"Alberta" found 28 records | Heritage Burnaby

Notes: "A selection of photographs from the Ernest Brown, Harry Pollard and other photograph collections in the Provincial Archives of Alberta"--Cover.

Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945

Publication Date: 1919

Call Number: 581 HAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV018.25.1

Call Number: 581 HAL

Author: Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: The Macmillan Company of Canada, Ltd.

Publication Date: 1919

Series: Macmillan's Canadian School Series

Physical Description: xv,181 p. : ill ; 20 cm.

Inscription: Numerous writings and doodles in pencil and black pen throughout the textbook

Library Subject (LOC): Botany

Object History: Textbook used at Gilmore School. Came via donor's parents who were teachers at the school: William (Bill) McKenzie and Georgina McKenzie.

Notes: Author's given name and dates: Hales, Benjamin Jones, 1868-1945; "Principal, Normal School, Brandon."; "Authorized by the Advisory Board of the Department of Education for use in High Schools and Collegiate Institutes in Manitoba."; Includes index.

The western conveyancer : a complete collection of all forms and conveyancing precedents in use in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: MacVicar, George D.; Scott, Walter S. (Walter Samuel), 1870-1951

Publication Date: c1914

Call Number: 346.7120438 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV978.55.1

Call Number: 346.7120438 MAC

Author: MacVicar, George D.; Scott, Walter S. (Walter Samuel), 1870-1951

Place of Publication: Calgary, Alta.

Publisher: Burroughs and Co., Ltd.

Publication Date: c1914

Physical Description: 1800 p. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "J. D. McAra / Law printer and bookbinder / Calgary. Alta." -- stickered on endpaper (front).; "---------------------------------------------------------" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf.; "Supplied by / Burroughs & Co., Ltd. / Law Books / Calgary, Canada" -- stamped on flyleaf.

Library Subject (LOC): Conveyancing; Canada, Western; Real property

Notes: Includes index.

Panama Canal Convention

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.8 x 23.1 cm mounted on 30.0 x 35.0 cm cardboard

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large group of people, including Burnaby delegates, at the Panama Canal Convention held in Calgary, Alberta. Attendees are seated inside a hall.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.8 x 23.1 cm mounted on 30.0 x 35.0 cm cardboard

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 056-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Photograph of a large group of people, including Burnaby delegates, at the Panama Canal Convention held in Calgary, Alberta. Attendees are seated inside a hall.

Subjects: Events

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Alberta Photo Company

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamped on back of cardboard, "The Alberta Photo Co. / Press and Commerical Photography / 229 Eighth Avenue West / Phone 6727, Calgary Alta."

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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: 1976; c1975

Call Number: 971.133 MCG COPY 4

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 971.133 MCG COPY 4

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Century Park Museum Association

Publication Date: 1976; c1975

Physical Description: 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History

Notes: 4 copies held: copy 4.

Digital Books

Richard Hardy family fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original) -1989

Collection/Fonds: Richard Hardy family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records; 27 b&w prints; 1 col. prints; 7 b&w neg.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs of the Ward and Hardy famillies in their daily lives and work, including photographs of teachers and students at South Burnaby High School, and special events such as the Burnaby Civic employees union picnic, the Diamond Jubilee Parade, Princess Margaret's visit and Ma…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original) -1989

Collection/Fonds: Richard Hardy family fonds

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records; 27 b&w prints; 1 col. prints; 7 b&w neg.

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2014-16

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs of the Ward and Hardy famillies in their daily lives and work, including photographs of teachers and students at South Burnaby High School, and special events such as the Burnaby Civic employees union picnic, the Diamond Jubilee Parade, Princess Margaret's visit and May Day at Central Park. The fonds also includes ephemera documenting Katherine (Hardy) Raasheer's student life at a variety of Burnaby schools and programs from the opening of the Burnaby Municipal Hall in 1956 and a Corporation of Burnaby Service Awards ceremony in 1964.

