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The bride and her mother

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39281
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 7, 1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Florence Hart (left) and her mother, Alice Hart (right) on Florence's wedding day. Florence was the daughter of Frederick J. Hart and she married Harold Godwin. The picture was taken on the grounds of the Hart House.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 7, 1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-600
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Florence Hart (left) and her mother, Alice Hart (right) on Florence's wedding day. Florence was the daughter of Frederick J. Hart and she married Harold Godwin. The picture was taken on the grounds of the Hart House.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Hart, Alice Chapman
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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The bride with her mother and sister

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 7, 1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of (l to r): Edwyna Hart, Florence Hart and Alice Hart. The photograph was taken on the occasion of Florence's wedding to Harold Godwin. The women are shown standing on some steps.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 7, 1922
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.4 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-603
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of (l to r): Edwyna Hart, Florence Hart and Alice Hart. The photograph was taken on the occasion of Florence's wedding to Harold Godwin. The women are shown standing on some steps.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Hart, Alice Chapman
Peers, Edwyna Hart
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Mary DeGuerre's mother and aunt

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920, copied in 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 10.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary DeGuerre's aunt and mother Justiene, taken by Mary DeGuerre in Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1920.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920, copied in 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 10.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-957
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mary DeGuerre's aunt and mother Justiene, taken by Mary DeGuerre in Fort Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1920.
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
DeGuerre, Mary
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Mary's mother (right) and aunt in 1920."
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Mother Daughter Walk

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Cheerios Mother Daughter Walk taking place at an unidentified stadium. Photographs depict participants walking around the stadium's track and warming up before the walk, and Diane Dawson with her daughter, Meredith Patterson, and granddaughter Alicia.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
4 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2852
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the Cheerios Mother Daughter Walk taking place at an unidentified stadium. Photographs depict participants walking around the stadium's track and warming up before the walk, and Diane Dawson with her daughter, Meredith Patterson, and granddaughter Alicia.
Subjects
Events - Fundraising
Events
Recreational Activities
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ponne, Simone
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2852-1: "Over 300 people start off their walk by going around the track first."
Caption from metadata for 535-2852-2: "The start of the walk had participant loop around the track first."
Caption from metadata for 535-2852-3: "Three generations Diane Dawson ,grandmother, Meredith Patterson with baby Alicia Patterson."
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Mother Goose rhymes and nursery tales

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Star ed.
Publication Date
c1927
Call Number
808.8 PIP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV002.14.10
Call Number
808.8 PIP
Edition
Star ed.
Contributor
Piper, Watty
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Platt & Munk
Publication Date
c1927
Physical Description
[103] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Nursery rhymes
Notes
``edited by Watty Piper.``
Watty Piper is pseudonym used by publisher, Platt & Munk refer to http://w1.loganberrybooks.com/books/authors/watty-piper.htm
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Robert at ten weeks with his god-mother

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 6 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers being held by a woman identified as his godmother, Florence Hart Godwin.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 6 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-221
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers being held by a woman identified as his godmother, Florence Hart Godwin.
Names
Peers, Robert C.K.
Godwin, Florence Hart
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Vera Forster and her mother

