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Physical Description: 22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, ne…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Girl Guides fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, programmes, photographs, illustrations and newsletters. Scrapbooks were created by Burnaby Girl Guides and Girl Guide leaders and deposited with the Burnaby Girl Guide Archivist prior to being donated to the Burnaby Village Museum. Record descriptions are available at both item and file level. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series 2) Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series 3) Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series 4) Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series

History: The Girl Guide Movement began in England in 1909 when girls in England demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally at the Crystal Palace in London, organized by Chief Scout and Boy Scout founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Following this event, Baden Powell asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to help him start a similar organization for girls and Girl Guides was formed. Girl Guides came to Canada in 1910 and the first troop in British Columbia was registered in Victoria in 1912. In 1913 Amy Leigh moved to Burnaby from England and enquired about a Guiding company in her area and was disappointed to find none. On June 11, 1914 at the age of 17 years, Amy registered the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company and became the captain. On April 2, 1916 the 2nd Burnaby Guide Company registered and met at Edmonds School. In this same year, the very first Burnaby Girl Guide Rally event took place at Central Park and by 1920 another took place at the Burnaby Municipal Hall (Edmonds) and was attended by both Burnaby and New Westminster Guides. The First Burnaby Brownie Pack was registered on December 1922 with Mrs. W.J. Matherson as Brown Owl. The Brownie Pack met in a West Burnaby facility. The First Burnaby Land Ranger Co. was formed on November 29, 1923 and by 1924 Burnaby became a District with four Guide companies, four Brownie Packs and the Rangers. In 1923 records show Mrs. Gavin as commissioner, Mrs. C.F. Carter in 1924 and Miss Amy Leigh between 1926 and 1928. The first District camp was held near Sechelt in 1927 on the property of Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Nixon with annual camps held here until 1930 when the Guide camp at Wilson Creek was established. In 1929 Guides and Brownies began taking part in the Annual May Day Celebrations at Central Park. In 1930 Burnaby became a Division with Mrs. C.F. Carter as Division Commissioner and Mrs. G. Peel as District Commissioner for South Burnaby and in 1931 Miss Amy Leigh became the first North Burnaby Commissioner. The 5th Burnaby Girl Guide Company in North Burnaby began publishing a bulletin in 1935. In this same year Burnaby Girl Guides attended a rally for Lord and Lady Powell who were visiting Vancouver and Burnaby Girl Guides became affiliated with Greater Vancouver Girl Guide Council. The packs and companies of North Burnaby were attached to the eastern section of Vancouver while South Burnaby and South Vancouver District became another Division. Mrs. Pochin organized the Burnaby Lake District in 1943 becoming the first District commissioner (In 1927 Mrs. Peel had guides in this area). The first training classes for Girl Guides were held in 1943 in a hall on Buller Avenue at the BCER tracks and also Phillips Hall on McKay Avenue. By 1945 a training camp was held on Mrs. Pochin’s property on Deer Lake. South Vancouver, South Burnaby and Burnaby Lake Districts took part in the training which was a change over from war time service and the return of Pioneer camping. Miss E. Perition was in charge of camp which was attended by Mrs. J. Quinnell, Mrs. J. Albertson and many guiders. In 1946 Lady Baden Powel returned for a visit to Vancouver and there was a rally at Connaught Park and Chief Scout Lord Rowallyn held a rally at Brocton Point. In 1947 Mrs. J. Albertson became Division Commissioner for South Vancouver and South Burnaby. Districts of Burnaby Lake and South Burnaby each adopted a European child and undertook to send regular parcels and by 1948 these Districts became a Burnaby Division once more under Division Commissioner Mrs. W.M. Wall. In September 1949 the first Sea Ranger Crew “S.R.S. Royal Oak” was formed under the Skipper, Miss E. Periton. The S.R.S. Royal Oak met at All Saint’s Church Hall on Royal Oak Ave. In 1950 Packs and Companies in North Burnaby organized into a District under Mrs. Hebron and in 1953 Sperling District was organized by District Commissioner Mrs. Hancock. 1953 was also the same year that South Burnaby District was divided into three Districts: Central Park District under Commissioner Miss Perition, Douglas District under Commissioner Mrs. J. McKee Wilson and Kingsway under Commissioner Mrs. J.G. Fowler. A few years later, in 1955 the guides and brownies were out in force to welcome Lady Baden Powel at a rally held in the PNE Gardens building and by March 1956 Burnaby ceased to be a part of Greater Vancouver Area and was organized under two Divisions of the Province. The Sperling, Willingdon and Vancouver Heights Districts in North Burnaby became North Burnaby Division with Mrs. H. Hebron as Division Commissioner. With rapid population growth further decentralization became necessary and South Burnaby Division was split in two, adding the new division of Central Burnaby under Commissioner Miss E. Perition. Central Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Burnaby Lake, Central Park and a new District named “Windsor” under Mrs. C. Dumfries. South Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Kingsway, Edmonds and Lakeview (the latter two also referred to as Douglas with Mrs. McGeachie and Mrs. J. Park as the first commissioners of these two Districts). In 1957 Burnaby became an Area unto itself with three Divisions, and 9 Districts under Miss Periton as the first Area Commissioner. In February 1957, Burnaby entered into a contract with Vancouver Girl Guide Council to lease a part of the Wilson Creek campsite. Under the leadership of Area Commissioner, Miss Periton, work started on the development of the site with funds raised by both the Girl Guides, local citizens and associations. A camp committee was formed with representation from each Division and a lot of help from Miss Norah Weller, the Wilson Creek camp manager. Plans were laid for the site with a dining shelter, store room and cook stove contracted for while a subcommittee of men was appointed to purchase building supplies and organize work parties to build cabins, a staff house, water pipes and sanitary facilities. The site opened in May 1958 with $6000 expended on building and equipping the camp, while an official opening took place on June 8 and by July Girl Guides began camping on the site. The Burnaby Area Committee became a member of the Burnaby Community Council and a participant in Community Chest in 1958 and on May 1, the Burnaby Area office opened. By 1959, with further participation in North Burnaby, Sperling District was split to form Sperling and Hillview Districts and by 1960 Kingsway District of South Burnaby split to form Kingsway and Royal Oak Districts. By December 1960, Burnaby Area had 3 Divisions, 11 Districts with a total membership of 2, 331.

