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brochure
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91503
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2175
- Description
- Heritage Village Museum brochure; colour bi fold; printed on both sides. Front cover includes two colour photographs; one of costumed museum interpreters standing on Hill Street inside Heritage Village and photo below of blacksmith working in forge; title at top reads: "BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA / HERITAGE / VILLAGE / MUSEUM"; title continued below photographs "A WINDOW / TO THE PAST / THE OLD BLACKSMITH SHOP, THE VILLAGE / CHURCH, SAWMILL, TRAM STATION, DRESS SHOP. / Come and visit today!". Back of brochure includes two small inset photographs, one of the B.C.E.R. model train and another of a theatrical performance; text reads "Join us! / in the / Good Old / Days" followed by information about Heritage Village with titles reading: "Presenting the Past..."; "Hours" of operation; "Location"; "For Information"; inset map of location of Heritage Village Museum followed by address and contact information.
- Object History
- Brochure for Heritage Village Museum [ca.1975]. From ephemera collection of the Century Park Museum Association. The Century Park Museum Association was the governing body of Heritage Village (later named Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Village Museum Association) between 1971 and 1989.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Brochure
- Colour
- Brown
- Yellow
- Black
- White
- Measurements
- Length: 21.5 cm x Width: 20 cm; folded to: Length: 21.5 cm x Width: 10 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Publication Date
- [ca. 1975]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
bumper sticker
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91504
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2176
- Description
- Bumper sticker; printed on white paper with black ink; peelable backing includes name of manufacturer and details in English and French in blue ink reading: "MACTAC / Starliner / Cdn. patents 967086-1128848-1130716". Black text on sticker reads: "Burnaby Village / Museum".
- Object History
- Souvenir bumper sticker for Burnaby Village Museum [ca.1985]. From ephemera collection of the Century Park Museum Association. The Century Park Museum Association was the governing body of Heritage Village (later named Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Village Museum Association in 1984) between 1971 and 1989.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Sticker
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Blue
- Measurements
- Length: 32 cm x Width: 6 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Publication Date
- [ca. 1985]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
buttons
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79104
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X2892
- Description
- 2 brass buttons with an image of stag's head caboshed between "72" and banner reading "Highlanders". "Moore Taggart & Co. Glasgow" is on the back.
- Object History
- Buttons are from 72nd Regiment of Canadian Seaforth Highlanders, WWI period.
- Subjects
- Personal Symbols
Images
Calendar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90316
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.8.14
- Description
- A Childhood Safety Calendar from Helen's Children's Wear from 1966. The front page of the calendar has a airbrushed image of a small girl smiling with blue eyes. She has a headband with silver pom-poms. She is holding a doll with a red hat and braids. The first two pages of the calendar are entitled "Children's Safety Diary. Each month of the calendar has a different image of a child. The back page has a reading entitled "Safety: Your Child's Most Important Lesson!"
- Object History
- Helen's Children's Wear was a popular and well known shop in Burnaby
- Helen's Children's Wear was located at 4142 Hastings Street. Owner Helen Arnold opened the store on East Hastings Street in 1948. She moved to the 4142 Hastings Street location in 1955, and added a landmark neon sign to the building in 1956. The sign featured a girl on a swing, and served as an important landmark in the neighbourhood. The store closed in 2007.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Calendar
- Marks/Labels
- Helen's Children's Wear Specializing in Brand Name Merchandise 4142 E Hastings Street, North Burnaby, BC
- Measurements
- 21 cm l x 17cm h
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Title
- Childhood Safety Calendar
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87475
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.82
- Description
- certificate; buff paper with decorative border on front, with text reading: "This is to Certify that / Dorothy Pitman / has been Enrolled a B P Girl Guide..."; back has decorative border of knots, with enrollment details and information of badges earned; "B.-P. GIRL GUIDES ENROLMENT CARD. / Name.....Dorothy Pitman / Company....1st Burnaby / Date of Enrolment.....February 1919"; signed by Agnes Baden Powell.
- Object History
- Certificated belonged to Dorothy Pitman who was a Girl Guide in the 1st Burnaby Company. She was known to be involved with guiding from 1919 to 1931. Textual records and photographs of the Pitman family, including one of Dorothy and her sister Gwen, are held by the City of Burnaby Archives. Dorothy and Gwen's parents, Ernest and Jean Pitman, owned McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Achievement Symbols
- Object Term
- Certificate
Images
Chinese New Year envelope
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89950
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.16.3
- Description
- Chinese New Year envelope; red paper with gummed, fold closure at top; text in Chinese and English in gold reading: "Jagmeet Singh / Leader of Canada's NDP / Burnaby South NDP Candidate / www.jagmeetsingh.ca / Paid for and authorized by official agent of the candidate."; contains a small, square orange-flavoured candy and a thin card; card has the candidate's name and photograph on one side, and the Chinese zodiac on the other.
