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Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4378
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (13 min., 59 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Julie Lee…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (13 min., 59 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Julie Lee discusses what life was like growing up on her family farm in the Douglas-Gilpin area, at the corner of Still Creek and Douglas Road in Burnaby.
- History
- Julie Lee is the daughter of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan. The couple were married at Fraser Mills in October, 1942. The family owned a farm on Douglas Road near Still Creek in the early 1900s. Their farm was located in front of the Douglas Road interurban tram station.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Accession Code
- BV018.6.1
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
Film of Julie Lee discussing her family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0006_0001_001.m4vFilm of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4379
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (14 min., 57 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Ken Yip dis…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 m4v video (14 min., 57 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area of Burnaby during a presentation as part of the "Chinese Canadian Stories" Lecture. This lecture was part of the Burnaby Neighbourhood History Series on October 4, 2017 at the Metrotown branch of the Burnaby Public Library. Ken Yip discusses what life was like growing up on his family farm in the Big Bend area, on Bryne Road in Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV018.6.2
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 6 Oct 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
Film of Ken Yip discussing his family farm in the Big Bend area, 6 Oct 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2018_0006_0002_001.m4vFilm of Marcello Agosti discussing Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5119
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 3 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an anecdote shared by Marcello Agosti pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Marcello was a Grade 2 student at the school at the time of the recording. He describes the music class, noting that it has changed greatly since he was in Kindergarten. Marcello talks about the ro…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 3 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an anecdote shared by Marcello Agosti pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Marcello was a Grade 2 student at the school at the time of the recording. He describes the music class, noting that it has changed greatly since he was in Kindergarten. Marcello talks about the room, the equipment and resources, the students’ activities, and praises his music teacher.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV017.48.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Marcello Agosti discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
Film of Marcello Agosti discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0005_001.mp4Film of Pat Sexsmith discussing Gilmore Avenue School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5116
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of anecdotes shared by Pat Sexsmith pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Pat attended the school in the 1940s and 1950s. She describes recreational activities at the school during a time when resources were few, and recalls the commitment of time made by the school’s teacher…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- 100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Material Details
- Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of anecdotes shared by Pat Sexsmith pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Pat attended the school in the 1940s and 1950s. She describes recreational activities at the school during a time when resources were few, and recalls the commitment of time made by the school’s teachers to extracurricular activities for the students.
- Creator
- Perez Vertti, Yunuen
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 50 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV017.48.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- January 17, 2017
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
Film of Pat Sexsmith discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
Film of Pat Sexsmith discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0003_001.mp4For good measure : the ways we say how much, how far, how heavy, how big, how old
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6754
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Robbins, Ken
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Call Number
- 530.8 ROB
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781596433441
- Call Number
- 530.8 ROB
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Robbins, Ken
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Roaring Brook Press
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- [48 p.] : col. ill ; 22 x 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Weights and measures
- Measurement
- Time
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- "A Neal Porter book."
- "Published by Flash Point, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press."
- Summary : Delves into the past to show where words such as pound, quart, feet, yard, mile, and other terms of measurement originated and why.
Fragile and fanciful : the story of Nova Scotia glass
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5854
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Trask, Deborah E.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Call Number
- 748.209 TRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978086492655
- Call Number
- 748.209 TRA
- Author
- Trask, Deborah E.
- Place of Publication
- Fredericton, N.B.
