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baseball trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact12472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4071.1
- Description
- Trophy, silver cup with handle either side, mounted on polished round wooden base; on cup front, "BURNABY SCHOOL LEAGUE BASEBALL TROPHY" "PRESENTED FOR PERPETUAL COMPETITION BY ALFRED W. MCLEOD LTD." "NEW WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVER, B.C." "1925"; A strip of polished metal is mounted around the circumference of the wood base. I has the names of the trophy recipients engraved on it. It is divided into five sections by engraved lines, each headed "WINNER"; centre section "1925 GILMORE AVENUE" "1926 NELSON AVENUE" "1927 NELSON AVENUE"; other sections are blank ; The cup and strip are tarnished
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report card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89108
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV018.20.1
- Description
- report card; Front and back view of the school report card for Elsie Impett. Front page shows "Register No. _____. / Nelson Ave. (handwritten) / Public School / Province of British Columbia / Pupil's Monthly Record Card." Back page shows "Parent's Signatures" and A. Impett has signed it three times. Inside view of the school report card for Elsie Impett issued by Nelson Ave. Public School on June 30, 1915. She is listed as a "senior". Report card lists the months of January to June with columns for No. of Sessions, Times Late, General Conduct, Special Demerits, Reading, Writing, Arithmetic & Bookkeeping, Drawing, Composition, Nature Studies, Geography, British & Canadian History, Algebra, English Grammer, Literature and Spelling. Teacher J.G. Whiten has handwritten Elsie's grades and wrote a comment "Elsie has done excellent work.".
- Object History
- Elsie Impett (later MacDonald) was born in 1902 in England. Her family setted at Fenwick Avenue, Burnaby. She worked as a clerk and married James MacDonald in 1923 in New Westminster.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Measurements
- L: 19.5 cm W: 18.5 cm
- Names
- Nelson Avenue School
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trophy cup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact26142
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.147.1
- Description
- The trophy cup is silver plated and has a handle on either side. It is mounted on a round wooden base. It was presented to the Burnaby Junior Schools, girls baseball team during the years 1921 to 1927. The school that each team represented is engraved on the reverse side of the cup.
- Category
- 09. Recreational Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Symbols - - Achievement Symbols
- Marks/Labels
- "BURNABY JUNIOR SCHOOLS / GIRLS BASEBALL TROPHY", engraved on the front of the cup "WON BY / NELSON AVENUE. 1921. / KINGSWAY EAST. 1922. / KINGSWAY EAST. 1923. / KITCHENER STREET. 1926. / RIVERWAY EAST 1927", engraved on the reverse side of the cup
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The Bet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9774
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (8 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The film details Teresa Florkow’s journey to restore and maintain her tugboat, the Papco III in 1982, at the prodding of her dock neighbour Ollie Iverson.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (8 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The film details Teresa Florkow’s journey to restore and maintain her tugboat, the Papco III in 1982, at the prodding of her dock neighbour Ollie Iverson.
- History
- Teresa Florkow was born on October 11 1932 in Natal BC (now Sparwood BC). Her parents, Ann and John Bowman had another three girls (Betty Ann, Marilyn and Frances) before moving to Burnaby in 1945. They settled at 1713 Frederick Avenue at Rumble Street. Teresa attended Nelson Avenue School and then Burnaby South High School. After graduation, she worked at the Royal Bank at Kingsway and McKay for 7 years. She married Arc Florkow on July 14 1952. The couple moved to 5887 Berwick Street in Burnaby and had three children: Chris, Jill and Gail. Arc worked as a furniture painter until he bought a tugboat in 1975.
- Creator
- Florkow, Teresa
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Transportation - Boats
- Names
- Florkow, Teresa
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
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Video
The Bet, 2016
ice cream tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact32912
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.143.5
- Description
- Ice cream tin, with lid; large very heavy silver metal bucket, straight sides; no handles; stamped on front in shield "GSW QUALITY" "10" "T" "QT" "S"; white dope number, crossed out
- Object History
- Donor was born in Burnaby and attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). He operated an ice cream business with his father and the tin was used at the shop. The donor was an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation.