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Letter from Mr. Ken Cameron, Corporation of the District of New Westminster re: Community Plan for Downtown New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport15362
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10715
- Meeting Date
- 2-Sep-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 50
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 10715
- Meeting Date
- 2-Sep-1986
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 50
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from the Municipal Clerk, The Corporation of the City of New Westminster re: Community Plan for Downtown New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport14967
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11140
- Meeting Date
- 9-Mar-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11140
- Meeting Date
- 9-Mar-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 17
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Agricultural Lease, 7689 Willard Street and 6126 15th Avenue, Lots 40 and 42, DL 155A, Plan 28537 Group 1, New Westminster District
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport13511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8940
- Meeting Date
- 3-Oct-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 63
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8940
- Meeting Date
- 3-Oct-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 63
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Canada Post - Origination Mail from New Westminster, Coquitlam, Burnaby 3 and Port Moody (Item 4, Report No. 23, 1988 March 28)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport13601
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9556
- Meeting Date
- 6-Sep-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 55
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9556
- Meeting Date
- 6-Sep-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 55
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from Mr. P. J. Larkin, City Clerk, Corporation of the City of New Westminster and Mr. F. B. Norman re: BC Parkway Bicycle Paths
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16648
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6273
- Meeting Date
- 3-Dec-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 77
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6273
- Meeting Date
- 3-Dec-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 77
- Item No.
- 11
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from New Westminster and District Labour Council which appeared on the agenda for the March 21 meeting of Council (Item 3c) Canada Post
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport14037
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9022
- Meeting Date
- 28-Mar-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 23
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9022
- Meeting Date
- 28-Mar-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 23
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from the Corporation of the City of New Westminster re: Outdoor Burning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16211
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9306
- Meeting Date
- 2-Jul-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9306
- Meeting Date
- 2-Jul-1985
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 19
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from the Corporation of the City of New Westminster which appeared on the Agenda for the 1987 September 08 Meeting of Council re: Routing of Skytrain Extension to Coquitlam
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport14511
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11567
- Meeting Date
- 14-Sep-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 55
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 11567
- Meeting Date
- 14-Sep-1987
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 55
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letter from the Liberal New Westminster - Burnaby Riding which appeared on the Agenda for the September 12th meeting (Item 3h) Election Campaign Signs on Public Property for the Forthcoming Federal Election
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport13547
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9590
- Meeting Date
- 19-Sep-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 59
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9590
- Meeting Date
- 19-Sep-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 59
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
New Westminster Community Plan North Arm Neighbourhood (Supplementary)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport13863
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9181
- Meeting Date
- 30-May-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 9181
- Meeting Date
- 30-May-1988
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 40
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
New Westminster Public Library subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97452
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1892]-[1982] (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs collected by the New Westminster Public Library depicting early Burnaby reeves and prominent Burnaby pioneers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1892]-[1982] (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- New Westminster Public Library subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-08
- BHS2003-19
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs collected by the New Westminster Public Library depicting early Burnaby reeves and prominent Burnaby pioneers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- New Westminster Public Library
- Notes
- Title based on creator of subseries
- Burnaby mayors were formally called "Reeve" until 1968
North Road Improvements - Trans Canada Highway # 1 to New Westminster Boundary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport18638
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2394
- Meeting Date
- 15-Feb-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2394
- Meeting Date
- 15-Feb-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 10
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
North Road Improvements - Trans Canada Highway No. 1 to New Westminster Boundary
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport18285
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2766
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 25
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2766
- Meeting Date
- 26-Jul-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 45
- Item No.
- 25
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Switching engines at BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster, [1985] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0001_001.jpg?width=280)
Switching engines at BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2878
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster. There appears to be six yellow Hydro switching engines on tracks in front of engine maintanence building.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 20 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster. There appears to be six yellow Hydro switching engines on tracks in front of engine maintanence building.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Locomotives
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1985]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Photographer
- Carson, Dwight W.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Switching engines at BC Hydro, Trap Yard, New Westminster, [1985] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2012/2012_0018_0001_001.jpg)
309 Pine Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2814
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 309 Pine Street, New Westminster. This was John and Mabel Hawkshaw’s first home in 1910.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hawkshaw family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of 309 Pine Street, New Westminster. This was John and Mabel Hawkshaw’s first home in 1910.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV996.6.288
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1987
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-05-07
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "1987 / 309 Pine street / New Westminster / John + Mabel Hawkshaw's / 1st home / 1910"
Images
North side of tombstone
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10739
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 6, 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of north side of Love family tombstone in New Westminster cemetary. Inscription reads: "In Loving Memory of / GEORGE LEONARD / DIED APRIL 19, 1909 - AGED 78 YEARS / THOMAS ROBERT LOVE / BORN SEPT 17, 1887 - DIED NOV 23, 1918 / HENRY LOVE / BORN AUG 24, 1883 - DIED MAR 15, 1956 / 1883 ELI…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- Photograph is part of Film roll "C" - 36 b&w photographs that are a part of a collection described as BV018.41.83
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of north side of Love family tombstone in New Westminster cemetary. Inscription reads: "In Loving Memory of / GEORGE LEONARD / DIED APRIL 19, 1909 - AGED 78 YEARS / THOMAS ROBERT LOVE / BORN SEPT 17, 1887 - DIED NOV 23, 1918 / HENRY LOVE / BORN AUG 24, 1883 - DIED MAR 15, 1956 / 1883 ELIZABETH W. LOVE 1976 / "At Rest"
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Names
- Leonard, George
- Love, Thomas Robert "Bob"
- Love, Henry
- Love, Elizabeth Washington Lewis, 1883-1976
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.262
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 6, 1988
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See BV018.41.82 for File Level Description
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 5/19/2019
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Wolf, Jim
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of file level description "Photographic documentation of changes and move" BV018.41.82
Images
South side of family tombstone
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10737
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 6, 1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the south side of Love family tombston, New Westminster cemetary. Inscription reads: "In Loving Memory of / MARTHA LOVE / BORN FEB 3, 1858 - DIED AUG 24, 1920 / JESSE LOVE / BORN DEC 23, 1847 - DIED MARCH 10, 1928 / ALBERT HENRY LOVE / BORN OCT 20, 1913 - DIED AUG 31, 1928 / "At Rest""
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Jesse Love farmhouse series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
- Material Details
- Photograph is part of Film roll "C" - 36 b&w photographs that are a part of a collection described as BV018.41.83
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the south side of Love family tombston, New Westminster cemetary. Inscription reads: "In Loving Memory of / MARTHA LOVE / BORN FEB 3, 1858 - DIED AUG 24, 1920 / JESSE LOVE / BORN DEC 23, 1847 - DIED MARCH 10, 1928 / ALBERT HENRY LOVE / BORN OCT 20, 1913 - DIED AUG 31, 1928 / "At Rest""
- Subjects
- Cemeteries
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV018.41.260
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- May 6, 1988
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- See BV018.41.82 for File Level Description
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 5/19/2019
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Wolf, Jim
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of file level description "Photographic documentation of changes and move" BV018.41.82
Images
![Burnaby Public Market, [1982] (date of original), copied ca. 2002 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/426-001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Public Market
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38396
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982] (date of original), copied ca. 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Public Market at Kingsway and 15th avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1982] (date of original), copied ca. 2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- New Westminster Public Library subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.7 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 426-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Burnaby Public Market at Kingsway and 15th avenue.
- Names
- Burnaby Public Market
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- 15th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
![Burnaby Public Market, [1982] (date of original), copied ca. 2002 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/426-001.jpg)
William Holmes fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family records series 3) Holmes family cemetery photographs series
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby and was born in Kilkenny Ireland January 4, 1812. In 1833, at the age of 20 yrs, William Holmes immigrated to Canada from Ireland in with his parents, Joseph and Jane (McCullough) Holmes and ten other family members including two of his married brothers and their wives, two sisters with their husbands and two unmarried brothers. This was the first group of thirteen to leave Ireland and set up homesteads in Canada near the shores of Lake Huron. The family settled on land concessions in Huron County, Ontario about 14 km southeast of Goderich. The area in Huron County was first founded in 1832 by John and Samuel Holmes and the community was known as Holmes Hill before becoming Holmesville [ca. 1850]. In 1837, William Holmes is noted as owning Lot 23, Concession IX, Goderich Twp. Much of the village of Holmesville grew up around the five road concession near the border of his brother’s farm so William decided to open a store. The Holmesville post office opened on March 1, 1855 and William was appointed the first post master which he operated until May 1857. William