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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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Gladys Killip subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58418
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and graphic material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Killip family, primarily Gladys Killip's personal activism in the municipality of Burnaby and the causes she supported. Subseries also includes photographs of the Burnaby Council of Women taken during Gladys Killip's time as Publicity Co-Chairwoman du…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gladys Killip subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and graphic material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1996-12
BHS1998-11
BHS2000-02
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Killip family, primarily Gladys Killip's personal activism in the municipality of Burnaby and the causes she supported. Subseries also includes photographs of the Burnaby Council of Women taken during Gladys Killip's time as Publicity Co-Chairwoman during the 1967 Centennial Celebration festivity "100 Years of Progress in Women's Activities, Arts and Crafts" .
History
Gladys M. Yeomans married Alfred Charles “Charlie” Killip in St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church in Vancouver on August 16, 1947. They spent their honeymoon together at the Sunset Inn at Qualicum Beach. The Killips lived in the same house in South Burnaby for the greater part of their married lives. Their address began as 729 Marshall, changed to 729 Hazelmere Street in 1951 (due to bylaw 3133) and again to 7763 Hazelmere Street (due to 1958/1959 street re-numbering). The Killips were activists within Burnaby, writing letters to their member of Council when they felt that the citizens of Burnaby were not being treated fairly. An example of this is when they led the protest against Pacific Stage Lines for reducing its service on the Grandview Highway by making fewer stops and by changing its route. Gladys led their delegation to Council in June of 1964. Gladys was also involved in the activities of the Valley View Players and in Burnaby Little Theatre activities. She was part of the cast of “Crime at Blossoms” in 1951 and held a membership card from 1952 to 1959 for the Valley View Players Club. Among other roles, she was one of the principle actors in “You Can’t Take it With You” and “In the Shadow of the Glen” both performed in 1957. Gladys was the Burnaby Council of Women Publicity Co-Chairwoman. In this capacity she helped to organize such events as the "100 Years of Progress in Women's Activities, Arts and Crafts" for the Centennial Celebration in 1967 (the Burnaby Diamond Jubilee). She was also a founding member of the Century Park Museum Association, which created under the auspices of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee, to administer Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative Project, Heritage Village. Both Gladys and Charles Killip were active members of the Monarchist League of Canada. Gladys’ hobby started with a small silver spoon commemorating King George VI taking the throne in 1936. Her collection includes items commemorating every Royal from Prince Edward, Queen Victoria's father, to a cup commemorating one of Prince Williams recent birthdays. Gladys opened the Silver Spoon collectors shop in Burnaby in 1974 and operated it until 1980 when she and her husband Charlie retired to Qualicum Beach and opened Chilham Village Antiques and Collectables in 1984. The Killips earned a Silver Badge of Service from the Monarchist League of Canada in 1992 for their significant contribution to the League’s work. As of November 2010, Ms. Gladys Yeomans’ collection of British Royal family memorabilia has grown so large, that she has countless of mugs, spoons, plates, t-shirts and pieces of poetry, filling a room in her basement and upstairs in her home in Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Killip, Gladys M. Yeomans
Killip, Alfred Charles “Charlie”
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC497, MSS125, MSS081, MSS085
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Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]-[195-] (date of originals), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs created by members of the Gordon Presbyterian Church that depict the Church and district as well as events and activities undertaken by or for church groups
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]-[195-] (date of originals), copied 1987
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1987-02
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs created by members of the Gordon Presbyterian Church that depict the Church and district as well as events and activities undertaken by or for church groups
History
In November 1911, a small group of people met at Morton Hall on Edmonds Street, Burnaby to organize a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. David J. Gordon, a student from Westminster Hall Theological College, was in charge. By 1912, a building was erected on two lots and the name was given “Gordon Presbyterian Church.” A new sanctuary was built in 1956 and due to the increase in the congregation, a Christan Education Centre was added in 1974. The longest minister to serve the congregation was Reverend George Philps and his wife Margaret. After 21 years, he retired in 1987. In April of 1988, Reverend Charles Scott began serving. Six months later, a fire broke out in the centre portion of the complex. For many months, while reconstruction continued, worship services were held at the Edmonds Community Centre for the Retired. In 2001, Reverend Cal MacLeod and his wife Robin joined the congregation. Marie Douglas, wife of retired minister Reverend R. J. Douglas and Ellen Douglas, mother of missionary to India started the first Women’s Missionary Auxiliary in 1932. The Ladies Aid Societies were an active force in the Gordon Presbyterian Church. In 1957, the original Ladies Aid became known as the Margaret Hall Circle, named after Margaret Philps’ mother, who had been an active member. For many years, the COC, Explorers and CGIT were very active and Sunday School classes have been in operation since the beginning.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Gordon Presbyterian Church
Notes
Title based on creator and content of subseries
PC193
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Gough family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription56
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]-1913 (dates of originals), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
6 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Gough family and their home in the Nelson Avenue area of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912]-1913 (dates of originals), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gough family subseries
Physical Description
6 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-30
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Gough family and their home in the Nelson Avenue area of Burnaby.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Gough Family
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC182
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Grace Dickie subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]-1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the staff and students of Valleyview Kindergarten, Douglas Road School and Brentwood Park School. Also included is Parent Teacher Association (PTA) membership list from Valleyview Kindergarten.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1950]-1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Grace Dickie subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1989-03
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the staff and students of Valleyview Kindergarten, Douglas Road School and Brentwood Park School. Also included is Parent Teacher Association (PTA) membership list from Valleyview Kindergarten.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Dickie, Grace
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC215, MSS043
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Grace Pletcher subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]-[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of one photograph of the James Smith House on Royal Oak Avenue and one postcard picture of the West Burnaby School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]-[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Grace Pletcher subseries
Physical Description
2 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-06
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of one photograph of the James Smith House on Royal Oak Avenue and one postcard picture of the West Burnaby School.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Pletcher, Grace Smith
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC137
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Grimmer family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1890]-[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
6 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs showing the family and home of Lancelot Grimmer in the Central Park neighourbood of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1890]-[1918]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Grimmer family subseries
Physical Description
6 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-26
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs showing the family and home of Lancelot Grimmer in the Central Park neighourbood of Burnaby.
