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1,000 razors priced & illustrated
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary944
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Schroeder, Bill
- Publication Date
- c1970
- Call Number
- 646.7 SCH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 646.7 SCH
- Author
- Schroeder, Bill
- Place of Publication
- Paducah, Ky.
- Publisher
- Schroeders
- Publication Date
- c1970
- Physical Description
- 71 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "John Adams", handwritten in ink on front cover.
The 1901 editions of the T. Eaton Co. Limited catalogues for spring & summer, fall & winter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary751
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- T. Eaton Co.
- Publication Date
- c1970
- Call Number
- 381 EAT Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0773710043
- Call Number
- 381 EAT Copy 1
- Author
- T. Eaton Co.
- Contributor
- Stoddart, Jack
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Musson
- Publication Date
- c1970
- Physical Description
- 454 p. in various pagings : ill. ; 26 cm
- Inscription
- "Donated / by Lyn Axford", written in pencil on title page of book.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Manufactures
- Department stores--Canada
- Catalogs
- Names
- T. Eaton Company Limited
- Notes
- "Introduction by Jack Stoddart." -- Title page.
- Includes index. Copy 1 of 4
1923 Sears, Roebuck catalogue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary769
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Publication Date
- c1973
- Call Number
- 381 SEA COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 381 SEA COPY 1
- Author
- Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Contributor
- Schroeder, Joseph J.
- Place of Publication
- Northfield, Ill.
- Publisher
- Digest Books
- Publication Date
- c1973
- Physical Description
- 974 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Burnaby Village Museum", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Manufactures
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Reprint of 1923 Sears, Roebuck, and Co. catalog.
- 3 copies held : copy 1.
1927 edition of the Sears, Roebuck catalogue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary770
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Publication Date
- c1970
- Call Number
- 381 SEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0517018659
- Call Number
- 381 SEA
- Author
- Sears, Roebuck and Company
- Contributor
- Mirken, Alan
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- Bounty Books
- Publication Date
- c1970
- Physical Description
- 1091 [12] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "John Adams", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Manufactures
- Catalogs
The 1927 edition of the T. Eaton Co. Limited. catalogue for spring and summer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5847
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0773710019
- Call Number
- 381.12 EAT
- Author
- T. Eaton Co.
- Contributor
- Stoddart, Jack
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON
- Publisher
- Musson
- Publication Date
- c1971
- Physical Description
- 408 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Manufactures
- Department stores--Canada
- Shopping--Canada--History
- Catalogs
- Names
- T. Eaton Company Limited
- Notes
- "This is a reprint of the eastern edition of the 1927 catalogue for spring and summer. [Musson] have omitted a few dozen pages of lesser interest (without eliminating any subjects) so as to make room for a group of 30 pages featuring farm equipement of all kinds, taken from the prairie edition of the same season's catalogue. the index has not amended to delete the missing pages."
- Prairie edition section is labelled with the letter "W" next to the page numbers. Located near the back of book.
- Oversized book.
The ABC British Columbia lumber trade directory and yearbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary928
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 634.9 ABC
- Edition
- 28th ed.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Progress Pub.
- Publication Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 283 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Lumber trade--British Columbia
- Periodicals
- Directories
- Notes
- ISSN: 0065-0013
A development programme for Burnaby Lake Regional Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5165
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Burnaby Planning Department
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Call Number
- 333.78 BUR copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 333.78 BUR copy 1
- Author
- Burnaby Planning Department
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Planning Dept.
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- 63, xi p. : ill. ; 22 x 35 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Parks--British Columbia--Burnaby
- City planning--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Burnaby Lake Regional Park (B.C.)