- Object History
- Jagmeet Singh is a Canadian lawyer and politician serving as leader of the New Democratic Party since 2017. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burnaby South in a February 25, 2019 by-election.
- Classification
- Merchandising T&E
- Object Term
- Envelope, Money
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Holidays - Chinese New Year
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Celebrations
- Names
- Singh, Jagmeet
Images
display fixture
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34655
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV992.17.1
- Description
- display fixture; advertising display fixture; hollow, cast plaster model of a man's sock with a smiling face on the sole; sock is painted brown, black and white; base is painted black, with raised text in red and brown reading: "McGregor / HAPPY FOOT".
- Object History
- Object was a fixture used in the Jubilee Dry Goods store at 6763 Jubilee Avenue. Jubilee Dry Goods was owned by the Ernest and Jean Pitman family. McGregor Socks is a Canadian hosiery brand founded in 1928. The cushioned sole line of "Happy Foot" socks was introduced in the late 1930's.
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90261
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.12
- Description
- Flyer; tan paper with dark brown text reading: "Heritage Village Museum / CENTURY PARK MUSEUM ASSOCIATION / 4900 DEER LAKE AVENUE, BURNABY, B.C., V5G 3T6 / PHONE 294-1231"; illustration in dark brown ink of village street including tram, ice cream parlour, and band stand.
- Object History
- Item was created as promotional material for Burnaby Village Museum and came from the Marketing Office.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Flier
- Colour
- Brown
- White
- Measurements
- 9 cm x 20.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [197-]
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91508
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2180
- Description
- Heritage Village Museum flyer; mimeographed on orange paper with black print. Stylized text with six festive illustrations framed inside boxes and arranged in two columns with illustration of Christmas tree at centre. Text at top reads: "HERITAGE VILLAGE / MUSUEM / Presents / AN OLD-FASHIONED / Christimas". Illustrations include titles below reading: "PEACE"; "SILENT NIGHT"; "FATHER CHRISTMAS"; "TOYS"; "CHOIRS"; "ANGELS"; text below illustration of Christmas tree reads "CHRISTMAS TREE / JOY TO THE / WORLD"; text at bottom reads: "JOIN US FOR "LUNCH WITH FATHER CHRISTMAS" / AND SPECIAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT CLASSES / DEC. 1-19-11:00-4;30-CLOSED MONDAY - HERITAGE VILLAGE MUSEUM / 4900 DEER LAKE AVE. BURNABY, MUSEUM INFORMATION: 294-1233"
- Object History
- Advertising brochure created by Heritage Village Museum to promote Heritage Christmas program [between 1975 and 1984].
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Brochure
- Colour
- Orange
- Black
- Measurements
- Length: 22 cm x Width: 14 cm
- Maker
- Heritage Village
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Subjects
- Holidays - Christmas
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
hat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87352
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.36.11
- Description
- uniform hat, Girl Guides; soft, navy blue felt cloche with brim; navy blue grosgrain ribbon with bow around crown; blue cloth sweat band; white cloth name tag adhered inside sweat band with hand-written name reading: "Carmen Cooper".
- Object History
- Guide uniform dress (1935). Worn with brown leather belt, navy hat, folded triangular company tie. BV015.36.10 to BV015.36.14
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Clothing
- Clothing - - Headwear
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
Images
jar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24192
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.687
- Description
- Clear glass jar; cylindrical with wide mouth and black metal screw-top lid. Red paper label with text reading: "Empress," "Pure Seville Orange," and an image of a ship. Bottom part of label is ripped. Bottle content is an unidentified, ground, reddish-brown organic material. Object is sixth from left in photo.
- Object History
- This item originates fromt he Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company," Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Marks/Labels
- The paper label is a red colored rectangular shape and is ripped at the bottom. It has the marks "Empress" and "Pure Seville Orange" and what possibly could be "Marmalade". An image of a sailing ocean liner is also shown in the label.
- Measurements
- 12 cm height x 6 cm width
Images
lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11367
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3298.1
- Description
- Pin; green, cream, blue, yellow; cream pin in tringular banner shape has blue writing embossed reading "VANCOUVER". It is attached to a green velvet bow; Five embroidered cream flowers with yellow centres (like daisies) hang from the bow, each attached to bow with greeen cord.
- Marks/Labels
- "VANCOUVER", embossed in blue in banner at top
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Images
lapel pin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11405
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3319.1
- Description
- Pin; brass, yellow; brass frame of pin in oval shaped and has decorative, twisting motif at top centre and bottom centre; inside frame is drawing of mountains, water clouds and shining sun; lettering reading "VANCOUVER" is reflected in water
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts
- Object Term
- Souvenir
- Marks/Labels
- "VANCOUVER", half white and half black lettering printed along pin "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO / NEWARK, N.J.", engraved on rear
- Measurements
- L: 5.1 cm x W: 2.9 cm
- Maker
- Whitehead & Hoag Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New Jersey
- Site/City Made
- Newark
- Subjects
- Adornment
- Adornment - Lapel Pins
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
Images
leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4280
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.44.174
- Description
- Your Luck's In Your Hand - Leaflet. Instructional leaflet on palm reading or Palmistry. The page is filled with information about different line and size meanings. The top of the page states "YOUR LUCK'S IN YOUR HAND./ TELL YOUR OWN FUTURE". The leaflet measures 21.5cm x 36.5cm.
