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Parks
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription390
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File includes a plan of a Subdivision of the Southwestern portion Holmes Estate, Lot 1, Group 1 (Brunette Creek), a blueprint plan of proposed subdivision of part of DL 79, hand drawn sketch plan of portion of east 1/2 of southwest 1/4 DL 159, and a hand drawn sketch plan of southwest portion of DL…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1910-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2083
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File includes a plan of a Subdivision of the Southwestern portion Holmes Estate, Lot 1, Group 1 (Brunette Creek), a blueprint plan of proposed subdivision of part of DL 79, hand drawn sketch plan of portion of east 1/2 of southwest 1/4 DL 159, and a hand drawn sketch plan of southwest portion of DL 158. The plans were used during the purchase of land for proposed parks.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17544
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1891 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueline print with col. ; 59 x 96 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby". The map shows boundaries of a proposed new municipality of Burnaby including all land outside of the "old" City of Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River and west of …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueline print with col. ; 59 x 96 cm
- Material Details
- Scale approx. [1:31,680]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby". The map shows boundaries of a proposed new municipality of Burnaby including all land outside of the "old" City of Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River and west of North Road. Map also shows the boundaries of the District Lots. Signed by Garden, Hermon and Burwell Provincial Land Surveyors, Vancouver, June 5, 1891. Blueline print is hand-coloured highlighting Burnaby.
- Creator
- Garden, Hermon and Burwell
- Accession Code
- BV994.29.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1891 (date of original)
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Transcribed title
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Petition (Lefurgey) - Cancellation of plans, map 1521
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription727
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [ between 1909 - 1912 ]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and Council minutes regarding the petition made by Alfred Lefurgey to have Map No. 1521 cancelled. File also includes the petition made by Lefurgey to the County Court of Westminster and two oversized blueprint plans for DL 10 (1909) and for the NE portion of DL 10 (19…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [ between 1909 - 1912 ]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2454
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and Council minutes regarding the petition made by Alfred Lefurgey to have Map No. 1521 cancelled. File also includes the petition made by Lefurgey to the County Court of Westminster and two oversized blueprint plans for DL 10 (1909) and for the NE portion of DL 10 (1911).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- 2 plans of subdivision of NE Portion of DL 10, group 1, NWD : M9-A-8-14; M9-A-8-15
Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory266
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1891-1955
- Length
- 0:05:35
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Lillian May (Davies) Jones's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her family home as well as the home of Reeve Shaw. Lillian is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
- Date Range
- 1891-1955
- Length
- 0:05:35
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
- Interview Date
- September 22, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
- Biographical Notes
- Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:24:19
- Interviewee Name
- Jones, Lillian May Davies
- Wilson, Elsie
- Porter, Lillie Lewis
- Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
Track one of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-020/MSS137-020_Track_1.mp3Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory267
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1899-1905
- Length
- 0:06:43
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for the Columbian newspaper. Ada is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
- Date Range
- 1899-1905
- Length
- 0:06:43
- Geographic Access
- 12th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
- Interview Date
- September 22, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
- Biographical Notes
- Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:24:19
- Interviewee Name
- Jones, Lillian May Davies
- Wilson, Elsie
- Porter, Lillie Lewis
- Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
Track two of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-020/MSS137-020_Track_2.mp3Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory268
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1918
- Length
- 0:08:35
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis's memories of her marriage to fellow Burnaby resident, Bertie Blaine Porter. Lillie is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The audience briefly discusses tram fare.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis's memories of her marriage to fellow Burnaby resident, Bertie Blaine Porter. Lillie is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The audience briefly discusses tram fare.
- Date Range
- 1918
- Length
- 0:08:35
- Names
- Porter, Bert
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Interview Date
- September 22, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
- Biographical Notes
- Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:24:19
- Interviewee Name
- Jones, Lillian May Davies
- Wilson, Elsie
- Porter, Lillie Lewis
- Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
Track three of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-020/MSS137-020_Track_3.mp3Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory269
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1899-1910
- Length
- 0:03:26
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Elise Wilson's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her mother Annie Walmsley Wilson. Elsie is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The audience briefly discusses Burnab…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording includes Elise Wilson's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her mother Annie Walmsley Wilson. Elsie is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The audience briefly discusses Burnaby's early water supply.