History
Lancelot and Martha Jane Grimmer had four children: Lancelot, James, Irene, and Amy Grimmer. Martha May "Mattie" Grimmer was Lancelot Sr.'s sister. Irene Grimmer married William Pattison and the pair had a son, Richard Pattinson.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Grimmer, Lancelot
Grimmer, Martha Jane Huck
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC290
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Growing up in Burnaby subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10391
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
36 sound recordings (mp3)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information beca…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
36 sound recordings (mp3)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of six oral history interviews that were conducted in May of 2005 by Burnaby Village Museum's Assistant Curator, Tom Gooden. Tom interviewed various members of the community as they reflected on their experiences about what it was like to grow up in Burnaby. This information became part of Burnaby Village Museum's Summer 2005- Stride Studios Exhibition entitled: "My Name: Growing Up in Burnaby". Persons interviewed included Burnaby Retired Teachers Association Heritage Committee members- Janet White and Ken and Gail Yip as well as Burnaby residents, Ella Beatty; Robert Lowe, Cice Brown and Maureen Sawshe.
Accession Code
BV017.45
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Date
1930-1960 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Most of the interviews have been divided into Tracks and described accordingly
Interview with Maureen Sawshe is Closed due to access and reproduction restrictions
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Hazel L'Estrange subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58365
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records collected by Hazel L'Estrange. Records include documents pertaining to the namining of the Bob Prittie Metrotown branch, a minute book for the North Burnaby Committee on Radiation Hazards, and photographs of Simon Fraser University (SFU).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1948-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Hazel L'Estrange subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-27
BHS1991-10
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records collected by Hazel L'Estrange. Records include documents pertaining to the namining of the Bob Prittie Metrotown branch, a minute book for the North Burnaby Committee on Radiation Hazards, and photographs of Simon Fraser University (SFU).
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
L'Estrange, Hazel
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
MSS074, MSS052, PC248, PC372
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Helen Davy subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
8 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs that depict Burnaby events and locations, including Burnaby May Days, and class photographs.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Helen Davy subseries
Physical Description
8 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-08
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs that depict Burnaby events and locations, including Burnaby May Days, and class photographs.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Davy, Helen
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC138
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Heyworth family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]-1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs created by the Heyworth family of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]-1939 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Heyworth family subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-38
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs created by the Heyworth family of Burnaby.
History
G.R. "Rollie" Heyworth and son George operated the Jubilee Drug Store and the family lived on Victory Street.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Heyworth, G.R.
Heyworth, George
Notes
Title based on content and creator of subseries
PC187
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House files subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97360
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original)-[1992]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable houses in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original)-[1992]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
House files subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1993-04
BHS1993-06
BHS1999-18
BHS2003-13
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable houses in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
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In the Shadow by the Sea subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64574
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-1971 (date of originals), copied 2003-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of copies of family photographs of early Barnet residents compiled for the publication, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Families involved in the project include: Brichmore, Blake, Burkmar, Calihou, Cary, Charters, Cordy, Dean, Drummond, Eva…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-1971 (date of originals), copied 2003-2006
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
In the Shadow by the Sea subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of copies of family photographs of early Barnet residents compiled for the publication, "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village". Families involved in the project include: Brichmore, Blake, Burkmar, Calihou, Cary, Charters, Cordy, Dean, Drummond, Evans, Fish, Fraser, Hall, Hope, Irwin, McNie, Johnston, Kask, Keys, Kitchener, McNie, LaFavor, Laine, Laleune, Lauder, Lorenz, Marshall, Mathewson, Moore, Pert, Philbrook, Pruden, Rex, Rutherford, Siddoo, Stemo, Stewart, Teja, Traff (Trafinenkov), Urbanovits, Wells, Williams, Wilson, Woolsey and Yatsui.
