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Boy Scouts on motorcycles, or, With the flying squadron
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1644
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4041.1
- Call Number
- 810 RAL
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M. A. Donohue & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- Physical Description
- 221 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- Motorcycles
- Juvenile fiction
- Names
- Boy Scouts Association
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates: G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson, 1879-1940.
Barry Synoground
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80640
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September , 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Barry Synoground of San Francisco, California installing a mirror on his 1974 Vespa scooter at the annual vintage scooter show and rally in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September , 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0908
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Barry Synoground of San Francisco, California installing a mirror on his 1974 Vespa scooter at the annual vintage scooter show and rally in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Motorcycles
- Names
- Synoground, Barry
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bartel Bby 1978 / 60% Bby B1"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Family waving to motorcycle riders
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79599
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 30, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 23.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family dressed in rain jackets waving to a man on a motorcycle.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 30, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 23.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0468
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a family dressed in rain jackets waving to a man on a motorcycle.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Motorcycles
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "2660 C Bby NW Brian / 10/30 pg ? 80%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster, [1912] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/168-004.jpg?width=280)
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34969
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster in a motorcycle and sidecar at Nelson Avenue and Clinton Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1912] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Forster family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 168-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-17
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster in a motorcycle and sidecar at Nelson Avenue and Clinton Street.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Motorcycles
- Names
- Forster, Wilson
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Nelson Avenue
- Clinton Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
![Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Forster, [1912] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/168-004.jpg)
![Robert Henderson on motorcycle, [1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200800460002.jpg?width=280)
Robert Henderson on motorcycle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2868
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1917]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : tiff
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : tiff
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Municipal Policeman Constable Robert Henderson on an "Excelsior" motorcycle in front of the old stables at the Edmonds Municipal Hall.
- History
- Robert Henderson was a member of the Burnaby Municipal Police from 1910 to an unknown date. There is also an image of him riding a motorcycle and he appears in a number of group photos. The first motorcycles used by the Burnaby Police were three "Excelsiors". They were replaced in a short time by Harley Davidson's. From Policing in Burnaby thesis in Reference library.
- Names
- Henderson, Robert "Bob"
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7282 Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV008.46.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1917]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Colour photocopy accompanying
Images
![Robert Henderson on motorcycle, [1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200800460002.jpg)
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Interview with George Hollinger by Eric Damer November 22, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory345
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1952-2012
- Length
- 0:11:08
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's recreational activities. He discusses the activities that he took part in during his early days in Burnaby, including shooting, hunting and going to taverns. He also mentions playing hockey which he continues to do to this day.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's recreational activities. He discusses the activities that he took part in during his early days in Burnaby, including shooting, hunting and going to taverns. He also mentions playing hockey which he continues to do to this day.
- Date Range
- 1952-2012
- Length
- 0:11:08
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 22, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with George Hollinger conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: car and motorcycle racing.
- Biographical Notes
- George Hollinger was born in 1930 in Montreal. After serving in the Navy in World War II, George bought his first motorcycle in Montreal. He spent the next seven years travelling by motorcycle throughout Canada, the United States, and the eastern part of Mexico. He built and tuned various engines that won championships in both Western Canada and the United States of America. George came to the Burnaby area for the first time in 1952 to experience Burnaby’s quarter-mile dirt track, Digney Speedway. Years later he got married and bought a house. After retiring from motorsports in 1975, George picked up hockey.
- Total Tracks
- 2
- Total Length
- 0:20:12
- Interviewee Name
- Hollinger, George
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with George Hollinger
Track two of recording of interview with George Hollinger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-013/MSS171-013_Track_2.mp3Follow that fire : the history of the Burnaby Fire Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5194
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 363.378 PEN COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby, B.C.]
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fire departments
- Fire fighters
- Name Access
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Notes
- Maps on lining papers.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
![Barnet Road and North Avenue, [1914] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197200110019.jpg?width=280)
Barnet Road and North Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3105
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1914]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Barnet Road, a dirt road at the time of the photograph, from North Road. There is a sign post in the foreground to the left that indicates the crossing is "NORTH AVE" and "BARNET RD". On the sign post a provincial notice is tacked on. There are electric posts along one side of Barnet …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 16.0 x 20.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Barnet Road, a dirt road at the time of the photograph, from North Road. There is a sign post in the foreground to the left that indicates the crossing is "NORTH AVE" and "BARNET RD". On the sign post a provincial notice is tacked on. There are electric posts along one side of Barnet Road, and further down the road is an unidentified man riding a motorcycle or a bicycle. According to an earlier catalogue record from 1988, the view is looking East, and the mountain rising in the background is Burnaby Mountain. The record also dates the negative ca. 1914
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Roads
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- North Road
- Accession Code
- HV972.11.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1914]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 14/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
![Barnet Road and North Avenue, [1914] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197200110019.jpg)
![Pickup Truck, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1456.jpg?width=280)
Pickup Truck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription81319
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a pickup truck, holding a motorcycle helmet.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1995 and 1998]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 22.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1456
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man sitting in a pickup truck, holding a motorcycle helmet.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ray, Steve
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "144 Bby Steve / 76% Bby p. 15"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
![Pickup Truck, [between 1995 and 1998] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1456.jpg)
Sharole Taylor
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80712
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 29, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sharole Taylor carrying a gift for the annual motorcycle toy run.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 29, 1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0978
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sharole Taylor carrying a gift for the annual motorcycle toy run.
- Names
- Taylor, Sharole
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Ponne, Simone
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "2447 B Simone Bby 30 x 54 T/C"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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