- Colour
- White
- Title
- Your Luck's in Your Hand
Images
leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38401
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.21.15
- Description
- Edmonds Limerick Contest - Leaflet -- [1988]. Yellow entry leaflet for a Limerick contest as part of the Edmonds Homecoming 88. At the top of the leaflet is a cartoon of a teacher sitting on a desk reading to a group of students. There is a sample limerick and a tear off section for a limerick to be written and entered into the contest. The contest was part of the anniversary/closing celebration of Edmonds Junior Secondary School. The leaflet measures 21.5cm x 28cm.
- Colour
- Yellow
Images
Leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact49732
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.648
- Description
- printed leaflet on blue cartridge paper with black text reading; "YOU'RE INVITED TO / HERITAGE VILLAGE / IN CENTURY PARK / BURNABY'S CENTENNIAL '71 / COMMEMORATIVE PROJECT / CANADA WAY at DEER LAKE AVE. / (SPERLING EXIT TO 401) / This SATURDAY & SUNDAY / NOV. 20th 21st. 10 AM to 4 PM / THE OFFICAL OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE PRESIDED AT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE RT. HON. / ROLAND MICHENER, C.C.C.D., GOVERNOR-GENERAL / OF CANADA AT 11AM ON FRIDAY, NOV. 19th."
- Object History
- From Don Copan scrapbook/Album page
- Don Copan was an active member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee and later became the founding President of the Century Park Museum Association. While a member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee, Don created a scrapbook album of photographs and ephemera documenting the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee’s involvement in celebrating British Columbia’s Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971 including Burnaby’s Commemorative Project – Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
- Reference
- Photographs from the Don Copan scrapbook/album are described as part of the Donald Copan collection - Copan Album series
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Leaflet
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
Images
leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90017
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.321
- Description
- leaflet; buff paper with black text reading: "GRAND RALLY / BRITISH COLUMBIA GIRL GUIDES / AGRICULTURAL GROUNDS, DUNCAN / SATURDAY, JULY 8th, 1922"; rally had a programme of sports events, followed by a high tea, and in the evening, a camp fire with entertainment.
- Object History
- Leaflet is a part of scrapbook "Burnaby Girl Guides. -- [1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920" (BV015.35.164)
- Note in blue ink on scrapbook page reads: "Burnaby Guides attended this Rally".
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts
- Measurements
- L: 22.2 cm W: 13.9 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
Images
Documents
map
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87474
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.83
- Description
- map; "SKETCH MAP OF CANADIAN GIRL GUIDE CAMP, WILSON CREEK"; hand-drawn map shows locations of campsites, trails, roads, bathing beach, chapel, playing field, etc.; back of map has text in brown ink reading: "Over the hill and / down the valley" and Over the ill & do"
- Object History
- Map belonged to Dorothy Pitman who was a Girl Guide in the 1st Burnaby Company. She was known to be involved with guiding from 1919 to 1931. Textual records and photographs of the Pitman family, including one of Dorothy and her sister Gwen, are held by the City of Burnaby Archives. Dorothy and Gwen's parents, Ernest and Jean Pitman, owned McKay Dry Goods and Jubilee Dry Goods.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Graphic Documents
- Object Term
- Cartograph, Map
Images
medallion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89999
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.35.6
- Description
- medallion; round, gold-coloured metal; suspended from a horizontal bar shaped as a three link chain; front has the numeral "40" set into a dark blue enamel circle, inside a white enamel six-pointed star, inside a red enamel six-armed gear-type shape; back has engraved text reading: "Presented to / BRO. W.M PARKER, P.G. / IN / ROYAL CITY LODGE No 3 / I.O.O.F. / MARCH 27, 1944 / NEW WESTMINSTER / BRITISH COLUMBIA / 14-59 / PLATED". This is a Veteran's Jewel for a continuous membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.). A brother with 40 years of continuous membership would receive this.
- Object History
- Donor's grandfather was William Michael Norton Parker.
Images
menu
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90063
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV976.232.16
- Description
- menu; cream cardstock; Corporation of District of Burnaby crest at top; black text reading: "CIVIC LUNCHEON / for / Their Excellencies Governor-General & Mrs. Michener / Burnaby_ 19 Novembre 1971"followed by menu of dishes served at the event; the occasion was the opening of the Heritage Village.
- Object History
- Object belonged to donor Mary D. Trainer, the Centennial Co-ordinator hired to help organize a variety of community events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation. Mary Trainer was a member of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Menu
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