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36785
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of toddler Vera Forster her mother at 2849 McKay Avenue (old street number).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 8.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-242
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of toddler Vera Forster her mother at 2849 McKay Avenue (old street number).
Names
Bruce, Vera Forster
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph;
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Street Address
6208 McKay Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
when he was eight years old, George Leaf emigrated from England with his mother, two sisters and stepfather, John Burgess. The acreage near N e w Westminster that M r . Burgess bought would be incorporated in 1892 as part of the municipality of Burnaby. The family of seven, which also included two
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
096928280x
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Contributor
Sone, Michael
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Corporation of the District of Burnaby
Publication Date
c1987
Physical Description
495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
Library Subject (LOC)
Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
Frontier and pioneer life
Biography
Object History
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Notes
"Editor Michael Sone".
Includes index.
4 copies held: copy 4
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
before his time. His father and mother had both died but he left behind in the 'Old Land' several sisters. I suppose at that time his reason for leaving and coming to Canada was the opportunity of making a better living than in Ire- land. His arrival in Canada took him to Fonthill, Ontario, near Niagara
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282885
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
Contributor
Wolf, Jim
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
Geographic Access
Barnet Road
Burrard Inlet
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
"edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
Copy 2 of 2
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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2002
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
, and with their mother made their home �14 L a n d o f P r o m i s e with brother Tom in Leicestershire after their father’s death in 1851. The evidence of the letters supports the belief that the Burnabys were a close and devoted family, united in their care for each other and their surviving parent. What
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282850
9780969282853
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
British Columbia--History--1849-1871
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
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Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Burnaby Community Heritage Commission
Publication Date
2002
Call Number
971.1 PRI COPY 1
of the era , information is included on life before the Moores moved into Hart House, after they moved out, and extending to areas beyond the immediate neighbourhood. The Moores were an outstanding Burnaby family, in which the mother was a tower of strength, who not only looked after a large family mainly
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282877
Call Number
971.1 PRI COPY 1
Author
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Burnaby Community Heritage Commission
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Inscription
"To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Moore family
Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
Frontier and pioneer life
Pioneers
Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.
Signed by the author.
2 copies held : copy 1.
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Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
c2007
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
on the Burnaby Lake line that we all used was Vorce. My mother (Hester) went to school in New Westminster riding the tram every school day. She always said that the conductors looked after the school children and knew them by name. The conductors and motorman would often tell my Mother to say hello to her
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
388.460971 TRA
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Contributor
Friends of Interurban 1223
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2007
Printer
City of Burnaby Printshop
Physical Description
91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Name Access
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Editor : Pixie McGeachie
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Ed Brown family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97218
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1920
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
12 photographs: 7 b&w jpgs.; 4 sepia jpgs., 1 med. b&w print.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs that belonged to the Brown family. Photographs depict Ed Brown, his wife Jennie, and their children at their homes on Royal Oak Avenue and McKay Avenue; Brown's trucking company; and other Burnaby locations and events.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1920
Collection/Fonds
Ed Brown Family fonds
Physical Description
12 photographs: 7 b&w jpgs.; 4 sepia jpgs., 1 med. b&w print.
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2008-03
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs that belonged to the Brown family. Photographs depict Ed Brown, his wife Jennie, and their children at their homes on Royal Oak Avenue and McKay Avenue; Brown's trucking company; and other Burnaby locations and events.
History
The following is copied from an article written by Brown's grandson, Jim Ervin, for "Old Autos" in 2003, in an article entitled "Grandfather was a trucker...": The roots of my family run deep in Burnaby, especially on my mother’s side. It was her father, my grandfather, who started one of Burnaby’s first trucking businesses, E.S. Brown’s Transfer. I could find no record of when he actually began operations but I have pictures to show that he was using horses before he had trucks. One of my enclosed pictures dates from about 1910 since I know the birth dates of his two oldest daughters and they are in the picture as very small children. He met and married my grandmother, whose maiden name was Jennie Birtch, from Ontario, and I still have relatives back east from both branches of the family. They were married on Sept. 27, 1905. But where, I can’t say. They had their first child, Hazel, born April 2, 1908. Then came seven more daughters but no sons to help with the family business. The business was located at the family home at 3131 Royal Oak Ave. in South Burnaby. That was close to the top of one of the steepest hills in Burnaby and must have made for a real test of man and machine to drive it, especially in winter. The