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 120 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pressed glass--Nova Scotia--History
- Pressed glass--Nova Scotia--Patterns
- Glass manufacture--Nova Scotia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17535
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 7 Oct. 2021
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (84 min., 20 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar on the Burnaby Village Museum Facebook page on October 7, 2021. The webinar was hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Community Engagement Coordinator, Christina Froschauer and presented by Raymond Nakamura. The webinar is titled "From Fuki to O…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (84 min., 20 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Presenter: Raymond Nakamura
- Host: Christina Froschauer
- Date of Presentation: October 7, 2021
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks: 84 min., 20 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication and Facebook platforms
- Recording Note: Film was edited from it's original recorded version (97 min., 37 sec.) to edited version (84 min., 20 sec.) for public viewing on Heritage Burnaby.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar on the Burnaby Village Museum Facebook page on October 7, 2021. The webinar was hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Community Engagement Coordinator, Christina Froschauer and presented by Raymond Nakamura. The webinar is titled "From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby". In this webinar, Raymond Nakamura shares his own Japanese family history (Yamashita and Nakamura families) in British Columbia; provides insight into the Fuki plant (also known as butterbur) which was used by Japanese Canadians as a special culinary plant; describes the customs behind the ofuro (Japanese bathhouse) at Burnaby Village Museum and shares some of his research on Japanese Canadians who lived in Burnaby prior to the internment of Japanese Canadians in World War II. The title slide of Raymond's presentation reads "Japanese Canadians in Pre-War Burnaby". Raymond's presentation is supported with his own illustrations along with historical photographs from personal and public archival collections including the Nikkei National Museum, The City of Burnaby Archives and the Burnaby Village Museum. Japanese families highlighted in Raymond's talk include the Nakamuras; Yamashitas; Yasuis; Kokuryos; Kojimas; Shimotakaharas; Kariatsumaris; Ibatas; Marie Karamoto family and Dr. Taihei Kuzuhara. Many historical references regarding Burnaby residents come from Burnaby publications; "In the Shadow by the Sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village" and "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby". During breaks in the presentation, Christina and Raymond take questions from webinar participants on zoom as well as viewers from the live recording on Burnaby Village Museum's Facebook page. Resource links shared during presentation include: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/res.../search-the-collection/ Landscapes of Injustic Archive https://loi.uvic.ca/archive/ Raymond's Brain https://www.raymondsbrain.com/ In the Shadow by the Sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary5173
- History
- Raymond Nakamura was born and raised in Toronto, and has lived most of his adult life in Vancouver. Holding a PhD in Marine Sciences from University of Toronto, Raymond’s study specializing in the hydrodynamics of sand dollars. More recently, he has been recognized for his research work on Japanese Canadians, leading to fact and fiction writing, co-hosting podcasts and delivering creative presentations on the subject –one of which we are honoured to see today. Raymond has worked collaboratively with cultural centers across the Greater Vancouver Region, including Science World, the Vancouver Aquarium, the Nikkei National Museum, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery, to name a few.
- Names
- Shimotakahara, Hideko
- Yasui, Harding
- Yasui, Sukegoro
- Kokuryo, Hideko
- Karamoto, Marie
- Nakamura, Raymond
- Yamashita family
- Kuzuhara, Dr. Taihei
- Froschauer , Christina
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Kojima family
- Accession Code
- BV021.31.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 7 Oct. 2021
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of video recording
Images
Video
From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby, 7 Oct. 2021
From Fuki to Ofuro: Japanese Canadians in Burnaby, 7 Oct. 2021
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2021_0031_0001_003.mp4Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18831
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1918-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photog…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photographs series 2) Sanders family personal papers 3) Sanders family architectural drawings
- History
- Gerald Frank Sanders (1916-2017) was born August 28, 1916 in Hackney, London. In 1918, Gerald immigrated to Canada with his mother Harriett Sanders (nee Chalkley) (1889-1962) while his father, Frank (1887-1967) was convalescing in hospital in England after succumbing to wounds while serving in action during WWI. Gerald's father, Frank soon joined them in British Columbia. In 1926 they settled in a house located at 4312 Spruce Street near the corner of Spruce Street and Carleton Avenue. By 1946 the family grew in size to four children (Gerald, Leslie, Reginald and Eileen) and they built a larger house right on the corner of Spruce and Carleton Avenue. Gerald attended Inman Elementary, then Van Technical School. He eventually joined the RAF during WWII as an airplane mechanic in England. He sent his pay home and his mother purchased two lots on Pine Street with some of the money. On March 8, 1948 Gerald married Alice Viola Sparman (1925-1996) and the couple lived in the Sanders' family home on Spruce Street. Alice grew up near Cranbrook and spent her teenage years in Victoria. She trained to be a nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver before marrying Gerald. Alice worked at the Burnaby General Hospital from 1952. Gerald and Alice had six children: Dennis, Kris, Kerry, David, Ruth and Marie. In 1949 with the help of family and friends Gerald built a new house located at 4325 Pine Street (address after 1959- 4091 Pine Street) and he moved in with his family. Gerald worked as a carpenter on various projects including the dentistry building at University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Court House and Jack Poole's house in the British Properties. Gerald lived in Burnaby until his death in 2017. Frank and Harriett Sanders lived on Spruce Street until Harriett died in 1962. Frank continued to live on Spruce Street until 1964 and then lived with his son Gerald on Pine Street until his death in 1967.