met and married Mary Richardson in 1841 and the couple had three daughters: Jane (1844-1926) (married Charles Studdert Finlaison in New Westminster in 1863); Anne Maria (Annie) (1846-192?) (married John Gunther Jennings in New Westminster in 1865 and married Robert Johnson in New Westminster in 1877) and Elizabeth (1848-1934) (married Thomas Carrington of Lakes District in 1867). William’s wife, Mary (Richardson) Holmes died in Holmesville sometime between 1848 and 1853. Following the death of his first wife, Mary, William married Charlotte McCullough (McCulloch). The couple had four daughters; Arabella Charlotte Amelia (1854-1943) (married Arthur Robert Green in 1887); Laura (1855-1867); Arabella Henrietta (1857-1929) (married Clark Wesley Gillanders in 1880) and Mary (1863-1864). During the late 1850s, William became aware of the gold rush and opportunities opening up in British Columbia so left for the west coast in 1858 at the age of 46 yrs. In preparation for his move to the west coast of Canada, William obtained a letter of introduction from top government officials of Canada. William Holmes arrived in British Columbia in 1859. Upon arriving, he first worked running pack trains from Harrison Mills to Lillooet. After earning some money, he decided to re-invest it in land. His first pre-emption of land occurred on January 21, 1860 for 160 acres situated on North Road from the Military Camp to Burrard Inlet and distancing 25 chains south of the Brunette River and 20 chains south of the river with the land extending in a westerly direction. On March 17, 1860, Holmes received a Crown Grant for this and other land in the immediate area totalling 415 acres of which was known as Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District. The balance of land was situated on the east side of the Brunette River – Lot 13, with 344 2/3 acres of which he made an application to purchase on June 26, 1860, and a Crown Grant dated March 16, 1861 covering 86 acres. Holmes also pre-empted land in Port Moody and Pitt Meadows in 1860 and 1861. The name of “Brunette River” is officially attributed to William Holmes who referred to the river as “Brunette” due to it’s dark colour originating from the peat lands above the lake. Following his purchase of property, he sent for his wife Charlotte, their three daughters and her three step daughters (from William’s first marriage). Charlotte and the six children made the long trip to B.C. by ship and rail, crossing the Isthmus of Darien at Panama. They arrived in B.C. in October 1861 and moved into a one room log cabin built by William. The cabin stood on the North Road at the foot of Sapperton, on a bluff overlooking the Brunette River. Eventually the family moved to a larger dwelling but the original cabin remained on the site until the 1890s when it was burned after being used as a sick house. Mr. Holmes was instrumental in organizing the first Orange Lodge in British Columbia. He was a prominent Orangeman who joined the order in 1840 and was the first master in the order of the City of New Westminster when the Lodge No. 1150 was established there. Charlotte Holmes died in New Westminster in 1893 at the age of 70 years and William Holmes died in New Westminster September 11, 1907 at the age of 95 years.
- Responsibility
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Reference file: Persons - Holmes, William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Ramsey family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription106
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916 (date of original) -1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual record and graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a photocopied certificate of birth for Eva Lilian Ramsey [Ramsay] as well as handwritten accounts of Ramsey family history and two family photographs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916 (date of original) -1999
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ramsey family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual record and graphic material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-19
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of a photocopied certificate of birth for Eva Lilian Ramsey [Ramsay] as well as handwritten accounts of Ramsey family history and two family photographs.
- History
- Edwin Ramsey came to Canada from Scotland when he was about 11 years old. He was given farmland and quickly became an avid farmer. Edwin Ramsey married Annie Plummer circa 1893. This was Annie Plummer’s second marriage. In the early years of their marriage, Edwin and Annie lived in Orange Ridge, Manitoba and operated a store and post office. Their first child, Queenie, was born November 11, 1895. Albert Edwin "Bert" Ramsey was born January 27, 1898. Eva Lilian Ramsey was born January 24, 1900. Jessica “Jessie” Ramsey was born two years later. The Ramseys then headed to New Westminster. By 1905 they had bought "the Park” (what is now Robert Burnaby Park) from Mr. Wintermute for $4,000 cash. They moved into a large house already constructed on the property. The park was full of apple trees, a garden, pigs, two cows, horses and a buggy and wagon with a barn near the second street entrance. By now, the eldest, Queenie was enrolled at Burnaby’s first school. Twins Ernest “Ernie” and Dorothy “Doll” were born in 1906. Eva started at Edmonds School in 1908 when it was just built. Her siblings Queenie, Bert, Jeanie, Ernie and Doll all attended the school as well. In 1909 the Ramseys sold the park to Mr. Vidal of New Westminster and his syndicate along with a portable mill to Pemberton & Sons and received enough money to buy six lots on 12th Avenue where they built a large house. Gordon “Gord” Ramsey was born in that house in 1909. Soon after, they sold the house and moved to Blaine for six months, then on to Bellingham where they remained until Edwin and Annie divorced in 1914. Edwin moved alone to Alberta and Annie moved back to Burnaby with their children. Bert began attending the University of British Columbia where he studied to become a doctor. He joined the army in May of 1916, went to war and was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 12, 1917 at the age of 19. As Mr. Vital and his syndicate were to go to war as captains, Mr. Vital gave up the park property and Annie was able to take it back. Unfortunately, the new initiative of taxing wild lands caused Annie to lose the park property through tax sale proceedings. She then entered into a lease agreement with Burnaby which allowed her to stay on at "the Park." With twelve years of piano training, Annie was considered a talented musician and played the piano at St. Alban’s church for many years. Annie Ramsey died on October 3, 1926. Jessica, Dorothy and Queenie all moved to the United States. Gordon married a woman named Irene. Eva married William “Bill” Anderson at the St. Stephen’s Church in New Westminster on July 7, 1919. She and Bill were the first couple to marry there. They held their wedding reception at “the Park.” In 1921, Bill and Eva bought a home at 723 Second Street for $2450. They had one daughter, Dorothy "Dot" Anderson. Dot later married Robert V. “Bob” Douglas. Eva died in 1995.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Ramsay, Eva Lillian
- Notes
- PC399 and MSS154
- Title based on contents of subseries
- Certificate reads "Ramsay" although the family continuously spelt their name "Ramsey"