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Burnaby May Day

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34269
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 17.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations showing a man in uniform leading a bagpipe band on a field. Maypoles and a crowd can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 17.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations showing a man in uniform leading a bagpipe band on a field. Maypoles and a crowd can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Musical Instruments - Bagpipes
Events - May Day
Events - Parades
Clothing - Uniforms
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lloyd's Studio
Notes
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "33 / Burnaby May Day 26-5-28"
Back of photograph stamped, "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, BC, Carl. 343R2"
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Wedgewood Street
Street Address
8155 Wedgewood Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
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Burnaby May Day

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 26, 1928
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ;11.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day held in Robert Burnaby Park. Children are wearing white dresses and gathered around several may poles set up on a large field during the Burnaby May Day celebrations. The May pole on the left side of the photograph is surrounded by young girls in Girl Guide uniforms. A…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ;11.5 x 17 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day held in Robert Burnaby Park. Children are wearing white dresses and gathered around several may poles set up on a large field during the Burnaby May Day celebrations. The May pole on the left side of the photograph is surrounded by young girls in Girl Guide uniforms. A large crowd is gathered and is looking on.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Geographic Access
Robert Burnaby Park
Accession Code
BV015.35.240
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 26, 1928
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lakeview-Mayfield Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
January 4, 2021
Scale
100
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
Type script in white on bottom of photograph reads: "Burnaby May Day / 26. 5.28 / Lloyd Studio / McKay B.C."
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Lloyd's Studio / 3966 Kingsway / McKay, B.C. Calr. 343R2"
Photograph is a part of scrapbook (page 25) "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV.015.35.164)
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Burnaby May Day Festival

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 18, 1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 18, 1929
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 17.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
013-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Day celebrations with children dancing in a field. Maypoles are set up, and a crowd, water towers and trees can be seen in the background.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on caption of photograph
Annotation at bottom of photograph reads, "Burnaby May Day Festival, May 18, 1929 / Stride Studios, New Westminster, BC, Photo #18"
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Civic ceremonies, awards and special events series

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919-2004
Collection/Fonds
Mayor's Office fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series contains records created by the Mayor’s Office during the Mayor’s participation in civic ceremonies, awards presentations, or other special events undertaken in or for the City of Burnaby. Records include: photographs, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, progr…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1919-2004
Collection/Fonds
Mayor's Office fonds
Series
Civic ceremonies, awards and special events series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series contains records created by the Mayor’s Office during the Mayor’s participation in civic ceremonies, awards presentations, or other special events undertaken in or for the City of Burnaby. Records include: photographs, correspondence, memoranda, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, programmes, agendas, proclamations, plaques, itineraries, invitations, and ceremonial certificates and memorabilia. As the official representative for the citizens of Burnaby, the Mayor hosts and attends numerous ceremonies and special events throughout his/her term in office. Included in this series are records from events such as the 1984 and 1997 B. C. Summer Games, the 1992 Burnaby Centennial celebrations, and the 1971 Royal Visit from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. During the course of these events, the City of Burnaby often is presented with ceremonial plaques, letters, or certificates that commemorate the special occasions and this material is included in the series. The Mayor is also responsible for seeing that awards are bestowed upon other deserving parties and ensures that achievements and special occasions are formally recognized by the City of Burnaby. Each year the Mayor presents the Kushiro Cup Award – which is named after Burnaby’s Sister City Kushiro, Japan – to an outstanding Burnaby resident and hosts such functions as municipal appreciation dinners. The records that are produced while carrying out these activities include criteria lists, resumes, correspondence, proclamations, and certificates.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Coronation and celebration papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57771
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927-1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to celebrations attended by George Jeffery. Included in the file are brochures entitled, "Canada's Diamond Jubilee of Confederation / July 2nd / Burnaby's Official Programme" and "Civic Coronation Service / Sunday, May the Ninth, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven"…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927-1937
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS013-017
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to celebrations attended by George Jeffery. Included in the file are brochures entitled, "Canada's Diamond Jubilee of Confederation / July 2nd / Burnaby's Official Programme" and "Civic Coronation Service / Sunday, May the Ninth, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven". There are also notes that appear to be for a speech written on several envelopes and a white Diamond Jubilee of Confederation committee ribbon.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1900-1928]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 photograph album (429 photographs)
Scope and Content
Photograph album consists of photographs of various members of the Love family, relatives, friends and descendants including the members of the Brandrith, Stanley, Whiting and MacKenzie families. Album includes photographs taken by family members as well as portrait photographers that document even…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 photograph album (429 photographs)
Scope and Content
Photograph album consists of photographs of various members of the Love family, relatives, friends and descendants including the members of the Brandrith, Stanley, Whiting and MacKenzie families. Album includes photographs taken by family members as well as portrait photographers that document events, celebrations, gatherings, travels throughout British Columbia, various residences and vacation homes. Album and annotations were created by Esther Love Stanley and descendants.
Creator
Stanley, Esther Love
Names
Love Family
Stanley Family
Whiting Family
Brandrith Family
Accession Code
BV022.32.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1900-1928]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of album
Individual photographs within album are described at item level BV022.32.2 to BV022.32.430
Duplicate photographs within album were not accessioned or described
Images
Documents
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George Jeffery subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57762
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1899-1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of personal and professional records, notebooks and papers pertaining to George Jeffery. Also included in the subseries are May Day programmes, invitations, and photographs of May Day, Diamond Jubilee of Confederation celebrations, and the Burnaby Police department.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1899-1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
George Jeffery subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of personal and professional records, notebooks and papers pertaining to George Jeffery. Also included in the subseries are May Day programmes, invitations, and photographs of May Day, Diamond Jubilee of Confederation celebrations, and the Burnaby Police department.
History
George Jeffery was a well-respected Burnaby police constable, having served first as a solider. Upon joining the police force in 1912, he was appointed to patrol the Central Park district, a position he held for 22 years. From his experiences confronting young shoplifters, he determined the reason groups of boys were getting into trouble was due to a lack of recreational activities on offer. He established the Burnaby Athletics Association in an old barn behind the Royal Oak Hotel to combat this, turning it into a competitive boxing ring and gym. George and his wife Harriet lived most of their married life in Central Park district with their three daughters: Patricia, a teacher in Burnaby prior to her marriage; Winnifred, Burnaby's 1929 May Queen; and Elsie who excelled at badminton. Patricia married William Poole; Winnifred married Fred Shaughnessy; and Elsie married Art Winteford. In 1935, when the BC Provincial police replaced the Burnaby Police, George quit the force in order to stay in Burnaby and worked at Oakalla Prison farm. He retired in 1945.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Jeffery, George
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS013, PC013
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Head of the procession

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.7 x 11.5 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a May Day parade on Edmonds Street. This photograph was taken during the first Burnaby May Day celebrations when a large group of Boy Scouts lead a parade of people and cars down Edmonds Street. None of the people are identified.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.7 x 11.5 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-025
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a May Day parade on Edmonds Street. This photograph was taken during the first Burnaby May Day celebrations when a large group of Boy Scouts lead a parade of people and cars down Edmonds Street. None of the people are identified.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Events - Parades
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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Lewis family subseries

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]-[193-] (dates of originals), copied 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
10 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consist of photographs of the Lewis family and houses on 4th Street, Douglas Road and Hubert Street. Photographs also include images of Coronation Day celebrations at Burnaby schools; classes at Burnaby's first school; and class at East Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]-[193-] (dates of originals), copied 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lewis family subseries
Physical Description
10 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-10
Scope and Content
Subseries consist of photographs of the Lewis family and houses on 4th Street, Douglas Road and Hubert Street. Photographs also include images of Coronation Day celebrations at Burnaby schools; classes at Burnaby's first school; and class at East Burnaby.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Lewis family
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC140
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Maypole dancing at Central Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34320
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day Maypole dancing at Central Park during Burnaby's first May Day celebrations. A number of girls in white dresses are dancing around the pole while a large crowd looks on.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-027
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of May Day Maypole dancing at Central Park during Burnaby's first May Day celebrations. A number of girls in white dresses are dancing around the pole while a large crowd looks on.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Dancing
Events - May Day
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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May Queen and her suite

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 28, 1927
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite at Burnaby May Day. Girls in white dresses, capes and crowns are lined up in front of a stage with a man in the centre. There is a girl seated on a chair on the back of the stage, possibly the May Queen, and two men are standing at the front of the stage. T…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the May Queen and her suite at Burnaby May Day. Girls in white dresses, capes and crowns are lined up in front of a stage with a man in the centre. There is a girl seated on a chair on the back of the stage, possibly the May Queen, and two men are standing at the front of the stage. There are two flags flying: one is a Union Jack and the other flag is unidentified but includes a Union Flag on the upper left corner. People are gathered around the stage.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Symbols - Flags
Events - May Day
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Accession Code
HV972.204.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 28, 1927
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Related Material
For other photographs from the same album, see HV972.204.3 - .14
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-25
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Inscribed on the negative and printed on the photograph, bottom front: "#5 / Burnaby May Day Celebrations / 28/5/27 / Lloyd Studio, McKay B.C."
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May Queen's car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34319
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.7 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a May Day parade on Edmonds Street. This photograph was taken during the first Burnaby May Day celebrations when a large group of Boy Scouts lead a parade of people and cars down Edmonds Street. The first car pictured is carrying the May Queen, Ruth Bearn.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.7 x 11.7 cm on page 17.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-026
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a May Day parade on Edmonds Street. This photograph was taken during the first Burnaby May Day celebrations when a large group of Boy Scouts lead a parade of people and cars down Edmonds Street. The first car pictured is carrying the May Queen, Ruth Bearn.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Events - Parades
Clothing - Uniforms
Symbols - Flags
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Whittaker, Ruth Lavinia Bearn
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Images
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May Queens Winnifred Jeffery and Sylvia Murley

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35327
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of outgoing May Queen Sylvia Murley (later Sylvia Auvache) sitting with new queen, Winnifred Jeffery (daughter of Constable George Jeffery) at May Day celebrations in Central Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1929 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-184
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of outgoing May Queen Sylvia Murley (later Sylvia Auvache) sitting with new queen, Winnifred Jeffery (daughter of Constable George Jeffery) at May Day celebrations in Central Park.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Auvache, Sylvia Murley
Jeffery, Winnifred
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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May Queens Winnifred Jeffery and Sylvia Murley

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37488
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1929 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of outgoing May Queen Sylvia Murley (later Sylvia Auvache) sitting with new queen, Winnifred Jeffery (daughter of Constable George Jeffery) at May Day celebrations in Central Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1929 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.4 x 3.1 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-076
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of outgoing May Queen Sylvia Murley (later Sylvia Auvache) sitting with new queen, Winnifred Jeffery (daughter of Constable George Jeffery) at May Day celebrations in Central Park.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Auvache, Sylvia Murley
Jeffery, Winnifred
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lloyd, Frank Ernest
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Miscellaneous papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58196
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1870 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to Deer Lake's development, Burnaby's Heritage Week celebrations and potential heritage buildings. Also included in the file are Real Estate pamphlets, information on Banff Alberta as well as photocopies of early newspaper articles.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1870 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS061-036
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1991-24
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to Deer Lake's development, Burnaby's Heritage Week celebrations and potential heritage buildings. Also included in the file are Real Estate pamphlets, information on Banff Alberta as well as photocopies of early newspaper articles.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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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
Series
Community Archives Collection series
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
Creator
Patterson, Frances Mabel Webb
Patterson, Dugald C. Sr.
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC171, PC213, PC322, PC326, MSS024, MSS039
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Scout leaders at May Day in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1925
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two Boy Scout leaders standing together at May Day celebrations in New Westminster.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two Boy Scout leaders standing together at May Day celebrations in New Westminster.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV995.8.52
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1925
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Notes
Transcribed titled
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 18
Illustrative designs in white ink around photographs on album page
Note in white ink on album page reads: "MAY DAY / NEW WESTMINSTER / 1925"
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SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97236
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?] (date of original) -2015
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
10 cm. of textual records and other material.
Scope and Content
Records consist of material created and collected by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee in celebration of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. Celebration projects undertaken by the Committee include: Image Bank project; Centennial Oral History project; Burnaby at 100 video series; and two publications:…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[191-?] (date of original) -2015
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Physical Description
10 cm. of textual records and other material.
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2015-03
2014-28
Scope and Content
Records consist of material created and collected by the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee in celebration of Burnaby's Centennial in 1992. Celebration projects undertaken by the Committee include: Image Bank project; Centennial Oral History project; Burnaby at 100 video series; and two publications: "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide" and "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes".
History
The SFU (Simon Fraser University)/Burnaby Centennial Committee was established in 1990 and obtained initial funding from the President of Simon Fraser University, which was matched by a grant authorized by the Mayor and Council of the Municipality of Burnaby. Further funding came from the Burnaby (civic) Centennial Committee after the projects had been accepted as part of the recognition for Burnaby's Centennial celebrations in 1992. The suggestion for this committee originated with Professor Robert Anderson from the School of Communications and he was joined by Professors Veronica Strong-Boag from the Department of History and Leonard J. Evenden from the Department of Geography. Primary responsibilities ended up falling jointly to Professor Evenden and Susan Jamieson-McLarnon. The Committee was made up of the following members who helped to carry out the projects to completion: Rodney Fowler (SFU Department of Geography), Terry Fowler (Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago), Edward Gibson (SFU Department of Geography and Director of the Simon Fraser Gallery), James Ross (SFU Archivist), Allen Seager (Department of History), Grant Strate (SFU Fine and Performing Arts), and Arthur Wirick (representing Burnaby Municipal Centennial Committee). Other members of the university community contributed their expertise in a variety of ways, including: Jack Corse (SFU Librarian), Stephen Duguid (Institute of Humanities), Christine Hearn (Continuing Studies), Ken Mennel (Media and Public Relations), Jane Parkinson (Historian and Researcher), Stanley Shapiro (Business Administration) and Jerry Zaslove (Institute for the Humanities). Rodney Fowler also filled the position of committee coordinator. The committee's first undertaking was to explore the extent and availability of historical resources in the community of Burnaby. Two graduate students were hired to help carry out this work in the summer of 1991, which took two forms: a document-based study and an oral history project. The document-based history resulted in an inventory of 'archival' resources titled "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide," and the Oral History Project consisted of interviews with 11 Burnaby citizens. With the culmination of these two projects, a day-long workshop was held with both the SFU and the Burnaby municipal committees and other members of the Burnaby community who were pursuing various centennial projects of their own. Following the workshop and several meetings, the committee proposed other projects in addition to the Cultural Inventory and Oral History Project. The other completed projects consisted of: "The Burnaby Image Bank" which included an exhibition titled, "Images of Burnaby"; a finding aid video titled, "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992"; a video titled "Burnaby at 100: Images and Voices"; a book of essays titled, "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes"; and a dance festival sponsored by The Centre for the Arts. "Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby Centennial Themes", dedicated to the citizens and students of Burnaby, and to the students of Simon Fraser University, was published in 1995. For this project, Leonard Evenden received the City of Burnaby Heritage Award in 1997. A companion project to the book of essays consisted of a map project which illustrated the development of settlement within the city, but it never came to fruition due to funding constraints.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
PC 576, MI 579, MSS 187
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The Royal Party procession

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20598
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1925
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Royal party of Burnaby's first May Day celebration. May Queen Suite and other attendants are in a procession at the first May Day celebration in Burnaby in 1925. The procession is being led by May Queen Ruth Bearn and escort followed by Jessie Gunzeon, Margaret McCallum, Agness K…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
David Geoffrey Llewellyn collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Royal party of Burnaby's first May Day celebration. May Queen Suite and other attendants are in a procession at the first May Day celebration in Burnaby in 1925. The procession is being led by May Queen Ruth Bearn and escort followed by Jessie Gunzeon, Margaret McCallum, Agness Kilgour, Nellie Mitchell, Lucretia Adair and Louise Lister. Each girl in the suite is holding a flower basket and escorted by a man in a suit and matching hats. A flag flying in the back and a water tower can be seen from behind the procession.
History
Burnaby's first May Day celebration took place on Saturday May 23, 1925 in Central Park. The May Queen and her court were chosen by "lot" in Burnaby Muncipal Council chambers with candidates submitted from Burnaby's public and high schools. Names were placed in a silk hat and Burnaby Reeve Alexander K. McLean drew the successful candidates. Ruth Bearn from Riverway West School was chosen as queen and Agness Kilgour from North Burnaby High School was chosen as Princess Burnaby. Candidates chosen for the Queen's court included First Maid of honour, Jessie Gungeon (Kingsway West School); Second Maid of Honour, Margaret McCallum (Schou Street School) and Third Maid of Honour, Eileen Jacques (Armstrong Avenue School). Candidates chosen for the Princess Burnaby court included, First Maid of Honour, Nellie Mitchell (North Burnaby High School); Second Maid of Honour, Lucretia Adair (South Burnaby High School) and Third Maid of Honour, Louis Lister (South Burnaby High School). Frank Harcourt (Riverway East School) was selected as Earl Marshal; Leo Rowley (Douglas Road School) was selected as First Page; Bertie Telford (Schou Street School) was selected as Second Page; Victor Bennett (Capitol Hill School) was selected as First Herald and James Clogg (Edmonds Street School) was selected as Second Herald.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
McFarlane, "Agness" Nancy Galbraith McNeill Kilgour
Whittaker, Ruth Lavinia Bearn
Anderson, Jessie Gunzeon
McCallum, Margaret
Lister, Louise
McLellan, Nellie Mitchell
Weatherby, Lucretia Hazel Adair
Accession Code
BV995.8.29
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
May 1925
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of photograph album BV995.8.1, pasted to page 10
Script in white on bottom edge of photograph reads: "Stride Photo"
Note in white ink on page of album reads: "THE ROYAL PARTY" / ARRIVAL AT THE GROUNDS"
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Burnaby May Day

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
May 1926
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 17.5 cm (sight), mounted in folder 33.5 x 55 cm folded to 33.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Henderson wearing a pearl necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair, in a photographic studio, surrounded by her suite. Surrounding the May Queen (from the left) are; her third Maid of Honour Doris Bearn, her second Maid of Honour Nellie Flemming and her…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 23.5 x 17.5 cm (sight), mounted in folder 33.5 x 55 cm folded to 33.5 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby May Queen Margaret Henderson wearing a pearl necklace and a 'crown of flowers' in her hair, in a photographic studio, surrounded by her suite. Surrounding the May Queen (from the left) are; her third Maid of Honour Doris Bearn, her second Maid of Honour Nellie Flemming and her first Maid of Honour Violet Mackie.
Subjects
Events - May Day
Names
Henderson, Margaret
Fleming, Nellie
Haddock, Doris Edna Bearn
Palm, Violet Mae Mackie
Accession Code
HV974.29.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
May 1926
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
1/11/2010
Scale
100
Notes
Continuation of title: "... Celebration 1926"
Note typed in gold on recto of window mat reads: "BURNABY MAY DAY CELEBRATION, 1926 / CROWNED MAY 22ND, AT CENTRAL PARK, BURNABY / MISS MARGARET HENDERSON, MAY QUEEN / MISS DORIS BEARN 3RD MAID OF HONOUR / MISS NELLIE FLEMING 2ND MAID OF HONOUR / MISS VIOLET McKEE 1ST MAID OF HONOUR / WITH COMPLIMENTS OF THE MAY DAY COMMITTEE TO [handwritten in white ink] Mr. James Dickson, Chairman Drawing Committee"
Window mat (at interior of folder) has decorative embossing
Window mat and folder backing (provided by photographic studio) are glued together
Window mat signed "J. [Vanderpasch]"
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