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Minature train and News building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13900
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm and 8.8 x 3.5 cm (pasted one top of the other)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Heritage Village Museum "The News" building (on right) pasted on top of a photograph of an unidentified man seated on top of a miniature steam locomotive at the Heritage Village Museum. The train is a part of the BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) which provided rides to the pu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : col. ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm and 8.8 x 3.5 cm (pasted one top of the other)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Heritage Village Museum "The News" building (on right) pasted on top of a photograph of an unidentified man seated on top of a miniature steam locomotive at the Heritage Village Museum. The train is a part of the BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) which provided rides to the public on a track at Heritage Village between 1975 and 1991.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1021
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 06-Oct-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Model boats in pond at Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14068
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of model boats and ships in a pond on the site of Heritage Village. The pond was located near the minature steam railway run by the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (B.C.S.M.E.). Visitors are gathered along the shore to watch. The train tracks and bridge are visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of model boats and ships in a pond on the site of Heritage Village. The pond was located near the minature steam railway run by the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (B.C.S.M.E.). Visitors are gathered along the shore to watch. The train tracks and bridge are visible in the background.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Boats
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1066
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 06-Oct-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from a binder of photographs labeled "B.C.S.M.E. / Vaudeville at BVM"
Images
Model boats in pond at Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14069
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of model boats and ships in a pond on the site of Heritage Village. The pond was located near the minature steam railway run by the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (B.C.S.M.E.). Visitors are gathered along the shore to watch.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of model boats and ships in a pond on the site of Heritage Village. The pond was located near the minature steam railway run by the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (B.C.S.M.E.). Visitors are gathered along the shore to watch.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Boats
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1065
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 06-Oct-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from a binder of photographs labeled "B.C.S.M.E. / Vaudeville at BVM"
Images
Model train coming through tunnel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17241
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1975 and 1979]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 6 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BCSME model train engineer driving a model train through the brick covered tunnel inside Burnaby Village Museum. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) operated the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. negative ; 6 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BCSME model train engineer driving a model train through the brick covered tunnel inside Burnaby Village Museum. The British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) operated the minature railway at Burnaby Village Museum between 1975 and 1991.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.1279
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1975 and 1979]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Riding minature locomotives at Heritage Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14048
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of vistiors riding Burnaby Central Railway minature locomotives at Heritage Village. The Burnaby Central Railway was built and operated by members of the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (BCSME).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of vistiors riding Burnaby Central Railway minature locomotives at Heritage Village. The Burnaby Central Railway was built and operated by members of the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (BCSME).
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1074
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 06-Oct-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from a binder of photographs labeled "B.C.S.M.E. / Vaudeville at BVM"
Images
Riding trains at Burnaby Central Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14052
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of visitors riding a Burnaby Central Railway train at Heritage Village. The Burnaby Central Railway was built and operated by members of the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (BCSME).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of visitors riding a Burnaby Central Railway train at Heritage Village. The Burnaby Central Railway was built and operated by members of the B.C. Society of Model Engineers (BCSME).
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1078
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 06-Oct-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph was removed from a binder of photographs labeled "B.C.S.M.E. / Vaudeville at BVM"
Images
Harold Edward Winch collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1914]-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- approx. 23 cm of textual records + approx. 600 photographs (b&w + col.)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch's family life and political career. It includes photographs of Winch's parents, family, and wife Jessie, as well as photographs, correspondence and other textual records from Harold's political work and experiences, a travel diary, gues…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- approx. 23 cm of textual records + approx. 600 photographs (b&w + col.)