History
Personal memories and family photographs from early Barnet residents were complied and developed into a book entitled "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission. Community Heritage Commission volunteer Harry Pride was the driving force behind this project.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Community Heritage Commission
Notes
PC512
Title based on contents of subseries
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Jeanie Brown subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97445
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917-1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records collected by Jeanie Brown related to her work with the woman's auxilary, photographs of Burnaby schools, and correspondence pertaining to the municipality's Clerks Department.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1917-1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jeanie Brown subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records collected by Jeanie Brown related to her work with the woman's auxilary, photographs of Burnaby schools, and correspondence pertaining to the municipality's Clerks Department.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Brown, Jeanie
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
MSS012, PC033
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Jermyn family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64492
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]-1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Jermyn family mushroom farm at 4840 Ardingly Avenue. Records include insurance papers, cancelled cheques, bank receipts, tax demands, Horticultural Circulars, and a photograph.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[194-]-1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jermyn family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and 1 photograph
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-54
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Jermyn family mushroom farm at 4840 Ardingly Avenue. Records include insurance papers, cancelled cheques, bank receipts, tax demands, Horticultural Circulars, and a photograph.
History
Chester Stephen Jermyn was born February of 1908. His wife Mary Magdalene was born May of 1909. Chester and Mary had three sons: Wayne S., born August 1938, Morris J., born February 1942, and Ralph J. Jermyn born October 1947. The family lived together at 4840 Ardingly Avenue in Burnaby and ran a mushroom farm on their property.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Jermyn family
Notes
MSS116 and PC509
Title based on contents of subseries
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Jim Wolf subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97451
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909 (date of original)-1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs compiled by Jim Wolf for the Burnaby Historical Society during his time working with the Society and as the Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. Photographs primarily depict notable Burnaby locations and buildings, including Barnet, Our Lady of Mercy Church M…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909 (date of original)-1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-39
BHS1997-9
BHS1998-13
BHS2000-11
BHS2004-9
BHS2005-6
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs compiled by Jim Wolf for the Burnaby Historical Society during his time working with the Society and as the Heritage Planner for the City of Burnaby. Photographs primarily depict notable Burnaby locations and buildings, including Barnet, Our Lady of Mercy Church Manse, and the D.C. Patterson house.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Wolf, Jim
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC188, PC349, PC350, PC363, PC410, PC401, PC474, PC466
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John Burnie subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58363
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921-1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of property tax receipts paid by John Burnie for DL 33 Block 20, 29-30 Lot 20S.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921-1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
John Burnie subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-25
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of property tax receipts paid by John Burnie for DL 33 Block 20, 29-30 Lot 20S.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Burnie, John
Notes
MSS073
Title based on content of subseries
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Jubilee Labor Hall subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57982
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of ledgers, correspondence, minutes and other records created by the Jubilee Labour Hall group.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jubilee Labor Hall subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1989-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of ledgers, correspondence, minutes and other records created by the Jubilee Labour Hall group.
History
Jubilee Labor Hall was built with the original purpose of furthering the cause of socialism. The original shareholders, at a share of $5.00 each, built the first hall in 1927. When it burnt down in 1935, the shareholders set out to rebuild. In 1936, the shareholders began renting the hall out to CCF-NDP for a nominal amount, continuing this practice for 35 years. They rented to various other groups in Burnaby and in 1970, when the shareholders decided that it was time to sell the hall, it was purchased by one of these groups: the South Burnaby Elks. After the hall was sold, the remaining balance was used to establish lasting tributes to the original stakeholders and assure the continuous assistance to the cause of socialism for all time.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Jubilee Labor Hall
Notes
MSS041
Title based on contents of subseries
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J.W. Phillips subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription69
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910-1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual record
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken by photograph J. W. Phillips.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1910-1914]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
J.W. Phillips subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual record
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1987-01
BHS2007-4
BHS1988-3
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken by photograph J. W. Phillips.
History
Emily Brew married William James Phillips in Douglas on the Isle of Man in 1884. Their first child, James William Phillips “Jim” was born in Douglas on the Isle of Man, on November 18, 1886. His brother, John George "George" was born July 27, 1890 and their sister Emily Brew "Amy" was born ca. 1892. The family of five arrived in the Capitol Hill area of North Burnaby in 1910, and built their first home on Ellesmere Avenue. They were the second family to move to the area. Jim Phillips was a carpenter by trade, but was better known as an avid amateur photographer and painter, his photographs serving as an important record of early Burnaby. He and his brother both served in World War I, but only George returned. Their sister married John William "Jack" Holmes on November 25, 1914 and had two sons, Douglas and Fred in 1926. George also married and had a son, James Brew Phillips. Emily (Brew) Phillips died January 20, 1915 at the age of 53. Her husband William James Phillips died December 2 of that same year at the age of 55. James William "Jim" Phillips served as a Private in the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), and died overseas on August 15, 1917 at the age of 30. His sister, Emily Brew "Amy" Phillips Holmes died July 22, 1976 at the age of 84.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Phillips, James William "Jim"
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC 487, MSS031
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Kathleen Collins subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97425
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of booklets written by Kathleen E. Collins, Primary Superintendent for the Burnaby School Board for use in Burnaby classrooms.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Kathleen Collins subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2004-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of booklets written by Kathleen E. Collins, Primary Superintendent for the Burnaby School Board for use in Burnaby classrooms.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Collins, Kathleen
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
MSS109
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Kathleen Moore family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription75
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]-1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
4 photographs and 1 pamphlet
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a photograph of the Moxham residence on 6th Street in Burnaby, photograph of Edmonds Street School class, and a pamphlet called "Gilmore Generations". Also included are two photographs of the Brook House at 7725 4th Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]-1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Kathleen Moore family subseries
Physical Description
4 photographs and 1 pamphlet
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-03
BHS1985-09
BHS1991-33
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a photograph of the Moxham residence on 6th Street in Burnaby, photograph of Edmonds Street School class, and a pamphlet called "Gilmore Generations". Also included are two photographs of the Brook House at 7725 4th Street.