- Accession Code
- BV018.34
- Date
- 1918-2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Architectural Drawing
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Records and series were arranged by specific record types.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Gerald F. Sanders at 100th birthday
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9886
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 17.6 x 12.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Studio portrait of Gerald Sanders, taken days after his 100th birthday
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 17.6 x 12.6 cm
- Material Details
- Printed on Kodack Professional paper
- Scope and Content
- Studio portrait of Gerald Sanders, taken days after his 100th birthday
- Subjects
- Celebrations - Birthdays
- Names
- Sanders, Gerald Frank
- Accession Code
- BV018.34.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Grad cake for Devin Joyce
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14740
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 Apr. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of graduation cake created by Punk Rock Pastries for Devin Joyce in honour of his graduation from Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby. Cake includes a graduate in cap and gown, holding a diploma in one hand and "flipping a bird" with his other hand. The rectagular surface below the gradu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of graduation cake created by Punk Rock Pastries for Devin Joyce in honour of his graduation from Moscrop Secondary School in Burnaby. Cake includes a graduate in cap and gown, holding a diploma in one hand and "flipping a bird" with his other hand. The rectagular surface below the graduate cake includes the words "2020" and rocks covered in COVID-19 germs. Cake is on display on top of a table.
- History
- Due to Covid-19 pandemic, Devin Joyce was unable to physically enjoy his high school graduation at Moscrop Secondary School along with his classmates. Devin and his classmates had to graduate using a virtual platform instead. Due to these cancellations, the family ordered a one-of-a kind Grad cake from Punk Rock Pastries to reflect this unusual time.
- Accession Code
- BV020.26.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 9 Apr. 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Joyce, Devin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Gray family tree chart
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4203
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2015 (date of original), copied [2016]
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Image file of black & white photocopied chart titled: "Hourglass Tree _William Gray". Depicts the family tree of the Gray Family, from the birth of Henry Gray in 1833 to the birth of Mackenzie Bower in 2003. The Gray family is related to the Shankie family by virtue of the marriage of Bertha Gray t…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Esther Love Stanley fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff)
- Scope and Content
- Image file of black & white photocopied chart titled: "Hourglass Tree _William Gray". Depicts the family tree of the Gray Family, from the birth of Henry Gray in 1833 to the birth of Mackenzie Bower in 2003. The Gray family is related to the Shankie family by virtue of the marriage of Bertha Gray to Thomas Shankie in 1870.
- Accession Code
- BV016.43.103
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2015 (date of original), copied [2016]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Photocopy is from a binder of family history. Binder 2, grey cover "The Love House".
- Digital surrogate created from original document by donor
Harry Toy fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20339
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [197-]-2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Toy fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- .5 cm of textual records + 6 photographs + 2 photographs (jpg)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of business records and photographs relating to Harry Toy's store the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants' Association and his family.
- History
- Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use as a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present.
- Creator
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Accession Code
- BV023.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [197-]-2023
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also BV023.16.19 - Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
- For associated artifacts from Canada Way Food Market see Accession BV023.17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Have yourself a very vintage Christmas : crafts, decorating tips, and recipes, 1920s-1960s
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5851
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Waggoner, Susan
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Call Number
- 745.594 WAG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978158479923
- Call Number
- 745.594 WAG
- Author
- Waggoner, Susan
- Contributor
- Elkins, Jeff
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Stewart, Tabori & Chang
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Physical Description
- 144 p.: ill. (some col.) ,photos.; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christmas decorations
- Handicraft--United States
- Christmas--United States--History
- Notes
- Includes index
Healthcare workers outside of Burnaby General Hospital
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14753
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 12 May 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 144 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph of Burnaby General Hospital with healthcare workers standing out in front holding heart posters. This was part of the salute to health care workers event at Burnaby General Hospital.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 144 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Panorama photograph of Burnaby General Hospital with healthcare workers standing out in front holding heart posters. This was part of the salute to health care workers event at Burnaby General Hospital.