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch's family life and political career. It includes photographs of Winch's parents, family, and wife Jessie, as well as photographs, correspondence and other textual records from Harold's political work and experiences, a travel diary, guest books, and certificates. The collection includes a number of Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and New Democratic Party newspapers. The collection also includes records relating to Winch's death, such as obituaries, memorials, articles, and a guest book. Finally, the collection includes a small number of records relating to Winch's father, Ernie Winch, and his own political career. The collection has been arranged into five series: 1) Harold E. Winch biographical records (1933-2003) 2) Harold E. Winch photographs series (1914-[ca. 1990]) 3) Harold E. Winch political photograph album and records series ([1937]-1993) 4) Harold E. Winch personal records series (1949-1993) 5) Harold E. Winch newspaper collection series (1936-1986)
- History
- Harold Edward Winch (June 18, 1907-February 1, 1993) was born in Loughton, Essex, England to Ernest “Ernie” Edward Winch (March 22, 1879-January 11, 1957) and his wife Linda Marian (nee Hendy). Harold was the eldest of six children; the others were Eileen, Charlie, Grace, Alan, and Eric. Ernest moved to BC in 1909, followed by Linda, Harold, and Eileen in 1910. The remaining children were born in BC. Ernie, a brick mason, built the family a series of homes in the Lower Mainland as the family moved around for a number of years, living in Burnaby, White Rock, Mission, and Vancouver before finally settling back in Burnaby. Ernie Winch joined the Social Democratic Party of Canada in 1911 and became secretary of the party in 1913, and was heavily involved in trade unions and the labour and socialist movements. He helped re-establish the Socialist Party of Canada (BC) in 1932, which soon merged with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). Ernie was a CCF MLA in Burnaby from 1933 until his death in 1957, following which his son-in-law Cedric Cox (husband of Eileen) won the seat in a byelection. Ernie was particularly interested in institutions, including jails, mental hospitals, and industrial schools, and founded the New Vista Society in 1943 to provide a live-in rehabilitation program to women with psychiatric problems. The organization later expanded to focus on low-cost housing for seniors, and an apartment complex was built for this purpose in Burnaby. Both Ernie and Harold were lifelong members of the New Vista Society board of trustees. Harold Winch trained as an electrician, but also followed his father into politics, serving as a CCF MLA in Vancouver East from 1933 to 1953 – Ernie and Harold were two of the first seven CCF MLAs. The Winches set a Guinness world record for the longest father-and-son parliamentary tenure. Like his father, Harold was also highly involved in the labour movement, and acted as a liaison between workers and government during the Depression, particularly during the relief camp strike in Vancouver in 1935 which precipitated the On to Ottawa trek. He was the leader of the BC CCF from 1938 to 1953, and Leader of the Opposition from 1941 to 1953. In 1953, Harold stepped down from provincial politics to enter the federal arena, and served as a CCF MP for Vancouver East from 1953 to 1961, when the CCF became the New Democratic Party (NDP); Harold continued to serve as an NDP MP from 1961 to 1972, when he retired for health reasons. In federal office, Harold remained dedicated to the working class and humanitarian causes, issuing reports on subject such as unemployment, veterans’ rights, low-cost housing for seniors, animal welfare, drug addiction, and mental health concerns. Harold earned honorary law degrees from both UBC (1973) and SFU (1974). He was involved in numerous humanitarian and other organizations and his roles included president and treasurer of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; co-founder of the Immigrant Services Society of Vancouver; director of the Boag Foundation; and lifelong member of the Association for Protection of Fur Bearing Animals. Harold married Dorothy Ada Hutchinson (December 1, 1907-October 24, 1974) on May 11, 1929. They had three children: Donald, Gerald ("Jerry"), and Shirley. Following Dorothy’s death, Harold married Jessie Margaret Mendels (nee Sweezey) (June 29, 1913-May 9, 2006) on May 19, 1981. Jessie grew up in Grand Forks, BC, and her family moved to Vancouver when she was in high school. Her first husband was George Edward Mendels (November 2, 1905-September 2, 1978). She had no children. Jessie served as a St. John’s ambulance driver during World War II. She was also active in the CCF and NDP parties in BC, having been Provincial Secretary for the CCF in the 1940s, a vice-president of the party in the 1950s, and Provincial Secretary for the NDP in the 1960s. Like Harold, she later served as a director of the Boag Foundation. Jessie traveled widely throughout her life. The collection contains a small number of Jessie’s photographs. Harold Winch died in White Rock, where he and Jessie had retired, on February 1, 1993.
- Responsibility
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12
- Date
- [1914]-2003
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Records within fonds have been arranged by subject and format.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18756
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting a team of BC Hydro bus drivers who travelled from London, Ontario to pick up new deisel buses which they drove back to Vancouver to join the B.C. transit fleet.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting a team of BC Hydro bus drivers who travelled from London, Ontario to pick up new deisel buses which they drove back to Vancouver to join the B.C. transit fleet.
- History
- John Archy MacLeod was born in Scotland in 1910 and married Isabella "Bella" McMorran in 1936. The couple lived in Coquitlam from 1953. Archie was employed as a bus driver for BC Hydro (formerly BC Electric) for 33 years. John was part of a team of BC Hydro bus drivers who travelled to London, Ontario to pick up eight new diesel buses to bring back to Vancouver in 1973. Archie retired in 1975 and died in 1990.