- Subjects
- Planning - City Planning
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
- 2 copies held ; copy 1
A dream came true : Burnaby General Hospital
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary730
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 362.1 EVE
- Author
- Evenson, Kay
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publication Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby General Hospital
- Hospitals--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Periodicals
Adventures in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1123
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Christensen, Susan
- Publication Date
- c1971
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHR
- Author
- Christensen, Susan
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Ceder House Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1971
- Physical Description
- 32 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Geographical recreations
- British Columbia
- British Columbia--History
- Juvenile literature
- Biography
A Family Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land an…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- UBC Partnership series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
- Material Details
- Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:13:57 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00-02:21 The podcast opens with Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introducing themselves and their topic- the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby and the people who have made important contributions to the city’s development. “A Family Farm” talks about Chinese-owned businesses which are family run. “The family-oriented nature of Chinese-owned businesses also extend to many of the early (and current) Chinese-owned farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. When Chinese men first began farming in BC in the 1860s, a lot of them worked as labourers because they weren’t allowed to own land. After World War II many of these farmers were allowed to purchase lots, thanks to the Veterans Land Grant. These grants allowed returning veterans to purchase small parcels of land with government loans. Eventually, these men would start families on the farm, and many Chinese-owned farms became family-operated businesses where every member, male, female, child, and extended relatives were enlisted to work the grounds. And it was hard work, often from dawn to dusk, 6-7 days a week.” 02:23 – 07:50 This portion includes excerpts from Oral History interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) of Hop On Farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. The interview was conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Josephine recalls growing up on the family farm with her six siblings. She tells of how the family pulled together money to purchase twelve acres along Marine Drive in 1951, her family’s background, daily life on the farm , responsibilities on the farm for her and her siblings and of how her mother had to balance working on the farm and providing for a family of ten to twelve people. 07:51 – 08:10 In this portion, hosts comment and reflect on their own experiences. “While it’s likely that a lot of this was done out of necessity and not being able to afford additional paid labourers, having grown up in Chinese households ourselves, we can definitely understand the rationale for these family-operated businesses and how it connects back to the Chinese understanding of family and kinship.” 08:11 – 09:06 In this portion, Rose and Wei provide information on the roots of the Chinese character for family “jia” in mandarin or “gah” in Cantonese. They explain that the term family is composed of two parts: the upper element is like a roof, symbolizing shelter, and the bottom part represents a pig which symbolizes food, whereby the Chinese character for family represents that of a farm. They provide a quote from the writings of Francois de Martin-Donos “In ancient China, the farm is an enterprise, a shelter that insures one food and work. The farm is a place to rely on, but in return, needs to be maintained, including a set of responsibilities. In other words, “family” is the insurance of a stable life.” 09:07 – 10:27 In this portion, the hosts speak about how traditional Chinese thought is heavily influenced by the teachings of Confucius and Confucius philosophy. They explain how Confucius emphasized five sets of human relationships that form the basis for society: ruler and minister, husband and wife, parents and child, sibling and sibling, friend and friend. Of these five, three are familial relationships also known as Filial piety – the respect and care for one’s familial superiors (such as parents, elders, and ancestors). They speak of how this is one of Confucianism’s main teachings and in this respect caring for family members is seen as a moral obligation. In China housing arrangements are in the form of siheyuan”s — a type of residence that featured a courtyard surrounded on all four sides with buildings. These traditionally housed one large extended family if they were wealthy enough. 10:28 – 13:08 In this portion, hosts provide further information on Josephine Chow’s family experience working and living on the “Hop On” family farm through the decades. An excerpt from the interview with Josephine Chow conducted by Denise Fong is included. In this excerpt, Josephine reflects on her past experiences on the farm and her present day experiences of her siblings running the farm. 13:09 -13:56 Final summary, credits and acknowledgements.
- History
- Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture - Farms
- Agriculture
- Gardens - Market Gardens
- Social Issues - Discrimination
- Social Issues - Racism
- Names
- Fong, Denise
- Responsibility
- Wu, Rose
- Yeong, Wei Yan
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.28.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 2020
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Related Material
- BV020.28.4; BV020.28.5
- Notes
- Title based contents of sound recording
- See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1
- Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:
- Why is family important in China? https://medium.com/@francois_dmd/why-is-family-so-important-in-china-1617b13a67
- Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337
- Covered Roots: The History of Vancouver's Chinese Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WHS2Uf3JU
- Burnaby Village Museum Shares Chinese-Canadian Farming History This Summer https://westcoastfood.ca/burnaby-village-museum-shares-chinese-canadian-farming-history-this-summer/
- Chinese Market Gardeners in the City of Burnaby BC Continue to Practice Urban Agriculture https://cityfarmer.info/chinese-market-gardeners-in-the-city-of-burnaby-bc-continue-to-practice-urban-agriculture/
- Chinese Market Gardening in BC https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/chinese-market-gardening-bc/
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A Family Farm, 2020
Agents of Change subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18775
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2021
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:01:52 min)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a sound recording from the Burnaby Village Museum temporary exhibit "Agents of Change" whereby Burnaby Village Museum interpreter, Eric Damer personifies Ernest "Ernie" Winch by delivering excerpts of quotes from parliamentry speeches in the 1950s. Quotes in this recording, s…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum exhibits series
- Subseries
- Agents of Change subseries
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:01:52 min)
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a sound recording from the Burnaby Village Museum temporary exhibit "Agents of Change" whereby Burnaby Village Museum interpreter, Eric Damer personifies Ernest "Ernie" Winch by delivering excerpts of quotes from parliamentry speeches in the 1950s. Quotes in this recording, speak to the need and importance of affordable housing for senior citizens.