History
Kathleen Moxham was born in England in 1911. She emigrated from England with her family in 1912, settling first in New Westminster, BC. A year later, they moved to a large house on Sixth Street in Burnaby, BC. Kathleen’s father, Godfrey Moxham, worked as a contractor. He cleared land and built houses, including the Brook House (now the Normanna Rest Home). He died April 8, 1968. Kathleen attended Edmonds Elementary School and later Burnaby South High School. She remembers going on strike with fellow Edmonds Elementary students in 1919 when teachers refused to allow students a spring holiday after so much time had been lost to school closures brought on by the influenza epidemic earlier in the school year.
Names
Moore, Kathleen Agnes Moxham
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Moore, Kathleen Agnes Moxham
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC 135, PC139, PC266, MSS156
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Kay North subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Riverway Mission Sunday school classes and the Cropley/Rorison family, as well as a 1914 Deed of Land and 1913 Agreement of Sale of Land for the Cropley family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Kay North subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1991-04
BHS1991-38
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Riverway Mission Sunday school classes and the Cropley/Rorison family, as well as a 1914 Deed of Land and 1913 Agreement of Sale of Land for the Cropley family.
History
Kay Rorison North was one of the twin daughters of Burnaby carpenter William Rorison and Alma Cropley Rorison. Kay and her twin Evelyn were nine month old when her parents moved them and her two older brothers, Bill and Hugh, to Burnaby in 1922. Her younger brother, John, was not yet born. Kay's grandmother, Matilda Louise Cropley, bought three acres of land on Marine Drive (then called River Road) in South Burnaby and William built two houses on the property: one for his family and, six years later, one for his wife's widowed mother. They built a barn and kept cows, goats and the occasional pig. Her father built wooden toys and board games for the children. Kay went to Riverway West School with thirty-one other children, with grades one to four taught together in the one-room school house. She also attended Sunday school at Riverway mission for eight years and taught it there for another fifteen. Kay and her husband Doug have two daughters.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
North, Kay Rorison
Notes
Title based on contents and creator of subseries
PC269, MSS051
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Keel family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925-1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
3 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Keel family home and McPherson Junior High School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1925-1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Keel family subseries
Physical Description
3 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-09
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Keel family home and McPherson Junior High School.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Keel family
Notes
PC279
Title based on contents of subseries
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Knight family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64497
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photgraphs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Knight family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photgraphs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-53
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
History
Milton "Milt" Waller Knight was born in Canada circa 1904. His wife Virginia Harrington was born in Duluth, Minnesota circa 1905 and lived most of her life in Canada. Virginia was the first person in British Columbia to breed budgies when she began in 1932 and by 1939 she and her husband created the first crested budgie in the world. By 1942, Virginia was also housing two-hundred and fifty birds at the home of her mother, Mrs. N.M. Herington, which was located at 1775 West 13th Avenue in Burnaby. Milton and Virginia Knight moved into their own home during the war years but, as they could not get their large aviary moved, they were forced to sell their crested birds. When they started up in their birds again, they obtained some of their crested back. By 1948 they had created two types of crested: those with a miniature cockatiel crest and those with a crest like a crested canary. By 1950 they had created the crested in over twelve colours of budgie, including cobalt and yellow-wing greens. The Knights lived together at 3718 Sperling Avenue (later renumbered 5255 Sperling Avenue) and opened Lakeview Aviaries on their one acre property at Deer Lake where Virginia specialized in budgies (Budgerigars) and bred the first albino in Canada and the first crested variety in the world. She kept Java rice birds, button quail, red factor canaries, cockatiels, finches, love birds and twelve varieties of budgerigar. She was a member of the British Columbia Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society. The facilities at Lakeview Aviaries included two heated aviary cages and three outdoor flight cages constructed by Milton. Lakeview housed the only "hospital" facilities in the city for cage birds, which featured an electrically heated, thermostatically controlled hospital cage. Virginia, known in the community as “the Bird Doctor” nursed many sick birds back to health free of charge for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or SPCA. The Knights often donated their trained birds to sick and injured children, for Virginia believed, “Budgies do wonders for the kiddies. They make them forget their troubles and of course a happy mental outlook is a definite aid to better physical health.” The couple’s personal pets included eight different types of parrot, three talking budgies, a dancing bare-eyes cockatoo, three talking cockatiel, and “Hoppy” her pet owl. By 1952, they had a toucan and a macaw as pets. In later years, they added two small dogs. By 1965, Milton had over 25 years of service as a truck driver at the Vancouver Service Department. He was also an avid collector of antique watches and clocks. He reconditioned the timepieces, systematically restoring them to their original condition. He was a member of the National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors. Milt also treasured old music boxes and restored their large metal discs and rolls to “as new” condition. Milton Knight died March 7, 1966 at 62 years of age. Virginia Knight lived alone at 5755 Sperling Avenue after her husband’s death and continued her work at the Lakeview Aviary where she “doctored 700-800 [birds] a year free of charge (except medicine) and gave SPCA donations up to $1000 a year.” Virginia Knight passed away November 10, 1987 at 82 years of age.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Knight, Milton
Knight, Virginia
Notes
MSS117, PC510
Title based on contents and creator of subseries
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Lee Lightfoot subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97411
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]-1999
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers and ephemera items collected by Lee Lightfoot.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]-1999
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lee Lightfoot subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1995-10
BHS2001-05
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers and ephemera items collected by Lee Lightfoot.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Lightfoot, Lee