- Creator
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Accession Code
- BV011.60
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Photographs were arranged and described as per their content and original order by the donor.
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Patterson family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription32
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of documents and photographs pertaining to the Patterson family.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-19
- BHS1986-20
- BHS1988-13
- BHS1995-16
- BHS1996-05
- BHS1996-11
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of documents and photographs pertaining to the Patterson family.
- History
- Frances Mabel "May" Webb was born in Cradley, England on December 5, 1872. She sailed from England to Victoria, BC with her parents, Joseph William Webb and Frances Jane Webb (nee Yapp) on the SS Lake Winnipeg in 1889. One of the few possessions that she brought with her was an old wood-rimmed bicycle which she found quite useful after her move to Burnaby. She would ride it all the way from Patterson’s Trail and Westminster Road (today’s Patterson Avenue and Kingsway) to the Woodward’s store in Vancouver where she would place her grocery order. She packed a pearl handled revolver with her in order to scare any bears she might see along her ride. In 1890, Frances married Dugald Campbell Patterson (b. 1860, d. 1931) in Victoria, BC. In 1894, the couple built a pioneer homestead and farm on five acres at what would become the north east section of Central Park. Dugald founded Vulcan Iron Works (later Dominion Bridge Company) in New Westminister in 1903, and the couple settled in the Central Park district. By 1904, the family moved to the Edmonds district where in 1909 she operated the post office that her husband founded. In 1910, they began construction of a new house, complete with tennis courts and a gazebo, on 14 acres purchased for $720. The house is now located at 7106 18th Avenue and is a dedicated heritage building. The couple had seven children: William H. "Bill", Jean, Frances Mabel Lili., Dugald C. Jr, Mary, Charles Bruce, and Alice. The Pattersons were community-minded citizens that served Burnaby through their involvement with local municipal affairs and politics. In 1909, Dugald became the first postmaster of Edmonds. He also served as a School Trustee from 1912-13 and was one of the first residents to lobby Burnaby City Council to preserve the local ravines as parks. They also helped build the Central Park Presbyterian Church, along with other pioneer families. The family name is remembered and honoured by the naming of Patterson Avenue and the Patterson SkyTrain Station located in the Metrotown area. Frances Mabel assisted her husband with an insurance and real estate company that he founded in Burnaby and New Westminster. This experience would prove invaluable, as she would later become an insurance agent for the Wawanesa Insurance Company (founded in 1896). Frances never owned an automobile, so she met her insurance clients all over Burnaby, New Westminster and Vancouver by using the Lower Mainland’s street car system. The insurance profession continued to provide her with a steady income long after her husband’s death. Frances Mabel died in New Westminster, BC on August 30, 1960. Frances Mabel Lili Patterson was born on June 9, 1905 and was the fifth child born to Dugald Campbell and Frances Mabel Patterson. She became the first PBX switchboard operator for the Municipality of Burnaby in the early 1920’s. PBX, or Private Branch Exchange, was the term used for an internal telephone system. Frances later became president of the Professional Women’s Association of New Westminster, and volunteered her time with the May Day celebrations in New Westminster. She was also a dedicated member of the Rebekah Lodge (the women’s division of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows). While in the lodge, she met her future husband, Walter Duke and they married on July 12, 1939. They couple moved to Wenatchee, Washington after getting married, and Frances relocated to Victoria after her husband died. Frances died on January 13, 1974. Doreen Nettie Patterson was born December 12, 1927, the youngest daughter of Charles Bruce Patterson and Elva Eleanore Patterson (nee Elliott). At age 23, Doreen became the first woman from BC to enlist in the new Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service and by the fall of 1951, she had become a Wren in the Royal Canadian Navy. She received her basic training at HMCS Cornwallis and became a radio intelligence operator for the wireless communications base at Naval Radio Station Coverdale near Moncton, New Brunswick. In 1953, she was chosen to serve a term at the naval base in Churchill, Manitoba. She was one of only eleven women to ever serve there. After her career in the navy, Doreen worked in the accounting division for Simpsons-Sears in Burnaby near her grandparent’s original family home at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway. Doreen married Gerard Reitsma on August 18, 1960. Doreen died on April 30, 2000.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC171, PC213, PC322, PC326, MSS024, MSS039
Anne Macey subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97456
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905] (date of original)-[between 1940-1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs compiled by Anne Macey depicting Hart House (also known as "Avalon"), designed by architect Frank W. Macey, and one portrait of Frake W. Macey
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905] (date of original)-[between 1940-1959]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Anne Macey subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-01
- BHS2001-03