- History
- "Agents of Change" was a temporary outdoor exhibit on display in Burnaby Village Museum's new Carousel Plaza in the Summer of 2021. The exhibit highlighted stories of notable people who took a stand to promote or support social justice, in the hopes of changing the world. The exhibit included: Kapoor Singh Siddoo, Kwakwa_ka_'wakw Peoples, Eileen Dailly, Ernest Winch, Laura Jamieson and Yun Ho Chang. The exhibit featured audio components that enabled the visitors to hear from the people themselves.
- Accession Code
- BV021.14
- Date
- 2021
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- further accruals are expected
Agreement between British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and Divisions 101-134 & 109 of the Amalgamated Transit Union relating to wages and working conditions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6528
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.16
- Call Number
- 331.8 BRI
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Publication Date
- 1973
- Printer
- B.C. Hydro Printing Service
- Physical Description
- xiii, 152 p. ; 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Collective labor agreements
- Labour unions
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Names
- Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
A guide to museum positions : including a statement on the ethical behaviour of museum professionals
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6499
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 919106102
- Call Number
- 060 CAN
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa, Ont.
- Publisher
- Canadian Museums Association
- Publication Date
- c1979
- Physical Description
- i, 28, 27 p. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museums--Canada--Vocational guidance
- Museums--Canada--Job descriptions
- Museums
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references
- Text in English and French.
- Based on "Professionnal directions for museum work in Canada : an analysis of museum jobs and museum studies training curricula by Lynne Teather."
A harvest yet to reap : a history of Prairie women
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1391
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Rasmussen, Linda, 1950-
- Publication Date
- c1976
- Call Number
- 301.41 RAS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0889610290 pa
- 0889610304 bd.
- Call Number
- 301.41 RAS
- Author
- Rasmussen, Linda, 1950-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Canada
- Publisher
- Women's Press
- Publication Date
- c1976
- Physical Description
- 240 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "To Jean/ TR994 / to library " Handwritten in black ink on subtitle page / "Catherine L. Chew/ 3665 Franklin st. / Vancouver, BC V5K 1Y7 " Stamped in black ink
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Women--Prairie Provinces
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
A history of drugs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6763
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Mez-Mangold, Lydia
- Publication Date
- c1971
- Call Number
- 615.109 MEZ
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 615.109 MEZ
- Author
- Mez-Mangold, Lydia
- Place of Publication
- Basle, Switzerland
- Publisher
- Hoffmann-La Roche
- Publication Date
- c1971
- Physical Description
- 175 p. col. illus. 30 cm.
- Inscription
- Bookplate with (company logo on top) in the centre of the front endpaper. [ROCHE logo] "Dr. W.A.L. McFadyen" [In Italic calligraphy, black ink] "WITH THE COMPLIMENTS OF "ROCHE PRODUCTS LIMITED " [in black ink with the second line in larger font]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacology--History
- Pharmaceutical preparations
- Notes
- Includes index
A history of playing cards
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1086
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0517503816
- 9780517503812
- Call Number
- 795.4 TIL
- Author
- Tilley, Roger
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Clarkson N. Potter
- distributed by Crown Publishers
- Publication Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 192 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Playing cards--History
- Notes
- Includes index.
Alberta at the turn of the century
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1170
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Liimitainen, Arvi
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Call Number
- 971.23 ALB
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.23 ALB
- Author
- Liimitainen, Arvi
- Contributor
- Holmgren, Eric J.
- Kriesel, Esther
- Ridge, Alan D.
- Place of Publication
- Edmonton, Alta.
- Publisher
- Provincial Archives of Alberta
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- [94] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Notes
- "A selection of photographs from the Ernest Brown, Harry Pollard and other photograph collections in the Provincial Archives of Alberta"--Cover.
Alfred Bingham fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97219
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Alfred Bingham fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Alfred Bingham fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Record No.
- MSS142
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
- History
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Sound Recording
- Creator
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds MSS142
Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 12
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory262
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1971
- Length
- 0:02:37
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's summary of the recording that he has created, his closing remarks.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's summary of the recording that he has created, his closing remarks.
- Date Range
- 1971
- Photo Info
- Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
- Length
- 0:02:37
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Total Tracks
- 12
- Total Length
- 1:38:06
- Interviewee Name
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
- 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.
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Track twelve of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
Track twelve of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-20-2/100-13-20-2_Track_12.mp3The American automobile
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1336
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Stein, Ralph, 1909-1994
- Publication Date
- 1971
- Call Number
- 629.22 STE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 629.22 STE
- Author
- Stein, Ralph, 1909-1994
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publication Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 252 p : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "Donated by / Don L. Lamb / June 18, 2004", written in pencil on front cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--History