Creator: Girl Guides of Canada

Accession Code: BV015.35; BV015.36; BV016.49

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1914-2009

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Some scrapbooks are only available in digital formats; Accessions that form part of this fonds include: BV015.35; BV015.36; BV016.49

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, riding in an open car during their 1939 visit to Canada. They are seen from chest up in their vehicle, and crowds can also be seen in the background.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm

Material Details: stamped on verso, u.l. "J.E. UNDERHILL/ 4078 West 12th Avenue/ Vancouver, B.C."

Scope and Content: Photograph of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, riding in an open car during their 1939 visit to Canada. They are seen from chest up in their vehicle, and crowds can also be seen in the background.

Subjects: Events - Royal Visits

Names: Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-2002; George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952

Accession Code: BV985.5884.1

Date: 1939

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 31-Aug-06

Scale: 100

Photographer: Underhill, James E.

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King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 1939 thumbnail

Quon Yuen Chung

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of Quon Yuen Chung (Johnnie Quon) sitting on a chair in a robe with his legs crossed holding a hat in his lap. He came to Vancouver in 1919 at age eleven.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 8 cm print

Material Details: Original to this copy print appears to have been ripped on both sides leaving only the seated subject

Scope and Content: Photograph of Quon Yuen Chung (Johnnie Quon) sitting on a chair in a robe with his legs crossed holding a hat in his lap. He came to Vancouver in 1919 at age eleven.