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs compiled by Anne Macey depicting Hart House (also known as "Avalon"), designed by architect Frank W. Macey, and one portrait of Frake W. Macey
- History
- Anne Elizabeth Stokes was born in Misson, BC and raised in Surrey, BC. She married Vancouver Police Department Constable Charles Boyes in 1947, and Major Rolf F. Macey in 1965. Anne and Rolf had two children: son Lane Macey and daughter Naomi Macey. Anne worked as a psychiatric nurse at Essondale Hospital and Director of Volunteer Services at Burnaby General Hospital. She volunteered her time for various clubs, including Save the Children and Dixon House. Anne passed away at Eagle Ridge Manor in Port Moody, BC in 2007.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on creator of subseries
B.C. Electric dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5145
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1940s]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia; 10.5 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a dinner at BC Electric. John Waplington is seated on the far left while Ray Fleming is seated in the middle. Both John Waplington and Ray Fleming worked for BC Electric Company which later became B.C. Power and BC Hydro.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia; 10.5 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a dinner at BC Electric. John Waplington is seated on the far left while Ray Fleming is seated in the middle. Both John Waplington and Ray Fleming worked for BC Electric Company which later became B.C. Power and BC Hydro.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Boats
- Accession Code
- BV016.46.100
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca. 1940s]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Aug-2018
- Notes
- Title based on information from photograph album
- Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
Doreen Lawson fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58356
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulat…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Doreen Lawson fonds
- Physical Description
- 18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2003-30
- 2015-15
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulatory letters and correspondence, community speeches and slideshow presentations regarding the conservation of Burnaby Lake, the administrative papers of the Burnaby Centennial Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society, and photographs of Burnaby waterways and wildlife.
- History
- Doreen Anne Fowler Lawson was born July 8, 1928, to Eva Barnhill and Leonard Fowler. Her parents met in Alberta but decided to move to Vancouver where they got married and Doreen was born. The family moved to the north side of Claude Avenue in Burnaby when Doreen was a few months old. In 1931, they moved to a house with an acre of land directly across the street from their first house.
- When Doreen was six, her family moved to Collingwood, Vancouver, near where her father grew up. This is where her brother Ron was born. The family moved again to County Line in Langley Prairie in 1944, which is where Doreen met Edward Lawson, her future husband. Soon after, they moved to a seven-acre plot in Burquitlam. Ed and Doreen Lawson’s eldest daughter, Linda, was born in 1954. Their second daughter, Wendy, was born in 1959 and their youngest, Lisa, was born in 1961. They lived in the Brentwood area, where all three daughters attended Brentwood Elementary School. Linda went on to Alpha Secondary School.
- In 1945, Doreen began her first of several office jobs, and in the early 1950s she became the first woman to be elected into a vice-president position within the BC Trade Union Congress (now the BC Federation of Labour).
- Doreen Lawson had a long and prolific political career, starting as Parks Commissioner in 1965, and serving as its chair from 1969 to 1971. She was instrumental in the selection and promotion of the rhododendron as the official flower of Burnaby in 1966. In 1971, she was elected to Burnaby City Council and, in 1972, Doreen proposed that Council take action to declare Burnaby Lake a wildlife sanctuary. After a 10-year campaign, she was able to convince Council to declare the park “a nature conservation area.” She put forward a policy of preservation for creeks and streams, as well as a proposal to preserve trees in subdivisions, both of which were adopted by Council. Doreen continued to serve on Council until 1985, during which time she initiated and chaired the Burnaby Information Committee, which designed the present Burnaby logo (and official flower pins) and established the Information Burnaby Newsletter. In 1979 Doreen Lawson won Vancouver Natural History Society’s Frank Sanford Award.
- In 1984, Doreen was elected the first woman president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Doreen ran as a BC Liberal Party candidate in the new Federal Riding of Burnaby in 1979, and from 1985 to 1987, she served as the Executive Director of the British Columbia Liberal Party. As the B.C. Liberal Party Executive Director, her major responsibility was to work with both the Federal and Provincial Associations in implementing riding organizations and fundraising programs in preparation for election time. In the 1980s, Doreen was an active guest lecturer at Burnaby Elementary and High Schools as well as at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Doreen was active in a variety of community clubs and organizations including: the Burnaby Library Board; Greater Vancouver Spinners and Weavers Guild; and Vancouver Natural History Society. She was an executive member of the Burnaby-New Westminster Canada Summer Games; the Burnaby Division of the United Way; Information Burnaby Committee; and the Brentwood Parent Teachers Association; as well as serving as the President of the Burnaby Voters Association from 1988-1990.
- In 1990, Doreen was elected back to Burnaby Council and put forward the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake which she saw completed before her final year on Council in 1999. Doreen continued to be a strong environmental advocate for the protection and rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake after she retired from council.
- Doreen Lawson died October 11, 2003.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Lawson, Doreen A.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS071, photo catalogue 605, photo catalogue 618
Archie MacLeod with his bus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3635
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Archy "Archie" MacLeod standing with a bus. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Archy "Archie" MacLeod standing with a bus. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Accession Code
- BV011.60.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "John Archy MacLeod" inscribed on the slide mount.
- Stamp in red ink on slide frame reads: "19_SEP73V2"
Images
Archie Miller subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription5
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952-1971 (date of original), copied 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken and collected by Archie Miller of civic building and community heritage assets, including Burnaby Municipal Hall and Interurban tram #1223.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1952-1971 (date of original), copied 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Archie Miller subseries
- Physical Description
- 14 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-36
- BHS1987-06
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken and collected by Archie Miller of civic building and community heritage assets, including Burnaby Municipal Hall and Interurban tram #1223.
- History
- Archie Miller was born in 1946 in New Westminster, BC into a family of commercial fishers. He served as the curator of the New Westminster musuem Irving House until his retirement in 1999. He authored "Irving House, a family history" with museum assistant Valerie Francis in 1988. Since retiring, Archie conducts local historical research and writes about BC with his wife, Dale.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Miller, Archie
- Notes
- Title based on creator of subseries
- PC197, PC296
Archy MacLeod in driver's seat of bus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3628
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Archy "Archie" MacLeod in the driver's seat of a bus. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Archy "Archie" MacLeod in the driver's seat of a bus. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Accession Code
- BV011.60.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written in blue ink on slide frame reads: "John Archy / MacLeod"
- Stamp in red ink on slide frame reads: "11_SEP73V2"
Images
Bus drivers and bus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3637
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bus drivers near a bus. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bus drivers near a bus. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Accession Code
- BV011.60.18
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp in red ink on slide frame reads: "21_SEP73V2"
Images
Bus drivers and buses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3622
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bus drivers and buses. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bus drivers and buses. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Accession Code
- BV011.60.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp in red ink on slide frame reads: "5_SEP73V2"
Images
Bus drivers in a parking lot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3621
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 5 bus drivers in a parking lot, likely in Ontario. From the left are Harry Eade, Art Egan, Bob Straw, Edra McLeod, and Vilma "Vi" Westerholm. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from t…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 5 bus drivers in a parking lot, likely in Ontario. From the left are Harry Eade, Art Egan, Bob Straw, Edra McLeod, and Vilma "Vi" Westerholm. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Accession Code
- BV011.60.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp in red ink on slide frame reads: "4_SEP73V2"
Images
Bus drivers on a break
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3629
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bus drivers in a hotel room. At the centre are Edra McLeod (no relation to John "Archie" MacLeod) and Gordon Robertson. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bus drivers in a hotel room. At the centre are Edra McLeod (no relation to John "Archie" MacLeod) and Gordon Robertson. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Bus Drivers
- Accession Code
- BV011.60.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp in red ink on slide frame reads: "12_SEP73V2"
Images
Bus drivers on a break
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3630
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of bus drivers in a hotel room. From left are Les Symons, Harry Eade, back: Edra McLeod (no relation to John "Archie" MacLeod), Vilma "Vi" Westerholm, unknown man, front: Gordon Robertson, Art Egan, and Cliff Cranswick. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- John Archy "Archie" MacLeod fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of bus drivers in a hotel room. From left are Les Symons, Harry Eade, back: Edra McLeod (no relation to John "Archie" MacLeod), Vilma "Vi" Westerholm, unknown man, front: Gordon Robertson, Art Egan, and Cliff Cranswick. The photograph was taken during a convoy of eight new GMC diesel 49-passenger buses for BC Hydro, which were driven by transit operators from the factory in London, Ontario, to Vancouver, BC, in 1973.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Bus Drivers
- Accession Code
- BV011.60.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1973
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- MacLeod, John Archy "Archie"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp in red ink on slide frame reads: "13_SEP73V2"