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Banff, Alberta
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3390
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the bus station and surrounding area at Banff, Alberta. Mount Lougheed is visible in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the bus station and surrounding area at Banff, Alberta. Mount Lougheed is visible in the background.
- Accession Code
- BV005.30.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1944]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Date
- 1/19/2010
- Photographer
- Battersby, Frank
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Banff, Alberta
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3411
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mount Lougheed, taken looking north, from the main street in Banff.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mount Lougheed, taken looking north, from the main street in Banff.
- Accession Code
- BV005.30.33
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1944]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Date
- 1/19/2010
- Photographer
- Battersby, Frank
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Banff, Alberta, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200500300033.jpg)
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
Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
Victoria Day, a drought so
severe that Niagara Falls dried up, Ottawa and
Hull levelled by fire, the Canadian government
closing its borders to paupers and criminals,
the Great Montreal Fire, gold discovered in the
Yukon, Alberta and Saskatchewan becoming
provinces, the Toronto Fire, Canada’s first train
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
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Digital Books
![Boy standing next to automobile, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0343_001.jpg?width=280)
Boy standing next to automobile
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19921
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a young boy standing next to a Ford automobile on the Sommers family farm in Alberta. There are patches of snow on the ground, and a house and open field in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a young boy standing next to a Ford automobile on the Sommers family farm in Alberta. There are patches of snow on the ground, and a house and open field in the background.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Names
- Sommers Family
- Accession Code
- BV022.32.343
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [194-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-09
- Photographer
- Clarke Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
- Photographer's stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Clarke Studios / Lethbridge, Alberta"
Images
![Boy standing next to automobile, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2022/2022_0032_0343_001.jpg)
Douglas Stewart fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17249
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1924-1951
- Collection/Fonds
- Douglas Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records (4 volumes)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of financial ledgers belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of "Thistle Meat Market" and ownership of other properties located on Kingsway in Burnaby between the addresses of 4018 and 4032 Kingsway.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Douglas Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records (4 volumes)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of financial ledgers belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of "Thistle Meat Market" and ownership of other properties located on Kingsway in Burnaby between the addresses of 4018 and 4032 Kingsway.
- History
- Douglas Stewart (1886-1976) was born in Kirkintilloch, Scotland and began working as a butcher at age twelve years. In 1905, at age nineteen years, Douglas immigrated to Canada, first settling in Calgary, Alberta. While in Alberta, John was employed with Burns Meat abattoir, feeding cattle on cattle cars which helped pay his way to Vancouver. Douglas married Jessie Reekie (1888-1975) who was also born in Scotland and the couple had three children, Annie Stewart Shore, Douglas William and Robert Malcolm who were all born in Vancouver. After arriving in Vancouver around 1913, Douglas worked at various meat markets as a butcher. In January 1925, Douglas opened a meat market which he named Thistle Meat Market (also known as Thistle Meats) located near the corner of Kingsway and Cassie Street in Burnaby. The family continued to live in South Vancouver until 1926 when they moved to Burnaby, first residing at 4022 Kingsway with the shop located at 4020 Kingsway. Over the years, Douglas owned buildings with addresses located between 4018 and 4032 Kingsway in Burnaby renting them out as businesses with some residences above. Between 1927 and 1935, Thistle Meats relocated to 4018 Kingsway and between 1927 and 1935 the family relocated their residence to 4020 Kingsway, above a business that was located next door to the shop. Between 1936 and 1953 Thistle Meats relocated to 4028 Kingsway and between 1936 and 1951, Douglas and Jessie relocated their residence to 4030 Kingsway. In 1951, Douglas retired, sold the buildings that he owned along Kingsway and moved to Grafton Street, Burnaby with his wife Jessie. Thistle meats continued to operate at 4028 Kingsway until 1958 and from 1959-1960, it operated at 4534 Kingsway. After Douglas Stewart retired in 1951, H.W. Silzer managed Thistle Meat Market until 1960. Douglas Stewart was a Mason with St. James Lodge No 80 and lifetime member of Kilwinning Lodge No. 29, Kirkintilloch, Scotland. Douglas Stewart died in Burnaby at the age of 91 years and his wife, Jessie died at the age of 87 years.