History: Richard Hardy was born in Fishborn, Alberta, on November 3, 1910. In 1922, his family moved to the home of his maternal grandparents at 1127 Edmonds Avenue in Burnaby. His parents, John Harrison Hardy and Gertrude Hephezebarh (nee Ward) moved to Burnaby with their four children: Edith; Richard "Dick"; Geoffrey; and John Edward "Jack". Gertrude was born in Barrie, Ontario. John Harrison Hardy was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to Canada in 1899, settling at Pincer Creek area of Southern Alberta. In about 1910, Richard's grandparents, Col. James Edward Ward and his wife Hephzibah (nee Hale) moved from Alberta to Burnaby. Col. Ward was the postmaster in the Lozell's area of Burnaby and was a city councillor for the District of Burnaby in 1915. Dick was enrolled at Edmonds Street School for his elementary school years, and later attended Burnaby South High School for two years, taking a commercial course. The family attended St. Alban's Anglican Church. While Richard was a student, he and his brother Geoff delivered newspapers in the area, making about $12 per month. In 1911, Dick joined the Burnaby Boy Scouts and continued to be involved for the next 40 years. In 1927, at the age of 17 years, Dick began work for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby as an office boy in the Treasurer's Department and retired as Tax Collections Supervisor in 1973 after 45 years of service. From September 1942 until his discharge in 1946, Dick served in WWII in the Canadian Army. His brother, Jack, served in the Canadian Air Force and was killed in April 1943. In 1933, Dick's parents moved back to Alberta with three of their children, leaving him in the family home on Edmonds Street. In 1939, after courting, he and Mabel Lilian "Mabs" Young of New Westminster married. Prior to her marriage, Mabs was employed as a teacher at the Burnaby South High School. Mabs and Dick had two daughters, Lynne (b. 1941) and Katherine (b. 1947). The family lived on Edmonds Street until 1947 when they moved into their second home in Burnaby at 2006 Buller Avenue (now 7185 Buller Avenue). In 1960, Mabs and Dick moved to their third Burnaby home, located at 4337 Wildwood Crescent. Mabs died in 1980. Dick continued to live in Wilwood Crescent house until 1983, when he moved to an apartment for one year but, missing his garden, he bought a small house with a large yard located at 8452 16th Avenue. He stayed in this house from 1985 until 1998 when he could no longer live independently. He moved to assisted living at Canada Way Lodge then to the nearby George Derby Centre where he lived for a few months before dying in August 2001. Dick loved to hike and camp and enjoyed his family and his garden.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: MSS183, photo catalogue 570

Richard Hardy family subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original) -1950

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and graphic material

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of the Ward and Hardy famillies and a Hardy family "Book of Household Expenses, 1939-1941".

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1912] (date of original) -1950

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Hardy family subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and graphic material

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1993-09

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of the Ward and Hardy famillies and a Hardy family "Book of Household Expenses, 1939-1941".

