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Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of child…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1936 and 1939]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (8 min., 37 sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-002-3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-15

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the annual Sports Day events held at Burnaby Central Park. The film opens with an unidentified dedication ceremony and tree planting in an unknown location and switches to students marching into Central Park. Hundreds of children and Youth are showcased in sporting field events and competitions such as track and field sports, acrobatics, gymnastics, dancing, leap frog, skipping, rugby.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Occupations; Occupations - Labourers; Organizations - Mens' Societies and Clubs; Organizations - Womens' Societies and Clubs

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'May Day Events'

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Central Park

Street Address: 3883 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

Images

Video

Burnaby Sports Day, [between 1936 and 1939]

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Burnaby trail study

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1980

Call Number: 711.558 BUR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 711.558 BUR

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: Planning Dept.

Publication Date: 1980

Physical Description: 105 p. : ill. ; 36 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): City planning--British Columbia; Trails--British Columbia--Burnaby; City planning--British Columbia--Burnaby; Parks--British Columbia--Burnaby

Subjects: Planning - City Planning

Notes: Document inserted in cover: "Re: access, trail development Burnaby foreshore areas, acting municipal manager's recommendation", July 06, 1988, Item 29, Manager's report no. 47, council meeting: 1988/07/11.; Oversized book.

Burnaby under cover 86

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ledwon, Erich

Publication Date: 1988

Call Number: 363.2 LED COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 363.2 LED COPY 1

Author: Ledwon, Erich

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Publication Date: 1988

Physical Description: 162 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Police

Subjects: Occupations; Occupations - Police Officers; Public Services - Policing; Public Services

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Notes: 4 copies held: copy 1

Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1938]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 21 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 6. The film segment opens with colour footage of people lawn bowling at Burnaby's Central Park. Dot Digney, Sid and Connie Swan can be seen bowling. This footage is followed with Andy Digney and Charles E. Jones at the Bird's of Paradise b…

1 image 1 video

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1937 and 1938]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 21 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a silent digitized film segment identified as Reel 6. The film segment opens with colour footage of people lawn bowling at Burnaby's Central Park. Dot Digney, Sid and Connie Swan can be seen bowling. This footage is followed with Andy Digney and Charles E. Jones at the Bird's of Paradise bird sanctuary followed by footage of Stanley Park. The footage continues and interchanges between black and white and colour as the Digney's take a ferry ride to North Vancouver where they visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Fishermen's Cove. The reel closes with footage of skiers on Grouse Mountain and a fire at Pier D in 1938.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Sports - Lawn Bowling; Sports - Skiing

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Jones, Charles E.; Digney, Dorothy

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Kingsway-Beresford Area

Images

Video

Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore, [between 1937 and 1938]

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Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1950-1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 film reels + 20 videcassettes + 1 avi video file + 17 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of videos and films collected by Burnaby Village Museum from various sources. Items in this collection pertain to specific film projects about Burnaby or document people and historic events related to the history of Burnaby. Collection is arranged into the following series: 1) …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 film reels + 20 videcassettes + 1 avi video file + 17 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Collection consists of videos and films collected by Burnaby Village Museum from various sources. Items in this collection pertain to specific film projects about Burnaby or document people and historic events related to the history of Burnaby. Collection is arranged into the following series: 1) Burnaby historical reference collection series 2) Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Accession Code: HV971.30; BV005.8; BV005.48; BV012.37; BV014.39; BV016.37; BV017.11; BV020.5

Date: 1950-1992

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Some items in this collection have copyright restrictions and are not available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view content.; Further accruals expected

Bygone Sandbach : a pictorial history

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Minshull, John

Publication Date: 1984

Call Number: 942 MIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV996.9.2

ISBN: 095101420X

Call Number: 942 MIN

Author: Minshull, John

Place of Publication: [Sandbach, Cheshire, England, U.K.]

Publisher: Rotary Club of Sandbach

Publication Date: 1984

Printer: Johnsons of Nantwick Ltd.

Physical Description: 80 p. ; ill. ; 15 x 21 cm.

Inscription: "Dr. Barbara Norden. 1984. / donated to Burnaby Village Museum. BC. / 1996 / with all good wishes."--Hand written in black and blue ink on title page.