- Creator
- Stewart, Douglas
- Accession Code
- BV999.10
- Date
- 1924-1951
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [188_]-1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Hugh H. Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records + 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs collected or created by Hugh H. Stewart in the course of his personal and professional life. Records include receipts relating to property sales and taxes, utilities, association memberships (Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Vancouver Heights Ratep…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hugh H. Stewart fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records + 2 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records and photographs collected or created by Hugh H. Stewart in the course of his personal and professional life. Records include receipts relating to property sales and taxes, utilities, association memberships (Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association, Burnaby Lions Club and Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans), insurance, loans and healthcare along with an elections candidate card and documents from his business “Stewart’s Cartage and Fuel Supply”; minutes from the Ratepayers Association and a handwritten recipe for potato salad. Records have been arranged into the following series: 1) Hugh H. Stewart photographs series 2) Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series 3) Stewart's Cartage and Fuel Supply business records series 4) Hugh H. Stewart associations and memberships series
- History
- Hugh Henry Stewart was born July 18 1887 to Duncan Hugh (1860-1935) and Henrietta Stewart (1860-1944) in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The couple moved to Nanaimo in 1888 with their four children, the oldest of which was Hugh Henry. The family moved to Vancouver in about 1908 and lived at 995 West 7th Avenue while Duncan Stewart worked as a carpenter. Hugh Henry found work as a hardware clerk at the “Forbes and Van Horne” hardware store located at 52 West Hastings, Vancouver. He worked at the store until WWI broke out and his wages were cut. In 1910 Hugh Henry Stewart moved to Burnaby and purchased a house in District Lot 116, in the 3900 block of Albert Street between Ingleton Avenue and McDonald Avenue. This was the only house in this block at the time (3902 Albert Street) but the following year, five more houses were built. In 1911, Hugh married Patience (known as Bertha) Alberta Inglis of Vancouver and between 1911 and 1912, Hugh cleared land around the house. The couple raised three children at their home in Vancouver Heights (now named Burnaby Heights); Duncan Hugh, Daniel Melbourne and Audrey Pearl. In 1914, the Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association was formed and Hugh Stewart joined. This association lobbied city council to establish land uses which they felt could benefit the citizens of North Burnaby. Following his work at the hardware store, Hugh went to work as a longshoreman at the Hastings Mill in Vancouver and the Barnet Mill in Burnaby. In the 1920s, Stewart started up his own business delivering fuel to households in North Burnaby. His business was named “Stewart’s Cartage and Fuel Supply” which had an office located at 3870 East Hastings Street. Stewart moved his business office to their home in the 1950s which continued to operate at this location until the early 1960s. In 1926, the Burnaby Board of Trade was formed with Hugh Stewart as one of the founding members. The organization changed its name to the North Burnaby Board of Trade in May 1927. Hugh served as president from 1940-1946 and was instrumental in bringing about the amalgamation of the North and South Burnaby Boards of Trade to form the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce. Hugh ran for municipal council in the 1940s and was also a member of other organizations including the Burnaby Lions Club, The International Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) and the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans. Patience Alberta Stewart died in 1967 and Hugh continued to live in their home on Albert Street until 1978. In 1979 he moved to an apartment on McGill Street in Burnaby. Hugh H. Stewart died in 1981.
- Responsibility
- Stewart, Hugh Henry
- Accession Code
- HV979.50
- Date
- [188_]-1960
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Records are arranged by subject and format.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- ISBN
- 978-0-9689849-2-5
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
- Contributor
- Fong, Denise
- Lemke, Jane
- Codd, Lisa
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Printer
- Metropolitan Fine Printers
- Physical Description
- 203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Race discrimination -- Canada
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture
- Agriculture - Farms
- Persons - Families
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Notes
- There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
- From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
- The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
- Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).
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Digital Books
An introductory English grammar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1517
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3738.1
- Call Number
- 425 LAN Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- The Copp, Clark Company Limited
- Publication Date
- c1909
- Series
- Western Canada Series
- Printer
- The Copp Clark Press
- Physical Description
- x, 186 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "who subject / whom object" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). Various signatures thoughout the book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Grammar
- English language--Grammar--Study and teaching
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Authorized for use in the Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia."
- Author's given name and dates: Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
- Copy 1 of 9
Dent's Canadian school atlas
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5038
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3191
- Call Number
- 912 DEN
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Contributor
- Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- The Temple Press
- Physical Description
- 62 p. : ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- face drawn in pen on last page "Joe Blow" [written in pencil on bottom left corner of cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Atlases--Canadian
- Historical geography--Maps
- Canada--History--Study and teaching
- Atlases
- Notes
- "Authorised for use in the schools of British Columbia and Quebec" --Title page.
- "Recommended for use in the Schools of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan" --Title page.
- Includes index
- Author's given name and dates: Denton, V.L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944
Elmer W. Martin and parents
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4032
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 11.5 cm; deckle edges
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elmer W. Martin in his Air Force uniform standing next to his parents, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin and William Henry Martin in front of a house in Calgary, Alberta
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.2 x 11.5 cm; deckle edges
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elmer W. Martin in his Air Force uniform standing next to his parents, Bethia "Bertie" Snell Martin and William Henry Martin in front of a house in Calgary, Alberta
- Accession Code
- BV015.39.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1945
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 20-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Handwriting on recto of photograph reads: "Calgary. 1945"
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English poetry : book ii : for use in colleges and schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1852
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.27
- Call Number
- 821.8 JMD
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- vii, 314 p. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- Bottom edge of text block: "E.B." [written in black ink] Front endpaper: "Eric Brooks Rinby Alberta" [written in black ink] "F.C. Brooks A.C." [written in black ink] Throughout book: Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and black ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- Includes notes and annonations on every poem.
![Frank Battersby in Banff, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200500300025.jpg?width=280)
Frank Battersby in Banff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3403
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1944]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby in uniform, standing on a sidewalk in front of the Coffee Shoppe in Banff, Alberta.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frank Battersby in uniform, standing on a sidewalk in front of the Coffee Shoppe in Banff, Alberta.
- Names
- Battersby, Frank
- Accession Code
- BV005.30.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1944]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Date
- 1/19/2010
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Frank Battersby in Banff, [1944] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200500300025.jpg)
![The Great Divide, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0083_001.jpg?width=280)
The Great Divide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3310
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign in the Canadian Rocky Mountains that reads "THE GREAT DIVIDE/ ALBERTA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ ALTITUDE 5332 FEET" taken from a train.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a sign in the Canadian Rocky Mountains that reads "THE GREAT DIVIDE/ ALBERTA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ ALTITUDE 5332 FEET" taken from a train.
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.83
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-26
Images
![The Great Divide, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0083_001.jpg)
Highroads to reading : book five
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3244
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.115
- Call Number
- 428.6 HIG
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1946
- Series
- Highroads to reading
- Printer
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Physical Description
- 352 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H, School 1950 Douglas Road New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front and back endpapers] "S25" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
Highroads to reading : book six
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3245
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.116
- Call Number
- 428.6 HIG 1948
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1948
- Series
- Highroads to reading
- Printer
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Physical Description
- 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on front pastedown] "S25" [handwritten in black ink at top of front endpaper] "______ St. ____ Jr. H. School [Edmonds St. Elem. Jr. H. School] 1950 Douglas Road New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink on front endpaper] "S25" [handwritten in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
Highroads to reading : book six
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3246
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.117
- Call Number
- 428.6 HIG 1947
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Series
- Highroads to reading
- Printer
- W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
- Physical Description
- 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Grant Didmon" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "John Sheppard" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "S25" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "S25" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on other side of front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
High school physical geography
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3189
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1914
- c1902
- Call Number
- 917.02 GIL Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.187.8
- Call Number
- 917.02 GIL Copy 1
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Macmillan Company of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1914
- c1902
- Physical Description
- 351 p. : ill. , map ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- inside, "Ella Mildred McEwan Junior 1"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Physical geography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario."
- "Authorized for use in Saskatchewan and Alberta."
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Interview with Kanwal Singh Neel
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1973-2023] (interview content), interviewed 5 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 32 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 30 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kanwal Singh Neel conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The interview was conducted and recorded on the Zoom platform. 00:00 – 00:06:47 Kanwal shares some of the mentors that influenced him in his life, education and …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (50 min., 32 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 30 fps
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewee: Kanwal Singh Neel Interview Date: July 5, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 50 min., 32 sec. Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kanwal Singh Neel conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. The interview was conducted and recorded on the Zoom platform. 00:00 – 00:06:47 Kanwal shares some of the mentors that influenced him in his life, education and career, how his three-year grandson has been an inspiration and how important it is to educate yourself in different ways. 00:06:48 - 00:19:02 Kanwal talks about the diversity in the schools that he’s encountered over the years as a student and as an educator and shares his experiences getting hired as an educator on public television and being known as "the math guy". 00:19:03 - 00:46:39 Kanwal talks about the “Friends of Simon” tutoring out-reach program and his involvement. 00:26:40 - 00:30:24 Kanwal shares his experiences officiating the Canada Summer Games, the Harry Jerome Track Classic, the Commonwealth Games and other world class sporting events. 00:30:25 - 00:38:58 Kanwal describes a typical day while working at Simon Fraser University as Associate Director of Professional Programs, as a sports official and his involvement with Friends of Simon. Kanwal speaks about the importance of finding a balance between staying connected, finding your purpose and carrying on the passions that you enjoy. Kanwal talks about some of his favourite places in Burnaby including Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain, Deer Lake and Central Park. 00:38:59 - 00:43:31 Kanwal talks about the changes that he’s seen in the lower mainland over his life time including; diminishing agricultural land, the fishing industry, public transportation, housing and retail infrastructure and homelessness. 00:43:32 - 00:50:32 Kanwal talks about his involvement with the Punjabi Cultural Association, the introduction of Punjabi language courses in public schools and his involvement in a Bhangra event. Kanwal imparts a final message to youth of today emphasizing the importance of, building relationships, giving back to your community, learning through education and being respectful of your own journey and others.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Kanwal Singh Neel was born in Mombasa, Kenya in 1953 and immigrated with his family to Canada in 1969. For the first few weeks after immigrating the family stayed at the Sikh Temple on Second Avenue before moving into a house which they rented. Kanwal attended Kitsilano Secondary School and later transferred to Steveston High School when his family moved to Richmond. In 1972, Kanwal and friends formed a bhangra group "Punjab Cultural Association" and in 1974 they performed at the World Exposition in Spokane, Washington. The group performed at various venues including the Pacific National Exhibition and other cities in the Province. In 1973, Kanwal was an officiate during the Canada Summer Games at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Kanwal obtained a Bachelor’s of Science Degree from University of British Columbia in computer science and mathematics and got his first teaching job in 1977. In 1978, he was an officiate of the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. Over the next ten years he devoted himself to becoming an educator and during this time he became more involved with the B.C. Math Teachers Association. Kanwal and his wife Nancy married in 1982 and have two daughters. In the early 1990's, Kanwal joined Simon Fraser University as a faculty associate to work, train and mentor student teachers. Kanwal became President of the B.C. Math Teachers Association and travelled throughout the province to help solve issues being faced by students. In 1993, he co-hosted a TV show "Math Shop" on The Knowledge Network and he later co-authored a textbook series titled "Math Makes Sense". Kanwal continued to advance his knowledge in the field of mathematics obtaining a Doctorate from Simon Fraser University in 2008. Kanwal developed his doctoral work in Haida Gwaii, studying the mathematics that the Haida peoples used in day to day life, applying the applications and integrating the mathematics concepts with their cultural knowledge. Kanwal also worked with the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and the Stó:lō Nation in helping to develop resources for them. Kanwal has been recognized with various awards and honours including being awarded an honorary doctorate by Kwantlen Polytechnic University and in 2017 as an inductee in the Sports Wall of Fame in Richmond for his outstanding contribution to amateur sport as an International Athletics Official. Since retirement, Kanwal continues to be involved in a project at Simon Fraser University "Friends of Simon" where university students go out and mentor and tutor immigrant and refugee children from South Asia and Africa and other countries. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Education
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Sports
- Events - Competitions
- Housing
- Performances
- Names
- Neel, Kanwal Singh
- Simon Fraser University
- Friends of Simon
- Canada Summer Games
- Swangard Stadium
- Punjabi Cultural Association
- Responsibility
- Rajdeep
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
- Central Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.11
- Date
- [1973-2023] (interview content), interviewed 5 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
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