History: Richard Hardy was born in Fishborn, Alberta on November 3, 1910. In 1922 his family moved to his maternal grandparents' home at 1127 Edmonds Avenue in Burnaby. His parents, John Harrison Hardy and Gertrude Hephezebarh (nee Ward) moved to Burnaby with their four children: Edith, Richard "Dick", Geoffrey, and John Edward "Jack". Gertrude was born in Barrie, Ontario. John Harrison Hardy was born in Yorkshire, England and came to Canada in 1899, settling at Pincer Creek area of Southern Alberta. In about 1910, Richard's grandparents, Col. James Edward Ward and his wife Hephzibah (nee Hale) moved from Alberta to Burnaby. Col. Ward was the postmaster in the Lozells area of Burnaby and was a city councillor for the District of Burnaby in 1915. Dick was enrolled at Edmonds Street School for his elementary school years, and later attended Burnaby South High School for two years, taking a commercial course. The family attended St. Alban's Anglican Church. While Richard was a student, he and his brother Geoff delivered newspapers in the area making about $12 per month. In 1911, Dick joined the Burnaby Boy Scouts and continued to be involved for the next 40 years. In 1927, at the age of 17 years, Dick began work for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby as an office boy in the Treasurer's Department and retired as Tax Collections Supervisor in 1973 after 45 years of service. From September 1942 until his discharge in 1946, Dick served in WWII in the Canadian Army. His brother, Jack, served in the Canadian Air Force and was killed in April,1943. In 1933, Dick's parents moved back to Alberta with three of their children, leaving him in the family home on Edmonds Street. In 1939, after courting, he and Mabel Lilian "Mabs" Young of New Westminster married. Prior to her marriage, Mabs was employed as a teacher at the Burnaby South High School. Mabs and Dick had two daughters, Lynne (b. 1941) and Katherine (b. 1947). The family lived on Edmonds Street until 1947 when they moved into their second home in Burnaby at 2006 Buller Avenue (now 7185 Buller Avenue). In 1960, Mabs and Dick moved to their third Burnaby home, located at 4337 Wildwood Crescent. Mabs died in 1980. Dick continued to live in Wilwood Crescent house until 1983, when he moved to an apartment for one year but, missing his garden, he bought a small house with a large yard located at 8452 16th Avenue. He stayed in this house from 1985 until 1998 when he could no longer live independently. He moved to assisted living at Canada Way Lodge then to the nearby George Derby Centre where he lived for a few months before dying in August 2001. Dick loved to hike and camp and enjoyed his family and his garden.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Hardy, Richard

Notes: PC312, MSS080; Title based on contents of subseries

Elementary composition

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Alexander, William John, 1855-1944; Mowat, A.

Publication Date: c1912

Call Number: 372.6 ALE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.755.1

Call Number: 372.6 ALE

Author: Alexander, William John, 1855-1944; Mowat, A.

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: The Educational Book Co., Limited

Publication Date: c1912

Physical Description: xii, 220 p. : ill. ;19 cm.

Inscription: On front pastedown "The Alberta School Supply Company School & Library Books, EDMONTON, ALTA." [stamped in black ink and enclosed in an oval] On front endpaper "E.L. Keyes Bezanson, P.O. Alberta." {handwritten in pencil] "E.L. Keyes" [handwritten in light green pencil crayon] Various scribbling throughout the book in pencil and light green pencil crayon

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Textbooks; English language--Composition and exercises

Notes: Author's given name and dates : Alexander, William John, 1855-1944.; "Authorized by the Minister of Education for Alberta." -- title page; Includes index

Boy scouts in the Northwest : or fighting forest fires

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey), 1879-1940

Publication Date: c1912

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.4016.1

Call Number: 813.5 RAL

Author: Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey), 1879-1940

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: M.A. Donohue & Company

Publication Date: c1912

Series: Boy Scouts

Physical Description: 255, [3] p. : ill

Inscription: "Vandenbrink" "45", handwritten in pencil inside front cover "---A. VANDENBRINK / Box 84 ---wood Park, Alberta", stamped in blue on front endpaper, part too faint to read, part crossed out in pencil, with "6412 - 103A Ave.", handwritten in blue pen below "Daniel L. Fiard. / Tolland / Alberta, / Xmas. 1931 / From Chris & Annie Thomsen", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper, all crossed out with pencil

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century

Notes: frontispiece only; 2016 Library "Book a Tour" Case

Hugh H. Stewart fonds

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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

The Alexandra readers : second reader

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McIntyre, W. A. (William Albert), 1866-; Dearness, John, 1852-1954; Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939

Publication Date: 1919

Call Number: 428.2 MCI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.3724.1

Call Number: 428.2 MCI

Author: McIntyre, W. A. (William Albert), 1866-; Dearness, John, 1852-1954; Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: MacMillian Company of Canada Limited

Publication Date: 1919

Series: The Alexandra readers

Physical Description: 224 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Jenny" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "6" [handwritten in pencil of back of "Kiss Me" plate between p.192-193]

Library Subject (LOC): Readers (Elementary)

Notes: "Authorized by the Department of Education for use in the schools of Alberta and Saskatchewan" --title page; Author's given name and dates: Saul, John C. (John Cameron), 1869-1939

Botany and flora

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945

Publication Date: c1915

Call Number: 581 BAI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV986.24.1

Call Number: 581 BAI

Author: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954; Hales, B. J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Macmillan of Canada

Publication Date: c1915

Series: Macmillan's Canadian school series

Physical Description: xi, 214, xv, 181 p. : ill.