Notes
Title based on collector of subseries
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Leila Orman subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62945
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
History
A. Leila Orman was born June 2, 1901 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. She is the youngest daughter of Daisy Marie Orman, her sister Daisy Hilda Orman (later Targett) being three and a half years her senior. At five years old Leila began a long fight with a crippling type of rheumatoid arthritis. By the time she was thirteen, she experienced completely ankylosed joints. Her family travelled all over hoping to find a cure, but to no avail. In 1913 her father joined his two brothers in Calgary, and by 1915 the family had joined him. Leila developed an interest in painting and knitting, and composed her own poems. She began writing news articles for the Calgary Daily Herald in the 1930s, and her first sonnet was published in that paper on August 28, 1934. She had a strong interest in the arts, often writing about music and the visual arts. While living in Calgary, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club as well as a member of the Canadian Author’s Association. When her father retired in 1938, the family moved to Rosewood Avenue in Burnaby. Leila wrote on a typewriter with two sticks to type out the letters. She was an avid reader and was able to turn the pages with a special stick with elastic bands wound around the ends. Canadian novelist Maida Parlow French became her lifelong friend and encouraged her to write her own autobiography, but she was not able to finish it. Leila wrote “The Giving Heart” in October of 1948. By 1952, she was writing the "Across the Board" column for the British Columbia Saturday Magazine with the intention of inspiring other “incapacitated folk” to live up to their full potential: “If [she] could reach a few people, and encourage them to reach up and out, [she] should feel the effort well worthwhile.” A member of the St. Alban’s Prayer Healing Fellowship group, Leila wrote the “Christian Manifesto for World Peace” in 1963. The Prayer Group met twice monthly at one of the members’ homes and undertook to pray daily for the sick and for world peace. After Leila’s mother died in 1955, Leila’s friend Jeanie Brown kept house for her and was her constant companion. Jeanie Brown and Leila lived together for over thirteen years until an accident sent Leila to hospital and later to nursing home where she died on February 16, 1976.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Orman, A. Leila
Notes
MSS104 and PC506
Title based on content of subseries
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Lewis family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79
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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Lochdale Community Hall subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58095
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lochdale Community Hall with emphasis on financial records and meeting minutes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lochdale Community Hall subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1991-19
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Lochdale Community Hall with emphasis on financial records and meeting minutes.
History
The Lochdale Social Club of Lochdale, BC began in January 1925. The object of the club was "to promote friendly assistance and social intercourse within the community." The club later changed its name to the Lochdale Community Hall Association.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Lochdale Community Hall
Notes
MSS056
Title based on contents of subseries
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Love family photographs subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10014
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1893-1970] (date of orignals), copied 1988,1989 and 1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
4 files of textual records (photocopies) + 163 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm + 7 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photocopies and photographic copies of a collection of Love family photographs. Many of the photographs were copied from original family albums owned by Albert Parker, Esther (Love) Stanley, Gordon Love and Geroge Love. Records were created and retained during historical resea…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love family photographs subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
4 files of textual records (photocopies) + 163 photographs : b&w negatives ; 35 mm + 7 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photocopies and photographic copies of a collection of Love family photographs. Many of the photographs were copied from original family albums owned by Albert Parker, Esther (Love) Stanley, Gordon Love and Geroge Love. Records were created and retained during historical research of the Love family and the Love family farmhouse to help inform the Burnaby Village Museum restoration project. Family members were interviewed and provided detailed descriptions of many of the photographs. This information was transcribed in many of the photocopies of the albums. Copies of albums are described at file level. Selected photographs within albums have been described at item level.
Accession Code
BV018.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1893-1970] (date of orignals), copied 1988,1989 and 1998
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
154 b&w copy prints accompanying
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Love Family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
5 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the family and home of early Burnaby resident, Jesse Love.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1918]-1963
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Love family subseries
Physical Description
5 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1989-24
BHS1991-29
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the family and home of early Burnaby resident, Jesse Love.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Love family
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC232, PC264
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Love farmhouse oral history project subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10392
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1925-1930 (interview content), interviewed between 1988 and 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created and collected during research of the Love family and the Love family farmhouse and include oral history interviews in various formats. Interviews were conducted by Jim Wolf and Burnaby Village Museum curator Colin Stevens with members of the Love family includi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love farmhouse oral history project subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created and collected during research of the Love family and the Love family farmhouse and include oral history interviews in various formats. Interviews were conducted by Jim Wolf and Burnaby Village Museum curator Colin Stevens with members of the Love family including; Annie Chamberlain, William Parker, Esther Stanley, Albert Parker and Elsie Hughes. Interviews were focused on the subject of the interior and exterior of the farmhouse from a first person perspective. The goal was to obtain as much information as possible from family members in order to accurately restore, furnish and exhibit the farmhouse back to it's original 1920s era.
