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C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-] (date of originals) - 2012
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries
History
"The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.
Accession Code
BV013.19
BV019.21
BV019.39
BV020.5
BV020.12
BV022.2
X5124
X5125
Date
[190-] (date of originals) - 2012
Media Type
Photograph
Moving Images
Sound Recording
Related Material
Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds
Keith Jamieson fonds
Faye Diamond fonds
See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
Arrangement
Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Further accruals are expected
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images
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Elders Digital Storytelling project series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10595
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
17 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 1 hr., 45 min. ) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of seventeen short films that were produced in 2016 by seventeen participants as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project also known as "Sharing Our Stories". The films within the fonds are titled: "Vivian's Tapestry"; "Janet's Story"; "Lucky Number: A Tribute…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Series
Elders Digital Storytelling project series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
17 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 1 hr., 45 min. ) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of seventeen short films that were produced in 2016 by seventeen participants as part of the Elders Digital Storytelling project also known as "Sharing Our Stories". The films within the fonds are titled: "Vivian's Tapestry"; "Janet's Story"; "Lucky Number: A Tribute to my Sisters"; "My Story"; "It Took a While to Get There"; "A Tribute to Grandma Lamb"; "My Father's Garden"; "Laying Down My Paddle"; "Farmer Boy"; “Hickory Dickory Dock-What is the time on the clock?”; "Dance Me Home"; "Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story"; "Our Journey"; "The Store"; "Alfred's Fountain Pen"; "My Three Gifts" and "The Bet”.
History
The Elders Digital Storytelling project was called "Sharing Our Stories" and was a project completed by SFU Professor David Kaufman and Postdoctoral Scholar Ann Nguyen. The overall goal of the project was to use digital storytelling to encourage communication, socialization and development of English language, media and technology skills for seniors and immigrants. The project asked Burnaby seniors to write a short film about their lives and then to record using video software. Sharing Our Stories became part of a federally funded Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Grant in 2014 along with AGE-WELL NCE grants and was hosted by the City of Burnaby (BVM) and the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. BVM was given permission to have a copy of some of the films for their collection.
Accession Code
BV016.37
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
2016
Media Type
Moving Images
Arrangement
Item level descriptions are available BV016.37.1 to BV016.37.17
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Elections series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription141
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1906-2002
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of municipal elections records, including records pertaining to the election of Reeves/Mayors and Council members and, early on, of school trustees and police commissioners. Series also includes early records related to bylaw elections, in which bylaws were put before the public fo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1906-2002
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Elections series
Description Level
Series
File Class
45000 25 (add. 2020)
Scope and Content
Series consists of municipal elections records, including records pertaining to the election of Reeves/Mayors and Council members and, early on, of school trustees and police commissioners. Series also includes early records related to bylaw elections, in which bylaws were put before the public for approval. Also included are voters’ lists, 1912 to 1954, and election posters for the period 1906 to 1926.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Engineering General and Administration series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription144
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1980
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by the Engineering Department related to its administration, general services, and fulfilment of its responsibility to ensure the adequacy and continuity of the City’s infrastructure. Records include meeting minutes, ledgers, local improvements and infrastructure…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1980
Collection/Fonds
Engineering Department fonds
Series
Engineering General and Administration series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of records created by the Engineering Department related to its administration, general services, and fulfilment of its responsibility to ensure the adequacy and continuity of the City’s infrastructure. Records include meeting minutes, ledgers, local improvements and infrastructure plans, local improvement and sewer utility assessment rolls, photographs, and annual reports for the year 1937-1944.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Facilities series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription173
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-2010
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of records that were produced by the Planning Department to assist in the work of managing public facilities found in the City of Burnaby. Records include: maps, plans, reports, studies, financial statements, minutes, agendas, correspondence and memoranda.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-2010
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Facilities series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of records that were produced by the Planning Department to assist in the work of managing public facilities found in the City of Burnaby. Records include: maps, plans, reports, studies, financial statements, minutes, agendas, correspondence and memoranda.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Fire General and Administration series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription148
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-2019
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning. Records in the series include daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, sc…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-2019
Collection/Fonds
Fire Department fonds
Series
Fire General and Administration series
Description Level
Series
File Class
26200 20 (add. 2020)
Scope and Content
Series consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning. Records in the series include daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Fire insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1925-1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
Scope and Content
Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
over 100 plans on multiple sheets : col. lithographic prints
Scope and Content
Series consists of fire insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby created by the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association and a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company, Burnaby Plant created by Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
History
The British Columbia Underwriters' Association was founded in Victoria in 1880, most likely under the name British Columbia Fire Underwriters Association. In 1928 the organisation changed its name to the British Columbia Insurance Underwriters Association, and again in 1940 to the British Columbia Underwriters Association.
