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Burnaby historical reference collection series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18928
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-1992, predominant 1950-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 3 film reels + 20 videocassettes + 1 avi
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of a reference collection of films relating to the history of Burnaby. Films include CBUT News footage "Burnaby Mountain Sod Turning"; a documentary film "Cabin" about the building of a log cabin at Burnaby Village Museum; a documentary film "A Friend at the Door" about the work of …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 3 film reels + 20 videocassettes + 1 avi
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of a reference collection of films relating to the history of Burnaby. Films include CBUT News footage "Burnaby Mountain Sod Turning"; a documentary film "Cabin" about the building of a log cabin at Burnaby Village Museum; a documentary film "A Friend at the Door" about the work of rural social workers in British Columbia; historical film footage from B.C. Transit Centennial of the B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams and home movie footage created by the Handel family.
- Accession Code
- HV971.30
- BV005.8
- BV005.48
- BV012.37
- BV014.39
- BV016.37
- BV017.11
- BV020.5
- Date
- 1950-1992, predominant 1950-1973
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10100
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.
- "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson
- Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"
- Scope and Content
- Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.
- History
- Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.
- Creator
- Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"
- Publisher
- Railway Pictures Incorporated
- Accession Code
- BV012.37.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1990
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Related Material
- See also BV020.5.1060
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.
- Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman
- VHS is a copy created from original excerpts
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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5468
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL COPY 2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282834
- 9780969282839
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL COPY 2
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Physical Description
- 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Notes
- 2 copies held : copy 2.
Digital Books
The 26 letters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5978
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ogg, Oscar
- Publication Date
- c1961
- c1948
- Call Number
- 745.6 OGG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 745.6 OGG
- Author
- Ogg, Oscar
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Publication Date
- c1961
- c1948
- Physical Description
- 262 p. ; ill., maps ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Alphabets
- Writing
- Lettering
- Type and type-founding
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Includes pictures of different types
34th Danish Canadian Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, May 21 - May 24, 2015
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6647
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 305.83981 DAN
- Contributor
- Kuhlman, Ed
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
- Publication Date
- 2015
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Contributor: "Editors of the Annual Heritage Book Vancouver 2015 Ed Kuhlman"
500 small houses of the twenties
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary826
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486263002
- 9780486263007
- Call Number
- 728 SMI
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Dover
- Publication Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 312 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Notes
- Reprint, with new introd. Originally published as v. 1 of: The books of a thousand homes. New York : Home Owners Service Institute, 1923.
The 1902 edition of the Sears Roebuck catalogue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary767
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Publication Date
- c1969
- Call Number
- 381 SEA Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0517009226
- Call Number
- 381 SEA Copy 1
- Author
- Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Contributor
- Amory, Cleveland
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Bounty Books
- Publication Date
- c1969
- Physical Description
- 1162 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Manufactures
- Catalogs
- Notes
- "With an introduction by Cleveland Amory".
- Includes index
- Reprint of the 1902 catalogue.
- Copy 1 of 2
1918-1998 : RAF 80th anniversary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6767
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 358.4009 RAF
- Contributor
- Handy, Brian
- Place of Publication
- [U,K.]
- Publisher
- Ministry of Defence, [U.K.]
- Publication Date
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 46 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force History
- Notes
- " RAF PUBLIC RELATIONS 1998' -- title page.
- "Editor: Sqn Ldr Brian Hardy"
A call to renew British Columbia's heritage program
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6718
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Heritage BC
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 11 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Conservation and restoration
- Periodicals
- Notes
- " www.heritagebc.ca"
A carousel is magic : the saving of Parker #119
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1320
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Boulanger, Annie
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Call Number
- 731.932 BOU Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969992904
- Call Number
- 731.932 BOU Copy 1
- Author
- Boulanger, Annie
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- 171 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm
- Inscription
- "To the Burnaby Village Museum - / one of my favourite places! / A. Boulanger / Sept 29/95", hand written in ink on title page of book
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merry-go-round--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Names
- Parker, Charles Wallace "C.W."
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Copy 1 of 2
- Signed by author.