Inscription: "No 3" -handwritten in ink inside front cover

Library Subject (LOC): Botany

Notes: Contents: [Pt. 1] Beginners' botany / by L.H. Bailey ; adapted for Canadian schools by B.J. Hales -- [Pt. 2] Selected western flora : Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta / by B.J. Hales.; Includes index; Author's' given name and dates: Bailey, L.H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954 Hales, B.J. (Benjamin Jones), 1868-1945

Calgary house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1917]

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of what looks to be 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 12 cm, mounted to card ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of what looks to be 2239 14th Street West, Calgary Alberta.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses

Accession Code: BV996.6.286

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1917]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-05-07

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Carrie in white hat and dress

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-]

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman named "Carrie" (Carrie Sommers) standing outside of a building on a farm in Alberta. The woman is dressed in white hat and dress and was a friend of Esther (Love) Stanley.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Esther Love Stanley fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman named "Carrie" (Carrie Sommers) standing outside of a building on a farm in Alberta. The woman is dressed in white hat and dress and was a friend of Esther (Love) Stanley.

Names: Sommers, Caroline "Carrie" Potter

Accession Code: BV022.32.201

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [191-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-04

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1); Note in white ink on album page reads: "Carrie"

Images

Carrie in white hat and dress, [191-] thumbnail

Dominion school geography

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: British Columbia ed.

Publication Date: c1910

Call Number: 910.712 DOM

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.120.10

Call Number: 910.712 DOM

Edition: British Columbia ed.

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Co.

Publication Date: c1910

Physical Description: v, 288 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Inscription: On front end pages of book "Peggy MacKay" "742 Broadway East" "Vancouver" "B.C"[handwritten in pencil] "Peggy MacKaye" {handwritten in pencil] On back end pages of book Drawings of woman's profile 1920'2/1930's bob hairstyle "Drawn by Peggy MacKay" [handwritten in pencil ] "Margaret McKay" [handwritten in pencil and repeated three times] "March 16/1926" [handwritten in pencil]

Library Subject (LOC): Geography--Textbooks

Notes: "Authorized by the minister of education for Alberta ... British Columbia" -- t.p.; "PART 1 : THE PRINCIPLES OF GEORGRAPHY' -- title page.; PART 2 ; THE GEORGRAPHY OF THE CONTINENTS' -- title page.

Doreen Lawson fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-2002

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulat…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950-2002

Collection/Fonds: Doreen Lawson fonds

Physical Description: 18 cm of textual records + approx. 1000 photographs

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2003-30; 2015-15

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created and received by Doreen Lawson during her career as Parks Commissioner (1965-1971), Burnaby City Council member (1972-1985, 1990-1999) and environmental advocate following her retirement from Council in 1999. Records include election campaign materials, congratulatory letters and correspondence, community speeches and slideshow presentations regarding the conservation of Burnaby Lake, the administrative papers of the Burnaby Centennial Rhododendron and Spring Flower Show Society, and photographs of Burnaby waterways and wildlife.