children loved it for sleigh riding but probably not father. My mother, Inez, was the second oldest daughter, born Oct. 9, 1909. She would have been born, along with her sister Hazel, in the big house shown in the picture and built by my grandfather. But this house was to later burn down. That’s when Edward Sadler Brown decided to move his family from the side of the hill to the top and much closer to the main road, Kingsway. Most of the area was forest at that time and one of Ed’s first jobs was to haul shingle bolts out of the forest, with a team of horses. Please don’t ask me what a shingle bolt is but my mother knew and used to have to grease the skids placed on the logging trails for the loaded sleds to be pulled out on. One time, as she told me, there was a huge forest fire and my grandfather barely escaped with his life and one last load. Later, when the area had been cleared, he helped to build the Oakalla Prison Farm, now replaced by town-houses on Royal Oak Ave. This job led to him becoming the first contractor to haul the license plates made by the prisoners. Some of these plates would be worn by Ed’s own trucks. The trucks, which he eventually acquired, included some pretty obscure makes such as Hufman, Garford, Stewart (which my mother often said was no good), Gotfredson and the more common names of Chevrolet and GMC. A Ford Model T would probably have been too light for the kind of hauling Ed was doing in the 1920s. I always thought that his main cargo was coal and coke, but I received quite a surprise with some recently discovered information. It started when I was removing boxes of general junk from the house to the garage to make more space. One of those boxes broke open and one item which came out wasn’t junk by any means. It was a copy of a business card for Brown’s Transfer, a company which hauled coal, coke, wood and did furniture moving as well. My mother often described my grandfather as a “go-getter” for business. I believe I see what she meant. Never was I so glad to have a cardboard box break open and to retrieve such an important item. My mother was a saver like you wouldn’t believe, a habit which the Great Depression drilled into her. In another box containing old receipts, I found a copy of one from Brown’s Transfer which offered even more insight into the company. The receipt isn’t dated but only the last number of the year required filling in on the form. And this dates it as issued sometime during the 1920s. The surprising thing is the amount of items sold by my grandfather. Not just coal, wood and coke anymore. Now he was into sand, gravel, cement, brick lime, tile and sewer pipe. Furniture moving seemed to be sort of a sideline, mentioned in smaller letters at the bottom. But notice some of the other items on the hand written receipt. There’s lumber, grass seed, paint, glass, a loan (spelled lone) on painting a house. I’m not sure that I understand that one or the payment on house or the one about the toilet. But it’s obvious that this was a man who knew how to make a buck in many ways. He was almost his own building supply store, it would seem. Also mentioned on the form is an office location at 4009 Kingsway. The building is no longer there but it did survive into my life time. Often, my mother would point out to me where the office once was on the north side of Kingsway, near McKay Ave. Still standing, though, ist he old family home at the former address (now changed) of 3131 Royal Oak Ave. That’s where my mother and all seven of her sisters were born. These were the “swampers” on dad’s trucks, a job hard enough for a man. Ed did hire men as well to work as drivers and even employed his own mechanic. But for the girls, it wasn’t really a paying kind of job. “Some times he would buy us an ice-cream cone,” my mother would say. In those days, parents wanted large families to help with all the work which needed doing. Payment in dollars and cents just wasn’t usually part of the deal. I never knew my grandmother, Jennie, who died in 1946 at age 61, an early age to go but likely reflective of a lifetime of hard work and too many children. However, I did know my grandfather who lived into his 70s.His company came to a rather sad end, as related by my mother, in the dirty 30s. Apparently a certain sister of my grandmother, great aunt to myself, reported to the local school board that grandfather was supplying them with an inferior grade of coal for the schools. Then the school board cancelled his contract and that put him into bankruptcy. Whether the story is true or not doesn’t seem to matter much any more since no one who could have known is still among the living. Ed Brown, the industrious, rugged individualist did make a small come-back in the early 1950s with his own plumbing business. The details of that enterprise, I don’t know. But I do remember his old International panel truck he used. People such as my grandfather made a great contribution to Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
BHS298
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Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Edition
Rev.
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282893
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Edition
Rev.
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Architecture
Historic buildings
Buildings
Historic sites
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Heritage
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
2 copies held: copy 1.
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Ran Beamish personal papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription100661
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928-1965
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 cm. of textual records; 17 small b&w prints; 6 med. col. prints; and 2 large b&w prints.
Scope and Content
File consists of materials related to Ran's personal life as an adult, including: religious papers; photocopies of papers related to his time at UBC; newspaper clippings related to his wedding, his great-aunt, his mother, and his wife and children; his marriage certificate; correspondence with his …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928-1965
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Series
William Randolph Beamish scrapbook series
Physical Description
2 cm. of textual records; 17 small b&w prints; 6 med. col. prints; and 2 large b&w prints.
Description Level
File
Record No.
66675
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2023-03
Scope and Content
File consists of materials related to Ran's personal life as an adult, including: religious papers; photocopies of papers related to his time at UBC; newspaper clippings related to his wedding, his great-aunt, his mother, and his wife and children; his marriage certificate; correspondence with his mother; photographs of him and his birth mother; photographs of his mother's funeral; his UBC degree; and his death certificate.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
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Applegate and Pearce family genealogical records