Accession Code
HV972.111
BV987.1.70
BV015.10.1
Date
1925-1957
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Frances Fleming manuscripts series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1988 and [2000]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of two unpublished manuscripts created by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington). One is titled "The Way it Was - a very personal account of my childhood 1913-1925" ,"The true and painful history of the Waplington family on which the story of "Lizzie Lau / Wallingford" is based." and t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Frances Fleming manuscripts series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of two unpublished manuscripts created by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington). One is titled "The Way it Was - a very personal account of my childhood 1913-1925" ,"The true and painful history of the Waplington family on which the story of "Lizzie Lau / Wallingford" is based." and the other is titled "In and Out of a Cedar Shake Shack The life of a little girl from World War I to Canada's Diamond Jubilee".
Accession Code
BV016.46
Date
1988 and [2000]
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Harold E. Winch biographical records series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3639
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1933-2003
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch and the process of writing his biography. Records include newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, publications, and one photograph. Some correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other textual records deal with the potential biography sp…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch biographical records series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5 folders of textual records + 1 photograph
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to Harold Edward Winch and the process of writing his biography. Records include newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, publications, and one photograph. Some correspondence, newspaper clippings, and other textual records deal with the potential biography specifically, including agreements between Jessie Winch and the Boag Foundation and financial records. It is unclear whether the biography was ever written.
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Winch, Jessie
Accession Code
BV013.12
Date
1933-2003
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Harold E. Winch photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3640
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1914-[ca. 1990]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
ca. 500 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs and photograph albums relating to Harold Winch's family and political career. Subjects include Winch's work in BC and Ottawa, CCF conventions, political travels and visits, family events, family vacations, and Winch's wedding to Jessie Winch. Also included in the albu…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
ca. 500 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs and photograph albums relating to Harold Winch's family and political career. Subjects include Winch's work in BC and Ottawa, CCF conventions, political travels and visits, family events, family vacations, and Winch's wedding to Jessie Winch. Also included in the albums are numerous postcards and some newspaper clippings and ephemera.
Accession Code
BV013.12
Date
1914-[ca. 1990]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Hawkshaw family photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19361
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1888-1987, predominant 1935-1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 album (284 photographs) + 9 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a photograph album that was created by and belonged to Crichton Hawkshaw as well as other family photographs including members of the McClean and Hawkshaw families.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
1 album (284 photographs) + 9 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a photograph album that was created by and belonged to Crichton Hawkshaw as well as other family photographs including members of the McClean and Hawkshaw families.
Accession Code
BV996.6
Date
1888-1987, predominant 1935-1939
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Photograph album is described at file level and photographs within are described at item level. Photographs within album were accessioned chronologically from the first to the last page.
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Hill family and Vidal family papers series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82702
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
9.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of five files: (1). Jones family textual records; (2). Wright family textual records; (3). Hyde family textual records; (4) Vidal family textual records; and (5). Hill family textual records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family papers series
Physical Description
9.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
Series
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Series consists of five files: (1). Jones family textual records; (2). Wright family textual records; (3). Hyde family textual records; (4) Vidal family textual records; and (5). Hill family textual records.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Hill family and Vidal family photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82117
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1860-1940]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
255 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a photographic album holding two hundred fifty-three photographs and twenty-seven slides compiled by the Hill family and the Vidal family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1860-1940]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
255 photographs
Description Level
Series
Record No.