Accession Code
BV018.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1925-1930 (interview content), interviewed between 1988 and 1991
Media Type
Textual Record
Sound Recording
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
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Lubbock family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription23
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of textual records and photographs created by and for the Lubbock family related to the family and their Burnaby Lake Riding Academy.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-24
BHS1992-17
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of textual records and photographs created by and for the Lubbock family related to the family and their Burnaby Lake Riding Academy.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Lubbock family
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC286, PC289, PC342, PC139
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Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass S…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
Material Details
Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Some of the video recording (mp4) files were edited and saved as audio recording (wav) files
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass Sabha gudawara; Lachman Singh Gill; Joanne Smith; Ellen and Bill Schwartz; Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal (founders of Vancouver Sath); Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah; Jagandeep "Jag" Nagra; David Skulski; Kanwal Singh Neel; "The Bollywood Boyz" Harv Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra; Jenny Siormanolakis; Bill Gruenthal; Lama Tenzin Sherpa and Lama Sue Salter; Norman Dowad; Richard Liu; Shanaz Khan; Harry Toy; Lisette Pappas; Alex and Georgia Chronakis; Donna Wong and Jeffrey Wong.
Accession Code
BV023.16
BV024.4
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
Media Type
Sound Recording
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Some of the recordings within this subseries have access restrictions
Further accruals are expected
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Margaret McCallum subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1906 and 1908]]-1974
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the E.W. Nicholson Dairy in the Broadview District and May Day, as well as newspaper clippings and pamphlets that include maps and the history of Burnaby, with focus on the Broadview district.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1906 and 1908]]-1974
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Margaret McCallum subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-42
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the E.W. Nicholson Dairy in the Broadview District and May Day, as well as newspaper clippings and pamphlets that include maps and the history of Burnaby, with focus on the Broadview district.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
McCallum, Margaret
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC375, MSS029
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Marjorie Coe subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription86
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]-1952
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
7 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs that depict Burnaby in the early 20th century.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]-1952
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Marjorie Coe subseries
Physical Description
7 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-11
BHS1986-40
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs that depict Burnaby in the early 20th century.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Coe, Marjorie
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC161, PC189
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Mayor's Office subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97460
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1828 (date of original)-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records and photographs created and collected by the City of Burnaby Mayor's Office and desposited into the Burnaby Historical Society's community archive. The records include research files on Robert Burnaby and the city of Loughborough, UK; administrative papers and reports…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1828 (date of original)-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Mayor's Office subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-34
BHS1988-03
BHS1989-02
BHS1991-11
BHS1994-08
BHS2001-13
BHS2002-14
BHS2003-03
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records and photographs created and collected by the City of Burnaby Mayor's Office and desposited into the Burnaby Historical Society's community archive. The records include research files on Robert Burnaby and the city of Loughborough, UK; administrative papers and reports; and photographs of Burnaby Councils and Municipal Hall among other subjects.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Mayor's Office
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC185, PC185, PC252, MSS042, MSS113
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McGregor family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription89
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]-[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
56 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Duncan C. and Margaret McGregor family and estate, know as Glen-Lyon.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]-[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
McGregor family subseries
Physical Description
56 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2003-14
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Duncan C. and Margaret McGregor family and estate, know as Glen-Lyon.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
McGregor, Duncan C. (1853-1929)
Notes
PC 453
Title based on contents of subseries
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Millway family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66632
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of material created and collected by Reginald and Betty Millway, including a map of the Municipal of Burnaby and research on Robert Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Millway family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and 1 photograph
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1997-12
BHS1999-11
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of material created and collected by Reginald and Betty Millway, including a map of the Municipal of Burnaby and research on Robert Burnaby.
