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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
096928280x
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Contributor
Sone, Michael
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Corporation of the District of Burnaby
Publication Date
c1987
Physical Description
495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
Library Subject (LOC)
Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
Frontier and pioneer life
Biography
Object History
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Notes
"Editor Michael Sone".
Includes index.
4 copies held: copy 4
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
978-0-9781979-2-6
Call Number
371 CAR
Author
Carter, David
Cooke, Rosemary
Pride, Harry, 1925-
White, Janet
Yip, Gail
Place of Publication
Burnaby
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
Subjects
Education
Notes
"Includes index"
A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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Sketch of Frances L. Waplington and newspaper editorial

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1934]
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 illustration : black ink on card ; 15.5 x 8.5 cm + 1 newspaper clipping
Scope and Content
File consists of an original caricature sketch of Frances L. Waplington Fleming created by Fraser Wilson and a newspaper clipping. Sketch was used in an editorial titled "Versatile Lady", "Pertinent Portraits / by Idle Roomer" published in The Commonwealth newspaper .
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 illustration : black ink on card ; 15.5 x 8.5 cm + 1 newspaper clipping
Scope and Content
File consists of an original caricature sketch of Frances L. Waplington Fleming created by Fraser Wilson and a newspaper clipping. Sketch was used in an editorial titled "Versatile Lady", "Pertinent Portraits / by Idle Roomer" published in The Commonwealth newspaper .
Creator
Wilson, Fraser
Names
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Wilson, Fraser
Accession Code
BV016.46.170
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1934]
Media Type
Graphic Material
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-01-06
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Document is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
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