550
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Series consists of a photographic album holding two hundred fifty-three photographs and twenty-seven slides compiled by the Hill family and the Vidal family.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Historical Building records series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription135
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-2003
Collection/Fonds
Building Department fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
The series consists of ledgers kept by the Building Department indicating work assignments for Building Department staff, as well as building permits issued to applicants.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926-2003
Collection/Fonds
Building Department fonds
Series
Historical Building records series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
The series consists of ledgers kept by the Building Department indicating work assignments for Building Department staff, as well as building permits issued to applicants.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Historical Finance records series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription146
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1990
Collection/Fonds
Finance Department fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
30cm of textual records
Scope and Content
The series consists of trades license indexes and general registers kept by the Finance Department.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1990
Collection/Fonds
Finance Department fonds
Series
Historical Finance records series
Physical Description
30cm of textual records
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
The series consists of trades license indexes and general registers kept by the Finance Department.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Housing and Residential Development

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription170
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958-2000
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series contains records that were produced by the Planning Department in regards to their role in the development and planning of houses and residential areas in Burnaby. These records include: maps, plans, architectural and technical material, reports, minutes of Council and Council Committees, a…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1958-2000
Collection/Fonds
Planning Department fonds
Series
Housing and Residential Development series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series contains records that were produced by the Planning Department in regards to their role in the development and planning of houses and residential areas in Burnaby. These records include: maps, plans, architectural and technical material, reports, minutes of Council and Council Committees, agendas, reports, studies, statistics, financial papers, correspondence, and memoranda.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Hugh H. Stewart associations and memberships series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9781
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1910-1960
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of membership cards, receipts and minutes relating to associatons that Hugh H. Stewart was involved with. Associations include; the Burnaby Lions Club, Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association, North Burnaby Board of Trade, Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans, Indepen…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Series
Hugh H. Stewart associations and memberships series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of membership cards, receipts and minutes relating to associatons that Hugh H. Stewart was involved with. Associations include; the Burnaby Lions Club, Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association, North Burnaby Board of Trade, Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans, Indepentdent Order of the Odd Fellows Association (I.O.O.F).
Accession Code
HV979.50
Date
1910-1960
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of series
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Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9779
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[189_]-1925
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of personal records retained by Hugh H. Stewart during the course of his life. Records include various receipts relating to healthcare, insurance, taxes, personal items, property sales, utilities and licenses along with documents relating to personal loans and a handw…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Series
Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a selection of personal records retained by Hugh H. Stewart during the course of his life. Records include various receipts relating to healthcare, insurance, taxes, personal items, property sales, utilities and licenses along with documents relating to personal loans and a handwritten recipe.
Accession Code
HV979.50
Date
[189_]-1925
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of series
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Irwin family photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription21424
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1925-1939] (date of originals), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
64 photographs (tiffs)
Scope and Content
Series consists of copies of photographs pertaining to the Irwin family and the Barnet Lumber Company while Henry Stanley Irwin worked for the Barnet Lumber Company and the family lived on site. Many of these photographs were published in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Series
Irwin family photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
64 photographs (tiffs)
Scope and Content
Series consists of copies of photographs pertaining to the Irwin family and the Barnet Lumber Company while Henry Stanley Irwin worked for the Barnet Lumber Company and the family lived on site. Many of these photographs were published in the book "In the Shadow by the Sea: Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village".
History
Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with their two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years. During this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family. The Barnet Lumber Company also known as the Barnet mill was in operation between 1925 and 1932. The mill was located on Burrard Inlet in the neighbourhood of Barnet and was one of the most successful local employers in Burnaby until the 1930s when the Great Depression resulted in a strike at the mill. The City of Burnaby eventually assumed control of the site including all of the homes when the company failed to pay it's taxes. The city then dismantled the mill and sold the property in two parts - the eastern section would become the Kapoor Sawmills Limited and the western portion, the McColl-Frontenac Oil Company.
Accession Code
BV019.32
Date
[1925-1939] (date of originals), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also, City of Burnaby Archives: Burnaby Historical Society fonds - "In the Shadow by the Sea subseries"
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Jeffers family photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18938
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1910-1960]
Collection/Fonds
Rhoda Jeffers fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
31 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of photographs of Rhoda Jeffers and members of her family.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Rhoda Jeffers fonds
Series
Jeffers family photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
31 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of photographs of Rhoda Jeffers and members of her family.
Accession Code
BV007.20
Date
[1910-1960]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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