History: Doreen Anne Fowler Lawson was born July 8, 1928, to Eva Barnhill and Leonard Fowler. Her parents met in Alberta but decided to move to Vancouver where they got married and Doreen was born. The family moved to the north side of Claude Avenue in Burnaby when Doreen was a few months old. In 1931, they moved to a house with an acre of land directly across the street from their first house.; When Doreen was six, her family moved to Collingwood, Vancouver, near where her father grew up. This is where her brother Ron was born. The family moved again to County Line in Langley Prairie in 1944, which is where Doreen met Edward Lawson, her future husband. Soon after, they moved to a seven-acre plot in Burquitlam. Ed and Doreen Lawson’s eldest daughter, Linda, was born in 1954. Their second daughter, Wendy, was born in 1959 and their youngest, Lisa, was born in 1961. They lived in the Brentwood area, where all three daughters attended Brentwood Elementary School. Linda went on to Alpha Secondary School.; In 1945, Doreen began her first of several office jobs, and in the early 1950s she became the first woman to be elected into a vice-president position within the BC Trade Union Congress (now the BC Federation of Labour).; Doreen Lawson had a long and prolific political career, starting as Parks Commissioner in 1965, and serving as its chair from 1969 to 1971. She was instrumental in the selection and promotion of the rhododendron as the official flower of Burnaby in 1966. In 1971, she was elected to Burnaby City Council and, in 1972, Doreen proposed that Council take action to declare Burnaby Lake a wildlife sanctuary. After a 10-year campaign, she was able to convince Council to declare the park “a nature conservation area.” She put forward a policy of preservation for creeks and streams, as well as a proposal to preserve trees in subdivisions, both of which were adopted by Council. Doreen continued to serve on Council until 1985, during which time she initiated and chaired the Burnaby Information Committee, which designed the present Burnaby logo (and official flower pins) and established the Information Burnaby Newsletter. In 1979 Doreen Lawson won Vancouver Natural History Society’s Frank Sanford Award.; In 1984, Doreen was elected the first woman president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Doreen ran as a BC Liberal Party candidate in the new Federal Riding of Burnaby in 1979, and from 1985 to 1987, she served as the Executive Director of the British Columbia Liberal Party. As the B.C. Liberal Party Executive Director, her major responsibility was to work with both the Federal and Provincial Associations in implementing riding organizations and fundraising programs in preparation for election time. In the 1980s, Doreen was an active guest lecturer at Burnaby Elementary and High Schools as well as at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University. Doreen was active in a variety of community clubs and organizations including: the Burnaby Library Board; Greater Vancouver Spinners and Weavers Guild; and Vancouver Natural History Society. She was an executive member of the Burnaby-New Westminster Canada Summer Games; the Burnaby Division of the United Way; Information Burnaby Committee; and the Brentwood Parent Teachers Association; as well as serving as the President of the Burnaby Voters Association from 1988-1990.; In 1990, Doreen was elected back to Burnaby Council and put forward the rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake which she saw completed before her final year on Council in 1999. Doreen continued to be a strong environmental advocate for the protection and rejuvenation of Burnaby Lake after she retired from council.; Doreen Lawson died October 11, 2003.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Lawson, Doreen A.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS071, photo catalogue 605, photo catalogue 618

Elwood Veitch and Lulu Sweet

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1979, published March 27, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development breaking a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as part of the tourism celebrations. Lulu Sweet is by his side, breaking the bottle with him. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's M…

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1979, published March 27, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-191

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Elwood Veitch, then Minister of Tourism and Small Business Development breaking a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as part of the tourism celebrations. Lulu Sweet is by his side, breaking the bottle with him. Elwood Veitch was the Social Credit Party of Canada's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Burnaby-Willingdon from 1975 to 1978 and again from 1983 to 1991.

Subjects: Government - Provincial Government; Transportation - Locomotives

Names: Veitch, Elwood N. "Slim"; Sweet, Lulu; Social Credit Party of Canada

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Hodge, Craig

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping on verso of photograph reads: "GOOD TIMES '79 LAUNCHED... Tourism Minister Elwood Veitch and Richmond Centennial celebrity Lulu Sweet bust a bottle of champagne over the nose of the Royal Hudson as the shiny relic from the days of steam prepares to chug off on its annual tourism promotion run. The train will tour thorough 39 B.C. communities this spring with side trips to Washington, Idaho and Alberta. Her regular summer excursion run between North Vancouver and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh begins May 18th."

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Elwood Veitch and Lulu Sweet, 1979, published March 27, 1979 thumbnail

Gillis family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66689

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: Gillis family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 4 photographs (jpeg)

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011

Collection/Fonds: Gillis family fonds

Physical Description: 4 photographs (jpeg)

Material Details: Records exist only in electronic format

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2011-10

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.

