14), 1943, when the plane was shot down over Holland. It was later determined that he had been captured as a POW at Stalag 6 and wasn’t released until May 14, 1945, returning home in August of 1945. He married Mary Irene Thoen and had five children: James, Steven, Donna, Gregory, and Pamela. Boyd was also a carpenter and saw filer and had a saw shop in Kamloops where he raised his family. He also enjoyed woodworking in his spare time and built three airplanes. Boyd died in 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta. Norman Montague served overseas as a Flight Engineer Sergeant during World War II for the 138 RCAF Squadron. His plane crashed in the woods while attempting to land at RAF Woodridge, England, returning from an operational flight. He was pronounced dead on admission to hospital, December 17, 1943, at the age of 22. He is buried in Rushden Cemetery, Northamptonshire, England. Donald served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve during World War II. He enlisted on May 9, 1942, and was a Signalman on a Corvette in the Atlantic. In 1944, after hearing of the loss of his two older brothers, the RCNR moved him to the Pacific, where he was until November 9, 1945. He married May Yule Ferrier and had two children, Robert and Barbara. Donald graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1951 with a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked for the City of Burnaby for five years and for the Greater Vancouver Regional District for 32 years, while living in Burnaby, B.C. and raising his family. He retired to the Sunshine Coast, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. in 1988, where he still lives today.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Gillis family
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 524
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Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1987-1998
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
3847 photographs (92 col. prints, 10 cm x 15 cm ; 3754 col. negatives, 35 mm) + 4 computer disks (14 x 14 cm).
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of street-level photographs of commercial, industrial, residential, and undeveloped properties in Burnaby, B.C. These photographs originally formed part of the Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd's real estate appraisal records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1987-1998
Collection/Fonds
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
Physical Description
3847 photographs (92 col. prints, 10 cm x 15 cm ; 3754 col. negatives, 35 mm) + 4 computer disks (14 x 14 cm).
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2017-39
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of street-level photographs of commercial, industrial, residential, and undeveloped properties in Burnaby, B.C. These photographs originally formed part of the Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd's real estate appraisal records.
History
Grover, Elliott, & Co. Ltd (Grover Elliot) is a real estate appraisal, valuation, and consulting firm that opened on January 2, 1974. It was founded by three real estate appraisers who took over an existing appraisal office. The firm provides real estate appraisals for all property types throughout British Columbia, including land, residential, industrial, and commercial properties. Grover Elliot was first located at 5685 Cambie Street in Vancouver, B.C. In June 1985, the firm moved its offices to the Burrard Building in downtown Vancouver on West Georgia St. in order to provide a base closer to the Land Title Office where employees regularly conducted research. In May 2016, it moved to 609 West Hastings Street in Vancouver, B.C. In February 2018, following the retirement of owner and President Larry Dybvig, the firm was purchased by three Grover Elliott appraisers: Angus Heaps, Brent McLaren, and Michael Oord. Dybvig served as President of the firm from 2001 to 2018. The company provides appraisals for all types of real estate including land, multifamily residential, industrial properties, and commercial properties.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd.
Notes
Photo catalogue 622
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