- Date Range
- 1899-1910
- Length
- 0:03:26
- Names
- Wilson, Annie Walmsley
- Subjects
- Public Services - Utilities
- Interview Date
- September 22, 1971
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
- Biographical Notes
- Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:24:19
- Interviewee Name
- Jones, Lillian May Davies
- Wilson, Elsie
- Porter, Lillie Lewis
- Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
Track four of recording of Pioneer Days interviews
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-020/MSS137-020_Track_4.mp3Plan - Block 6, DL 91 (Mark and Tigar)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription603
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and a declaration regarding expropriation and subdivision of Block 6, DL 91, owned by Mr. Mark and Mr. Tigar. File also includes 1 white linen plan of the land to be expropriated.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2316
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and a declaration regarding expropriation and subdivision of Block 6, DL 91, owned by Mr. Mark and Mr. Tigar. File also includes 1 white linen plan of the land to be expropriated.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
![Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive, [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0040_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4297
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.
- History
- Survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, which is primarily the area farmed by Chinese and Chinese-Canadian market gardeners around Marine Drive between Royal Oak and Mandeville (present-day Nelson). Two Chinese/Chinese Canadian land owners can be seen on the map: N.G. Wah Sing (or Ng Wah Sing) and Yee Law (or Herbert Law).
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV017.40.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 11/19/2017
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of copy scan of map
- Herbert Yee Law was donor's father and this map may have originally been his copy of the city planning/engineering documents.
Images
![Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive, [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2017/2017_0040_0002_001.jpg)
Plan of Subdivision of Block F Lot 1, D.L. 25 Group 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18808
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 17 Apr. 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black and red ink on linen ; 36 x 28.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Plan of Subdivision of Block F Lot 1, D.L. 25 Group 1 New Westminster District created by Provincial Land Surveyor Geoffrey K. Burnett.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black and red ink on linen ; 36 x 28.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1200]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Plan of Subdivision of Block F Lot 1, D.L. 25 Group 1 New Westminster District created by Provincial Land Surveyor Geoffrey K. Burnett.
- Creator
- Burnett, Geoffrey K.
- Names
- Burnett, Geoffrey K.
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.28
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 17 Apr. 1912
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-11
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Scale is measured "100 FT = 1 INCH"
- "PLAN OF SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK "F" OF LOT 1, D.L. 25 GROUP 1. NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT"; Wright St., Sixth Ave., Fifth Ave., Cumberland St., L.1-8, 11-16; signature of Jesse Love, owner, witness S.P. King?; Geoffrey K. Burnett, P.L.S.; Fred A. Macpherson, Municipal Clerk, April 17, 1912; taxes paid to Dec. 31 1911, signed April 17 1912 by W.H. Griffin, collector"
Images
Plan of Subdivision of Block F Lot 1, D.L. 25 Group 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18809
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 17 Apr. 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black and red ink on linen ; 36 x 28.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Plan of Subdivision of Block F Lot 1, D.L. 25 Group 1 New Westminster District created by Provincial Land Surveyor Geoffrey K. Burnett.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black and red ink on linen ; 36 x 28.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1200]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of Plan of Subdivision of Block F Lot 1, D.L. 25 Group 1 New Westminster District created by Provincial Land Surveyor Geoffrey K. Burnett.
- Creator
- Burnett, Geoffrey K.
- Names
- Burnett, Geoffrey K.
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.29
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 17 Apr. 1912
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-11
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Scale is measured "100 FT = 1 INCH"
- "PLAN OF SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK "F" OF LOT 1, D.L. 25 GROUP 1. NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT"; Wright St., Sixth Ave., Fifth Ave., Cumberland St., L.1-8, 11-16; signature of Jesse Love, owner, witness S.P. King?; Geoffrey K. Burnett, P.L.S.; Fred A. Macpherson, Municipal Clerk, April 17, 1912; taxes paid to Dec. 31 1911, signed April 17 1912 by W.H. Griffin, collector"
Images
![Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2.3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211, [between 1911 and 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1984/1984_0057_0004_002%20Web.jpg?width=280)
Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2.3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11111
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : ink on waxed linen ; 60 x 52.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2.3,6,21 and 23 / of District Lot 211. Group 1 N.W.D. / Burnaby Municipality"
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : ink on waxed linen ; 60 x 52.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1200]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2.3,6,21 and 23 / of District Lot 211. Group 1 N.W.D. / Burnaby Municipality"
- Creator
- Hill & Burnett
- Accession Code
- HV984.57.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- Dec. 22, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Scale is measured "100 feet to one inch"
- Credit on plan reads: "Hill & Burnett_BC_Land Surveyors_Civil Engineers_New Westminster_B.C."