- History
- Photograph was taken by Richard Liu on May 12, 2020 around 7:00pm. Richard helped organize a 'stick-tap' to salute front line health care workers at the Burnaby Hospital. The Vancouer Canuck's mascot "Fin", Mayor of Burnaby Mike Hurley, MLA Anne Kang and MLA Katrina Chen, MP Peter Juilan, the RCMP Chief, the Fire Chief and Transit Police Chief were in attendance. These 'salutes' to health care workers were common in April and May during the earliest and most uncertain months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many local neighbourhoods across Burnaby, the Lower Mainland and the Province began regularly gathering at 7:00pm to bang pots and pans, honk horns, and generally celebrate and acknowledge the work of health care professionals. The presence of "Fin" was added because the Vancouver Canuck and NHL were not playing, so Fin was available to make the rounds. His visits were often surprises. Fin played the Canucks goal horn through the Fin Mobile roof speakers, with green and blue flashing lights. Fin visited six hospitals, as well as Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
- Occupations - Nurses
- Occupations - Physicians
- Public Services - Health Services
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Names
- Burnaby General Hospital
- Geographic Access
- Ingleton Avenue
- Street Address
- 3880 Ingleton Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV020.18.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 12 May 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Photographer
- Liu, Richard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Healthcare workers with Vancouver Canucks mascot "Fin"
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14754
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 12 May 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 144 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three healthcare workers posing with Vancouver Canucks mascot "Fin the Whale" outside of the Burnaby General Hospital. The three healthcare workers are are wearing scrubs and masks covering their mouths and noses and standing in front of the Canucks "FIN Mobile".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 144 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three healthcare workers posing with Vancouver Canucks mascot "Fin the Whale" outside of the Burnaby General Hospital. The three healthcare workers are are wearing scrubs and masks covering their mouths and noses and standing in front of the Canucks "FIN Mobile".
- History
- Photograph was taken by Richard Liu on May 12, 2020 around 7:00pm. Richard helped organize a 'stick-tap' to salute front line health care workers at the Burnaby Hospital. The Vancouer Canuck's mascot "Fin", Mayor of Burnaby Mike Hurley, MLA Anne Kang and MLA Katrina Chen, MP Peter Juilan, the RCMP Chief, the Fire Chief and Transit Police Chief were in attendance. These 'salutes' to health care workers were common in April and May during the earliest and most uncertain months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many local neighbourhoods across Burnaby, the Lower Mainland and the Province began regularly gathering at 7:00pm to bang pots and pans, honk horns, and generally celebrate and acknowledge the work of health care professionals. The presence of "Fin" was added because the Vancouver Canuck and NHL were not playing, so Fin was available to make the rounds. His visits were often surprises. Fin played the Canucks goal horn through the Fin Mobile roof speakers, with green and blue flashing lights. Fin visited six hospitals, as well as Canuck Place Children’s Hospice.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Hospitals
- Public Services - Health Services
- Occupations - Fire Fighters
- Occupations - Nurses
- Occupations - Physicians
- Pandemics - COVID-19
- Geographic Access
- Ingleton Avenue
- Street Address
- 3880 Ingleton Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV020.18.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 12 May 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
- Photographer
- Liu, Richard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Heritage BC quarterly, spring 2010
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6717
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 1914-6175
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER spring 2010
- 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"
Heritage BC quarterly, summer 2010
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6713
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 1914-6175
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER summer 2010
- 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"
Heritage BC quarterly, summer 2012
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6716
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 1914-6175
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER summer 2012
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Heritage BC
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 11 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Conservation and restoration
- Periodicals
- Notes
- " www.heritagebc.ca"
Heritage BC quarterly, winter 2010
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6714
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 1914-6175
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER winter 2010
- 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"
Heritage BC quarterly, winter 2012
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6715
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 1914-6175
- Call Number
- 971.1005 HER winter 2012
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Heritage BC
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 11 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Conservation and restoration
- Periodicals
- Notes
- "www.heritagebc.ca"