History: Duncan Gillis was born on March 25, 1892, in Vancouver, B.C., to James Gillis and Isabelle (Adams) Gillis. He had four older siblings: Isabel, Allan, James, and Marion. Duncan died on April 2, 1985, in Kamloops, B.C. James and Isabelle were from New Brunswick and lived in Minnesota for a time, which is where the three oldest children were born, and then came to British Columbia and pioneered in Yennadon (Maple Ridge) in 1890. Florence Ethel Denton was born on December 9, 1894, in Vancouver, B.C. to Edwin Denton and Elizabeth Anne (Zinn) Denton. She had three siblings: John, Edwin, and Beatrice. Florence died on February 28, 1962, in Kamloops, B.C. Edwin Denton was born in England and met Elizabeth in Ohio were she was born. They were married in 1890 in Vancouver. Florence’s older brother, John Montague Denton, was born on August 7, 1892. He enlisted on October 6, 1915, as part of the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 72nd Batalion and was killed in France on November 1, 1916, at the age of 24. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Duncan married Florence on June 27, 1914, in Eburne, B.C. Florence was the first schoolteacher at the newly built school in Yennadon (Maple Ridge), which was built by Duncan’s father James in 1913. This is how they met. Duncan was working as a carpenter and saw filer before enlisting on January 8, 1916, at the age of 23. He served overseas and was captured as a prisoner of war (POW) for a time. When Duncan returned to Canada, he and Florence had three sons: Boyd Leslie “Bud” born on January 7, 1920; Norman Montague born on August 20, 1921; and Donald Allan Gillis born on February 23, 1923. They raised their family in Burnaby, B.C., and lived there until 1960, then moving to Kamloops, B.C. Bud served overseas as a Flying Officer (Wireless Gunner) during World War II for the 428 (RCAF) Squadron. He was on his fifteenth operation and took part in the raid on Aachem on the night of July 13 (14), 1943, when the plane was shot down over Holland. It was later determined that he had been captured as a POW at Stalag 6 and wasn’t released until May 14, 1945, returning home in August of 1945. He married Mary Irene Thoen and had five children: James, Steven, Donna, Gregory, and Pamela. Boyd was also a carpenter and saw filer and had a saw shop in Kamloops where he raised his family. He also enjoyed woodworking in his spare time and built three airplanes. Boyd died in 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta. Norman Montague served overseas as a Flight Engineer Sergeant during World War II for the 138 RCAF Squadron. His plane crashed in the woods while attempting to land at RAF Woodridge, England, returning from an operational flight. He was pronounced dead on admission to hospital, December 17, 1943, at the age of 22. He is buried in Rushden Cemetery, Northamptonshire, England. Donald served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve during World War II. He enlisted on May 9, 1942, and was a Signalman on a Corvette in the Atlantic. In 1944, after hearing of the loss of his two older brothers, the RCNR moved him to the Pacific, where he was until November 9, 1945. He married May Yule Ferrier and had two children, Robert and Barbara. Donald graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1951 with a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked for the City of Burnaby for five years and for the Greater Vancouver Regional District for 32 years, while living in Burnaby, B.C. and raising his family. He retired to the Sunshine Coast, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. in 1988, where he still lives today.

Media Type: Photograph

Creator: Gillis family

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo catalogue 524

High school physical geography

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3189

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918; Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932

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.

Author: Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918; Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932

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."

How to be healthy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary299

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Halpenny, J.; Ireland, Lilian B.

Publication Date: c1911

Call Number: 613 HAL Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.170.9

Call Number: 613 HAL Copy 1

Author: Halpenny, J.; Ireland, Lilian B.

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Company, Limited

Publication Date: c1911

Series: Western Canada series

Physical Description: 242 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Free text-book the property of marjorie Dunham, Aberdeen School... by order of the education department of B.C." -- stickered on endpaper (front) "516" in pen (crossed out) "Marjorie Dunham"

Library Subject (LOC): Hygiene; Health

Notes: "Authorized for use in the schools of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, and Prince Edward Island."; Author's given name and dates : Halpenny, J. (Jasper), 1869-1930.

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