A child's Christmas cookbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1255
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Chancellor, Betty
- Publication Date
- 1964
- Call Number
- 394.2663 CHA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 394.2663 CHA
- Author
- Chancellor, Betty
- Contributor
- Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
- Place of Publication
- Walnut Creek, CA
- Publisher
- Evergreen
- Publication Date
- 1964
- Physical Description
- 39 p. : ill. ; 21 x 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Burnaby Village Museum", handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christmas cooking
- Notes
- A collection of recipes and suggestions for simple meals and desserts as well as instructions for making easy Christmas gifts.
- "Published in conjunction with the exhibition, Once upon a Christmas, at the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado, December, 1964."
- "Illustrations from Thomas Nast and the St. Nicholas books, originally published in the late Victorian period."
A chronological history of the Burnaby Historical Society, 1957-1997
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Call Number
- 971.13306 MCG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.13306 MCG
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 53 p. : ill., ports. ;
- Inscription
- "Presented to Burnaby Village Museum by the / Burnaby Historical Society - 1977 / Pixie McGeachie", handwritten in ink on the cover of the book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- Researched and recorded by Pixie McGeachie. Includes facsimilies of newspaper articles.
A collection of Burnaby heritage stories
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1126
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.1 EDM
- Contributor
- Pioneer members of Edmonds Community Centre
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1992
- Physical Description
- 19 p. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- Burnaby's Centennial
A collector's guide to games and puzzles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1217
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1856279898
- Call Number
- 745.592 GOO Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Grange Books
- Publication Date
- 1997
- c1991
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Games--Collectors and collecting
- Games--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 128) and index.
- "A Quintet Book"-- verso.
Across far distant horizons : the life and times of a Canadian master mariner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1359
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Call Number
- 387.50971 HEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1895590132
- Call Number
- 387.50971 HEA
- Author
- Heal, S. C. (Syd C.)
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Cordillera Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "S C Heal / 24 Aug 2007", handwritten in ink on title page of book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merchant marine--Canada--Officers
- Ship captains--Canada
- Maritime History
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Trevor Whitla Bridges
A dictionary of marks : ceramics, metalwork, furniture : the identification handbook for antique collectors
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1180
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. American ed.
- Publication Date
- 1968
- Call Number
- 745.1 MAC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0801520894
- Call Number
- 745.1 MAC
- Edition
- Rev. American ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Hawthorn Books
- Publication Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 317 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Hallmarks
- Pottery--Marks
- Marks of origin
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-310) and index.
A dictionary of textile terms
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary956
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dan River Mills, Inc.
- Edition
- 9th ed.
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Call Number
- 677 DAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 677 DAN
- Edition
- 9th ed.
- Author
- Dan River Mills, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Danville, Va.
- Publisher
- Dan River Mills
- Publication Date
- c1964
- Physical Description
- 128 p. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- "G. Macleod", handwritten in ink on front cover and title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Textile industry
- Textile fabrics--Dictionaries
- Notes
- Sixth ed. published in 1951 under title: Dan River's dictionary of textile terms.
A Frontier guide to The Dewdney trail : Hope to Rock Creek, No.19
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1130
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 917.114 FRO
- Place of Publication
- [Calgary]
- Publisher
- Frontier Publishing
- Publication Date
- c1969
- Series
- Frontier Book
- Physical Description
- 56 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Notes
- Bibliography: p. 56.
A Frontier guide to The Dewdney trail : Rock Creek to Salmo, No.20
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1131
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 917.1144 FRO
- Place of Publication
- [Calgary]
- Publisher
- Frontier Publishing
- Publication Date
- c1969
- Series
- Frontier Book
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Notes
- Bibliography: p. 48.
A guide to pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 069.0615 GRI
- Place of Publication
- Madison, Wis
- Publisher
- American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical Description
- xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museums--Canada
- Museums--United States
- Pharmacy--Canada
- Pharmacy--United States
- Directories
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. x) and index.
- Cross reference with 615.074 GRI Rev. ed. of: Pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada / by George Griffenhagen and Ernst W. Stieb, 1988. 615.1 HAM Pharmacy museums and historical collections on public view in the United States and Canada / by Sami K. Hamarneh and Ernst W. Stieb, 1981.