Names: Chung, Quon Yeun "Jonnie Quon"

Accession Code: BV999.49.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: [193-?]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: The chest in this accession (BV999.49.1) has been passed down the generation from Shong Yuen Chung to Quon Yuen Chung, to finally the donor.

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 08-Jun-09

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Two couples sitting on a bench

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of two couples sitting on a bench together. The couple on the left; the man is in light coloured double breasted suit with a hat, and the woman in light coloured dress with a jacket on top and a hat. The couple on the right; the man is wearing a dark coloured suit with his vest and blaze…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Material Details: stamped on verso, l.r. "B2"

Scope and Content: Photograph of two couples sitting on a bench together. The couple on the left; the man is in light coloured double breasted suit with a hat, and the woman in light coloured dress with a jacket on top and a hat. The couple on the right; the man is wearing a dark coloured suit with his vest and blazer opened at the chest, and a hat and is holding a cigarette in his hand. The woman is wearing a long overcoat over her blouse and skirt, with glasses and a hat.

Accession Code: BV985.5900.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-?]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of the group, see BV985.5900.2 For another photograph of the men in the group, see BV985.5900.3

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Two couples sitting on a bench, [193-?] thumbnail

Two men and a woman on a bench

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman and two men sitting together on a bench. The woman is sitting on the left in light coloured dress with a jacket on top and a hat and the men (one in light coloured double breasted suit with a hat and the other in a dark coloured suit and a hat with his vest and blazer opened a…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

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

Material Details: stamped on verso, l.r. "B2"

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman and two men sitting together on a bench. The woman is sitting on the left in light coloured dress with a jacket on top and a hat and the men (one in light coloured double breasted suit with a hat and the other in a dark coloured suit and a hat with his vest and blazer opened at the chest) sit to the right.

Accession Code: BV985.5900.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-?]

Media Type: Photograph

Related Material: For another photograph of the group, see BV985.5900.1 For another photograph of the men in the group, see BV985.5900.3

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Two men and a woman on a bench, [193-?] thumbnail

Woman and a boy

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman in a long dress tied at the waist, holding an unidentified boy standing in front of her. He is aged about three, and wearing stockings and strapped shoes with his shirt and shorts. He has his arms crossed across his chest. They are standing in front of shrubbery.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6.5 cm

Material Details: inscribed in black ink, verso, t. "Doesn't want to/ pose any longer/ for pictures.", stamped, l.l. [sideways] "B10"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman in a long dress tied at the waist, holding an unidentified boy standing in front of her. He is aged about three, and wearing stockings and strapped shoes with his shirt and shorts. He has his arms crossed across his chest. They are standing in front of shrubbery.

Accession Code: BV985.5803.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1910 and 1925]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-27

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Images

Woman and a boy, [between 1910 and 1925] thumbnail

Participants of Lion Dance fundraiser

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 1938

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of people who were involved in the Lion Dance to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers which took place in Victoria, British Columbia on March 5th and 6th, 1938. The group has gathered in front of a Chinese Public School. A number of women wear bands across their chests that read, "MEDIC…

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm

Material Details: Chinese characters have been added to the surface of the photograph

Scope and Content: Photograph of people who were involved in the Lion Dance to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers which took place in Victoria, British Columbia on March 5th and 6th, 1938. The group has gathered in front of a Chinese Public School. A number of women wear bands across their chests that read, "MEDICAL AID FOR WAR REFUGEES" and a number of men are wearing the lion costume pants.

Subjects: Events - Fundraising; Buildings - Schools; Persons - Chinese Canadians; Celebrations

Names: Chinese Public School

Geographic Access: Victoria

Accession Code: BV985.5331.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 1938

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-01-23

Photographer: Gibson, Wilfred

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Photographer's handwriting on recto of photograph reads: "The Lion Dance, to raise funds for Chinese War sufferers/ Victoria B.C. March 5th + 6th 1938 / Gibson/ PHOTO"

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