History
Reginald E. "Reg" Millway was born on December 20, 1915 at Milton Regis in the County of Kent. He graduated from London University via Regent Street Polytechnic and was appointed to the Air Ministry Technical Division in 1937, where he remained throughout World War II. Due to a hearing impairment he was unable to join the services and instead joined the Home Guard and served on fire bomb patrol in central London. Betty was born November 16, 1916. She married Reginald in 1940. Together they had four daughters: Catherine, Penelope “Penny”, Jennifer and Francis “Fran”. The Millways left Britain in March 1948. They sailed on the last voyage of the Acquitania to Halifax, and then took a parlour car in a C.N. train to New Westminster and took up residence in South Burnaby. After two or three years, Reginald had established his own business, Marine Electronics. When the United Flower Growers Cooperative formed in the late 1950s, Reginald helped them assemble property at Roseberry and Marine Way in cooperation with the Director of Planning. A large auditorium was built there and Reginald helped them design, manufacture and install a complete electronic system. Modifications and additions have occurred along the way to the point that it is handling millions of dollars worth of flowers annually and it is the largest operation of its kind in Canada. Reginald Millway ran in the Burnaby elections of 1957. Newly elected Mayor Alan Emmot offered him the chairmanship of the Zoning Board of Appeal (later the Board of Variance). He remained chairman for the next 35 years. In 1962, he joined the Rotary Club of Burnaby; he served as president of the club in 1969 and was a member for over 45 years. Reginald was also an early member of the Burnaby Historical Society. He served as its president for three terms. He and Blythe Eagles went to Loughborough, England, on behalf of the Society to locate and clean up the site of Robert Burnaby's grave. Reginald was also on the committee that acquired the property and organised the establishment of the Burnaby Village Museum. Betty Millway was an accomplished writer and received the 1984 Canadian Author’s Association Allan Sagster Award for long and meritorious service. She developed Robert Burnaby's family tree for the Historical Society and in the process made many contacts with prominent citizens of Loughborough, including the executive controller of the area, who introduced the Millways to the Mayor and Council. This formed the groundwork for a close relationship which Mayor Bill Lewarne formerly developed as a Sister City relationship in 1985. The Millways were longstanding members of the Burnaby Beautification Committee and their garden was featured in Gardens West in the 1998 November/December issue. Betty Millway died July 21, 2005. Reginald E. Millway died November 7, 2010.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Millway, Reginald E. "Reg"
Millway, Betty
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC353, MSS157
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Municipal record subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97406
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created by the City of Burnaby and records donated to the Burnaby Historical Society by City of Burnaby staff members and councillors. Records include City publications, departmental reports, brochures, and maps.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909-2001
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1989-10
BHS1990-02
BHS1990-09
BHS1991-36
BHS1992-14
BHS1992-18
BHS1992-34
BHS1992-21
BHS1992-50
BHS1995-15
BHS1996-09
BHS1996-10
BHS1996-19
BHS1997-02
BHS1997-15
BHS1997-23
BHS1999-03
BHS1999-05
BHS2001-04
BHS2001-14
BHS2000-09
BHS2001-09
BHS2002-06
BHS2004-13
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created by the City of Burnaby and records donated to the Burnaby Historical Society by City of Burnaby staff members and councillors. Records include City publications, departmental reports, brochures, and maps.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
City of Burnaby
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
PC351, PC366, PC416, PC420, PC422, PC435, PC454, PC455, PC467, PC597, PC598, MSS003, MSS045, MSS049, MSS072, MSS089, MSS096, MSS131, MSS133, MSS138
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Nancy Peter subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97449
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake compiled by Nancy Peter. Subseries also contains one school report: "A Study of Burnaby taken from the Point of View of Education."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Nancy Peter subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-45
BHS1992-40
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake compiled by Nancy Peter. Subseries also contains one school report: "A Study of Burnaby taken from the Point of View of Education."
History
Nancy M. Bailey was the vice principal of Lord Tweedsmeer Hight School in Cloverdale, BC. In 1941, she met Laurence J. Peter, an industrial arts teacher at the school. In 1943 the couple married and in 1947 they moved to Burnaby. Laurence and Nancy had four children: two boys, John and Ted, and two girls, Alice and Margaret. The family was actively involved in the Burnaby community with Laurence and Nancy taking part in local politics and community activities and their children participating in Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and music lessons. All four children graduated from Burnaby North High School and in 1970, Ted and Alice completed their studies at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). They worked local jobs in the community including on the construction of the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. Laurence worked as a Mental Health Coordinator (Special Counselor) in the Vancouver School System and in 1959, Nancy joined the staff at the newly opened Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School as a Math teacher. She later became the head of the Mathematics Department at the school. The couple continued their education at summer school at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, where Nancy completed her Masters Degree in 1964 and Laurence his Doctoral degree in 1963. Laurence joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 and received the WSU Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980. The couple separated in 1965 and Laurence moved to California in 1966 to teach at the University of Southern California. Nancy continued to teach at Burnaby South, until her retirement in 1978 after 30 years as head of the Mathematics Department at Burnaby Central. She was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society for many years. Nancy passed away in Nanaimo near her family on April 21, 2013 at the age of 97.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Peter, Nancy M. Bailey
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
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New Westminster Public Library subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97452
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1892]-[1982] (date of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs collected by the New Westminster Public Library depicting early Burnaby reeves and prominent Burnaby pioneers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1892]-[1982] (date of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
New Westminster Public Library subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2002-08
BHS2003-19
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs collected by the New Westminster Public Library depicting early Burnaby reeves and prominent Burnaby pioneers.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
New Westminster Public Library
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
Burnaby mayors were formally called "Reeve" until 1968
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Norah Code subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1973
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken and compiled by Norah Code during the course of her work as editor of the Burnaby Courier newspaper. Photographs depict Central Park and various 1958 BC Centennial events and people. Also included are photographs and news clippings related to the old Bonsor …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1973
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Norah Code subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1997-05
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken and compiled by Norah Code during the course of her work as editor of the Burnaby Courier newspaper. Photographs depict Central Park and various 1958 BC Centennial events and people. Also included are photographs and news clippings related to the old Bonsor Hall and scrapbooks about the Burnaby Rhythm Rascals seniors' music troupe.
History
Norah Code was the editor of the Burnaby Courier newspaper.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Code, Norah
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC345, MSS126
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North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription124
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]-[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of documents related to the North Burnaby Board of Trade (previously Burnaby Board of Trade), including its certificate of formation, reports and bylaws pertaining to both the Burnaby Fire Department and Barnet Park, correspondence, District of Burnaby financial reports, annual r…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]-[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2005-08
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of documents related to the North Burnaby Board of Trade (previously Burnaby Board of Trade), including its certificate of formation, reports and bylaws pertaining to both the Burnaby Fire Department and Barnet Park, correspondence, District of Burnaby financial reports, annual reports, a map, and photographs of Burnaby parks, schools and neighbourhoods.
