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Lochdale Community Hall ledger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58125
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger partially filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association financial records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1947-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lochdale Community Hall subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS056-029
Accession Number
BHS1991-19
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger partially filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association financial records.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Lochdale Community Hall ledger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58126
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955-1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association financial records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955-1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lochdale Community Hall subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS056-030
Accession Number
BHS1991-19
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association financial records.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Lochdale Community Hall ledger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58127
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association financial records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lochdale Community Hall subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS056-031
Accession Number
BHS1991-19
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association financial records.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Lochdale Community Hall minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58122
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook
Scope and Content
Item is a Lochdale Community Hall Association minute book.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1954-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lochdale Community Hall subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS056-026
Accession Number
BHS1991-19
Scope and Content
Item is a Lochdale Community Hall Association minute book.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Lochdale Community Hall petty cash record

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58117
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-1961
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (coil-bound)
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook recording a petty cash account pertaining to the Lochdale Community Hall Association.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1951-1961
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lochdale Community Hall subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (coil-bound)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS056-021
Accession Number
BHS1991-19
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook recording a petty cash account pertaining to the Lochdale Community Hall Association.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Lozells Community Association ledger book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57796
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger book used to record Lozells Community Association expenses.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1953-1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
C.B. Pritchard subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS015-011
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a ledger book used to record Lozells Community Association expenses.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of notebook
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Meeting minutes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57795
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet
Scope and Content
Item is a booklet comprised of loose leaf pages that have been bound together with a string of wool. Handwritten on the pages are meeting minutes for the North Burnaby Farmer's Institute.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1950-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
C.B. Pritchard subseries
Physical Description
1 booklet
Material Details
85 loose leaf pages bound together with wool
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS015-006
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a booklet comprised of loose leaf pages that have been bound together with a string of wool. Handwritten on the pages are meeting minutes for the North Burnaby Farmer's Institute.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Membership Roll

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58128
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook partially filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association member lists and attendance records.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945-1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lochdale Community Hall subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS056-032
Accession Number
BHS1991-19
Scope and Content
Item is a notebook partially filled with Lochdale Community Hall Association member lists and attendance records.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on title page of notebook
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Minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57786
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 ring binder
Scope and Content
Item is a six ring binder which houses North East Burnaby Farmer's Institute meeting minutes.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1932-1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
C.B. Pritchard subseries
Physical Description
1 ring binder
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS015-003
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a six ring binder which houses North East Burnaby Farmer's Institute meeting minutes.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of binder
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North Burnaby Fish and Game Club minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58320
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 minute book
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Fish & Game Club minute book, which begins with the club's inaugural meeting.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Fish and Game Club subseries
Physical Description
1 minute book
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS063-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1991-31
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Fish & Game Club minute book, which begins with the club's inaugural meeting.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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North Burnaby Kiwanis Club guest book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62801
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club guest book filled with member signatures.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS092-094
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club guest book filled with member signatures.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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North Burnaby Kiwanis Club minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59550
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 notebook (soft-cover)
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club Achievement Committee minute book.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1952-1957
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
Physical Description
1 notebook (soft-cover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS092-036
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club Achievement Committee minute book.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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North Burnaby Kiwanis Club scrapbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62802
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (161 photographs)
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, typed notes, and 161 photographs.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1949-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (161 photographs)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS092-095
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, typed notes, and 161 photographs.
Names
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Opening of new Municipal Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57998
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording : magnetic tape (scotch brand)
Scope and Content
Item is a magnetic tape recording of the Opening Ceremonies of the "new" Municipal Hall at 4000 Grandview Highway in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Mayor's Office subseries
Physical Description
1 sound recording : magnetic tape (scotch brand)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS042-002
Accession Number
BHS1989-02
Scope and Content
Item is a magnetic tape recording of the Opening Ceremonies of the "new" Municipal Hall at 4000 Grandview Highway in Burnaby.
Media Type
Sound Recording
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Open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner July / August 1973 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory83
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1919-1973
Length
0:07:14
Summary
This portion of the meeting pertains to Pritchard's thoughts on whether socialism is stronger now or then. The two men discuss the One Big Union (OBU) movement.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the meeting pertains to Pritchard's thoughts on whether socialism is stronger now or then. The two men discuss the One Big Union (OBU) movement.
Date Range
1919-1973
Photo Info
William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
Length
0:07:14
Subjects
Political Theories
Organizations - Unions
Interview Date
July / August 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a open meeting with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Audience members were invited to ask Pritchard questions. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:03:00
Interviewee Name
Pritchard, William A.
Penner, Norman
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track six of open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner

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Open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner July / August 1973 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory84
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1919-1975
Length
0:10:47
Summary
This portion of the meeting pertains to the legacy of the Winnipeg General Strike.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the meeting pertains to the legacy of the Winnipeg General Strike.
Date Range
1919-1975
Photo Info
William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
Length
0:10:47
Subjects
Protests and Demonstrations
Interview Date
July / August 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a open meeting with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Audience members were invited to ask Pritchard questions. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:03:00
Interviewee Name
Pritchard, William A.
Penner, Norman
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track seven of open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner

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Parks Commissioners election ballot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58002
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item is an election ballot for Park Commissioners for the District of Burnaby, held on December 15, 1956.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 p.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS045-001
Accession Number
BHS1989-10
Scope and Content
Item is an election ballot for Park Commissioners for the District of Burnaby, held on December 15, 1956.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
2 duplicates accompanying
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Permit to Install Fuel-oil Burner and Oil-burning Equipment

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65750
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 23, 1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p.
Scope and Content
Item is a "Permit to Install Fuel-oil Burner and Oil-burning Equipment" at 4144 Dale Avenue in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
December 23, 1953
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 p.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
42664
Accession Number
BHS2002-06
Scope and Content
Item is a "Permit to Install Fuel-oil Burner and Oil-burning Equipment" at 4144 Dale Avenue in Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
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Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory266
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1891-1955
Length
0:05:35
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
Date Range
1891-1955
Length
0:05:35
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Second Street Area
Interview Date
September 22, 1971
Scope and Content
Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
Biographical Notes
Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:24:19
Interviewee Name
Jones, Lillian May Davies
Wilson, Elsie
Porter, Lillie Lewis
Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of Pioneer Days interviews

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Planning Policies for the Future Development of the Government Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64863
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 report
Scope and Content
Item is a report entitled "Planning Policies for the Future Development of the Government Road - South Burquitlam District" produced by the Burnaby Planning Department.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1959
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 report
Description Level
Item
Record No.
42034
Accession Number
BHS1992-18
Scope and Content
Item is a report entitled "Planning Policies for the Future Development of the Government Road - South Burquitlam District" produced by the Burnaby Planning Department.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Continuation of title: "... - South Burquitlam District"
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