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-2009
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of records related to Beamish's family history on his biological mother's side, including a letter from the Post Office confirming his mother's address, and printouts from Ancestry.com related to the efforts of Ran's daughter Joanne to track down Ran's biological father. The individua…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-2009
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Series
William Randolph Beamish scrapbook series
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
File
Record No.
66677
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2023-03
Scope and Content
File consists of records related to Beamish's family history on his biological mother's side, including a letter from the Post Office confirming his mother's address, and printouts from Ancestry.com related to the efforts of Ran's daughter Joanne to track down Ran's biological father. The individual information of several people bearing the surname Applegate are included as potential paternal relatives, as well as that of Gertrude Francis Pearce, Ran's biological mother. Also included are handwritten notes taken by Ran when he met his biological mother (for the first time?) in Fredericton during a Reeves and Mayors convention, and telegrams sent to Ran to report his mother's death.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
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Derek Corrigan campaign victory

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Derek Corrigan celebrating with his mother, campaign workers, and wife, Kathy Corrigan, at his campaign victory for mayor of City of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3000
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Derek Corrigan celebrating with his mother, campaign workers, and wife, Kathy Corrigan, at his campaign victory for mayor of City of Burnaby.
Subjects
Elections
Officials - Mayors and Reeves
Events - Competitions
Names
Corrigan, Derek
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-3000-1: "Burnaby's new mayor-elect, Derek Corrigan, gets a congratulatory hug from his mother, at his campaign victory party Saturday night."
Caption from metadata for 535-3000-2: "Burnaby's new mayor-elect toasts his campaign workers, at their victory part on Saturday night."
Caption from metadata for 535-3000-3: "Burnaby's new mayor-elect, Derek Corrigan, celebrates his victory with his wife, Kathy."
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Dogwood Lodge closure