History
The Burnaby Board of Trade formed on September 4, 1926 and registered with the province December 14, 1926. George Conway Brown was elected as Secretary. On May 30, 1927, The Governor General officially granted the Board to change its name to the North Burnaby Board of Trade. The Board's boundaries, under Secretary Thomas B. Blake, were changed from "the Municipality of Burnaby" to "that portion of the Municipality of Burnaby which lies north of Still Creek, Burnaby Lake and Brunette River" British Columbia. On April 26, 1932, the North Burnaby Board of Trade Constitution and Bylaws were adopted with A.G. Kidd as Secretary. Membership was open to all persons directly or indirectly engaged or interested in the trade and commerce or the economic welfare of the district of North Burnaby. The Secretary was the executive officer of the Board, ordered to keep the books, conduct the correspondence, preserve official documents, take minutes at all meetings, have custody of the seal and be in charge of all funds and accounts held by the Board. The North Burnaby Board of Trade was involved in many historic municipal decisions including the development of Barnet Park and establishing a unified Fire Department under one Fire Chief.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
North Burnaby Board of Trade
Notes
PC476, MSS118
Title based on contents of subseries
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North Burnaby Fish and Game Club subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records and 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of one minute book and one photograph created by the North Burnaby Fish and Game Club.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Fish and Game Club subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records and 1 photograph
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1991-31
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of one minute book and one photograph created by the North Burnaby Fish and Game Club.
History
The North Burnaby Fish and Game Club was created out of the desire of Burnaby citizens for a club for sports fishermen, hunters, and archers. The inaugural meeting was held January 31, 1956 and Bill Killer, Maurice Griffin, Lloyd Smith, Gerry Wells, Joe Shand, Carson White and Bob Maitland were empowered by the 60 men present to form the organization. The club was officially registered in Victoria on March 12, 1958.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
North Burnaby Fish and Game Club
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC265, MSS063
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North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59096
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the administrative records of the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club. Subseries also includes photographs of Club members and events, felt badges, and member name plates.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the administrative records of the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club. Subseries also includes photographs of Club members and events, felt badges, and member name plates.
History
The North Burnaby Kiwanis Club was first organized on May 31, 1949. The club was officially incorporated in 1954 with W.G. Switzer as its first president. The territorial limits of the club were of Burnaby from north of the Grandview highway to the easterly limits of the municipality, using the Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) right-of-way as their division line. Membership consisted of men in good character and community standing, residing, having interest in, or engaged in recognised lines of business, agricultural, institutional and professional life within the territorial limits of the club. The North Burnaby Kiwanis Club’s goals were: to give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life; to encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships; to promote the adoption and application of higher social, business and professional standards; to develop, by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship; to provide, through this club, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build a better community; to cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will. The final meeting of the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club was held January 17, 1977.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS092, PC501
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Olive Cullum subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911-1952
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records and 3 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs and a newspaper clipping related to North Burnaby and the Almon family. Photographs depict groups and homes at 4712 Union Street and 4900 Union Street and a view of the site at Alpha and Parker now occupied by Alpha High School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911-1952
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Olive Cullum subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records and 3 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-27
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs and a newspaper clipping related to North Burnaby and the Almon family. Photographs depict groups and homes at 4712 Union Street and 4900 Union Street and a view of the site at Alpha and Parker now occupied by Alpha High School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Cullum, Olive
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
MSS022, PC154
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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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Peers family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription167
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a Peer family album of photographs of “Greyfriars,” the Peers’ family home, and various places throughout British Columbia where Arthur Francis Peers travelled and worked. The album is annotated with notes and titles made by members of the Peers family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a Peer family album of photographs of “Greyfriars,” the Peers’ family home, and various places throughout British Columbia where Arthur Francis Peers travelled and worked. The album is annotated with notes and titles made by members of the Peers family.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Peers family
Notes
Annotations likely written by Kitty Peers
Title based on contents of subseries
PC020
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People files subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97359
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-2010
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable people in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-2010
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
People files subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1993-03
BHS1997-16
BHS1999-02
BHS2000-06
BHS2003-13
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable people in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
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Photographs subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97458
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2002
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2002
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-24
BHS1986-08
BHS1986-13
BHS1986-15
BHS1986-29
BHS1987-10
BHS1988-10
BHS1989-07
BHS1989-26
BHS1990-03
BHS1990-04
BHS1991-01
BHS191-13
BHS1991-14
BHS1991-21
BHS1991-23
BHS1991-34
BHS1992-22
BHS1992-23
BHS1992-28
BHS1992-35
BHS1992-37
BHS1992-41
BHS1992-43
BHS1992-48
BHS1993-05
BHS1993-07
BHS1993-11
BHS1994-06
BHS1995-05
BHS1995-11
BHS1995-12
BHS1995-18
BHS1996-10
BHS1996-14
BHS1996-24
BHS1997-08
BHS1999-12
BHS2000-05
BHS2001-10
BHS2001-07
BHS2002-13
BHS2002-07
BHS2005-07
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
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