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Auriel Arner and Eira Koch visit with their mother, Ivy Hear, at the Dogwood Lodge, shortly before its closure.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-3102
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Auriel Arner and Eira Koch visit with their mother, Ivy Hear, at the Dogwood Lodge, shortly before its closure.
Subjects
Persons - Seniors
Persons - Families
Public Services - Health Services
Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Auriel Arner and Eira Koch visit with their mother, Ivy Hear, one of five remaining patients waiting to be moved out of the Dogwood Seniors' Home."
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
3755 Willingdon Avenue
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Images
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Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1984]
Collection/Fonds
Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two photographs of actors from Vancouver Sath performing in the play "Maluka" at Sexsmith Elementary School.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of two photographs of actors from Vancouver Sath performing in the play "Maluka" at Sexsmith Elementary School.
History
Dr. Sadhu Binning was born on May 10, 1947 to mother Gurmej Kaur and father Jeet Singh Binning. Due to lack of proper records management in India at the time of his birth, it is believed that he was actually born sometime in December of 1947. He grew up alongside two brothers and one sister in a village located in Kapurthala, Punjab. Dr. Binning attended secondary school in the nearby city of Phagwara, Punjab although he did not complete his education here. Throughout his childhood, he enjoyed reading both Punjabi and Hindi novels and learned how to read Urdu as well. Dr. Binning’s uncle, Dhana Singh immigrated to Canada in 1933 and returned to India in 1953. When Dhana Singh returned to Canada in 1957, he sponsored Dr. Binning’s father, Jeet Singh Binning to immigrate. Dhana Singh co-owned a few saw mills in British Columbia and also worked in the truck driving industry. Dr. Binning remembers that some people who had lived in Canada would visit their village and that they appeared to be strong and healthy and looked happy. He also noticed that they would eat meat, so whenever they would visit there would be meat available. In 1967, when he was nineteen and a half years old, Dr. Binning immigrated Canada to join his father. He recalls his father and uncle and a friend arriving at the airport to pick him up. During his first few days, Dr. Binning made the decision to remove his turban and beard upon receiving advice from his uncle. Dr. Binning first obtained work on a farm in Abbotsford, working alongside his mother. While working, Dr. Binning also attended English classes in Vancouver. Dr. Binning’s Uncle Dhana Singh worked in a Vancouver saw mill and tried to help find work for his nephew but was unsuccessful. Dr. Binning soon found work at a saw mill in Avola and worked there until the end of the summer until a friend helped find him work in a saw mill in North Vancouver. During his free time, he enjoyed camping with friends. In 1970, Dr. Binning left the saw mill after obtaining a job at the post office. The post office offered lower wages than working at the mill but Dr. Binning believed that he would become more educated working here. While working as a postman, Dr. Binning recalls facing a lot of discrimination and racism and was often referred to as a ‘Paki’ multiple times a day. In 1973, Dr. Binning married Jagish Sihota. Sadhu and Jagdish originated from nearby villages in India and met each other in Canada. Dr. Binning’s wife, Jagdish worked at the Royal Bank of Canada for thirty years until her retirement. While working, she also looked after the household and their son and daughter. Jagdish also handwrote a magazine, “Watno Dur’ (English translation: ‘away from homeland’) which was distributed in the community. In 1976, Dr. Binning became the editor of the magazine and the name was later changed to “Watan’ as they had accepted their new homeland of Canada. While working at the post office, Dr. Binning also attended night school starting in eighth grade. After receiving his high school diploma, he was accepted to Simon Fraser University and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a double major in Anthropology and Sociology and in 1986 he obtained a Masters degree from Simon Fraser University. While attending university, Dr. Binning was very active within the community and wanted to work to improve society. He first thought that he would return to India to contribute and improve rights in his homeland but upon seeing the prevalence of the movements in Canada, he realized that work needed to be done here too. In 1983, Dr. Binning became a founding member and contributor to a theatrical collective known as “Vancouver Sath”. The theatrical group produced plays that represented societal issues and were invited to perform at multiple conferences throughout British Columbia and Canada. The group focused and acknowledged the many issues in Punjab and in Canada. One of the plays that the group produced focused on the exploitation of Punjabi women who worked on farms in Canada. Dr. Binning continued to be involved as an integral member of Vancouver Sath until 1995. Over the years, Dr. Binning has strongly lobbied for Punjabi language education and between 1988 and 2008 he worked as Punjabi instructor at the University of British Columbia. He first worked as a teaching assistant at UBC under Dr. Harjot Oberoi and due to low wages, he simultaneously worked at the Post Office. In 2019, Dr. Binning received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from UBC in recognition of his work. Since 1973, Dr. Binning has lived in Burnaby and has resided in the same home that he and his wife purchased in 1987. In his free time, he enjoys cycling, watercolour painting, travelling abroad and going on road trips.
Creator
Binning, Dr. Sadhu
Accession Code
BV023.7
Date
[1984]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also artifacts descriptions for related materials re: Vancouver Sath and Watan magazine: BV023.7.1 to BV023.7.16
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Early life materials

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription100655
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1937
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
7 p. of textual records, 3 small b&w prints, and other material.
Scope and Content
File consists of records pertaining to the birth and early life of Beamish, including a pin worn in his bib as a baby; a hand-painted pin given to him as a baby to wear in his bib by Mrs. T.S. Gillis, taken from her blouse; a Beamish Family Pedigree compiled by C.T.M. Beamish; a photograph of his b…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1937
Collection/Fonds
William Randolph Beamish fonds
Series
William Randolph Beamish scrapbook series
Physical Description
7 p. of textual records, 3 small b&w prints, and other material.
Material Details
File contains two small objects (broach pins)
Description Level
File
Record No.
66673
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2023-03
Scope and Content
File consists of records pertaining to the birth and early life of Beamish, including a pin worn in his bib as a baby; a hand-painted pin given to him as a baby to wear in his bib by Mrs. T.S. Gillis, taken from her blouse; a Beamish Family Pedigree compiled by C.T.M. Beamish; a photograph of his biological mother, Gertrude Applegate (nee Pearce); a photo of Gertrude Pearce and her mother; a graduation photo of Ran; a letter dated July 21, 1937, retroactively certifying Ran's birth and baptism; a photocopy of a letter signed by Ran’s birth parents giving him up for adoption; a photocopy of a letter signed by Ran’s adopted parents accepting his adoption; and a photocopy of Ran’s Certificate of Baptism, certifying his adoption.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
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