Zoomable Images
![Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2.3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211, [between 1911 and 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1984/1984_0057_0004_001_seadragon/1984_0057_0004_001.jpg?w=280)
Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2.3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211, [between 1911 and 1912]
Zoom into Image![Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2,3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211, [between 1911 and 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1984/1984_0057_0005_002%20Web.jpg?width=280)
Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2,3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11212
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : ink on waxed linen ; 77 x 53 cm
- Scope and Content
- "Plan of Subdivision of Blks 1,2.3.6.21. and 23 / of District Lot 211, Group ;1 , N.W.D./ Burnaby Municipality"
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : ink on waxed linen ; 77 x 53 cm
- Scope and Content
- "Plan of Subdivision of Blks 1,2.3.6.21. and 23 / of District Lot 211, Group ;1 , N.W.D./ Burnaby Municipality"
- Creator
- Hill & Burnett
- Accession Code
- HV984.57.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1911 and 1912]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- Dec. 22, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Scale is measured "100 feet to one inch"
- Credit on plan reads: "Hill & Burnett_BC_Land Surveyors_Civil Engineers_New Westminster_B.C."
Zoomable Images
![Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2,3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211, [between 1911 and 1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1984/1984_0057_0005_001_seadragon/1984_0057_0005_001.jpg?w=280)
Plan of Subdivision of Blocks 1,2,3,6,21 and 23 of District Lot 211, [between 1911 and 1912]
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Plan of Subdivision of Lot 14 of North part of NW 1/4 of D.L. 150 GR.1 N.W.D
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11117
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 plans : ink on linen + blueprint ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of "Plan of Subdivision of Lot 14 of North / Part of N.W. 1/4 of D.L. 150, GR.1. / N.W.D." and blueprint of same.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 plans : ink on linen + blueprint ; 21.5 x 27.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1200]
- Scope and Content
- File consists of "Plan of Subdivision of Lot 14 of North / Part of N.W. 1/4 of D.L. 150, GR.1. / N.W.D." and blueprint of same.
- Creator
- Hill & Burnett
- Geographic Access
- Jubilee Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV984.57.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1912
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Planning Study Area
- Suncrest Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2-Oct-19
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Notes in red crayon on verso of both plans read: "00079"
- Oval shaped stamp in blue ink on front of blueprint plan reads: "Corporation of Burnaby / Feb. 2 1912 / Engineering Department"
- Stamp in red ink on verso of Blueprint plan reads: "Hill & Burnett / Civil Engineers / B.C. Land Surveyors / New Westminster B.C."
- Handwritten note on front of blueprint plan reads: "T... [sic] approved / subject to 20' Laws [sic] / being given. / Fred L. Macpherson / Engineer / Feb. 6th 1912"
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Plan of Survey Lot A of Block 1 District Lot 42
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18823
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Seaforth School fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueline print ; 42.5 x 47 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a survey plan of Lot A, of Block 1, District Lot 42, Group 1, New Westminster District. According to Explanatory Plan 5421 Burnaby, B.C. Seaforth School and grounds are noted on plan on the corner of Piper Avenue and Government Street.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Seaforth School fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueline print ; 42.5 x 47 cm
- Material Details
- Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a survey plan of Lot A, of Block 1, District Lot 42, Group 1, New Westminster District. According to Explanatory Plan 5421 Burnaby, B.C. Seaforth School and grounds are noted on plan on the corner of Piper Avenue and Government Street.
- Creator
- Burnett, David H.
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Accession Code
- BV987.2.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- June 1957
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-07
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Title reads: "PLAN OF SURVEY / LOT "A", OF BLOCK 1 / DISTRICT LOT 42, 'GROUP 1 , / NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT / ACCORDING TO EXPLANATORY PLAN 5421 / BURNABY, B.C."
Images
Plan Shewing [sic] Position of New Wagon Road through DL's 214 and 213
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8037
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scope and Content
- White linen plan showing DL's 212, 213, 214, and 215 with Burrard Inlet to the north and the proposed road done in red.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1908
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 10992
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- White linen plan showing DL's 212, 213, 214, and 215 with Burrard Inlet to the north and the proposed road done in red.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Located in map case.
Plan Showing Proposed Road DL 212
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8036
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scope and Content
- White linen plan with Burrard Inlet to the north and Barnet Road to the South. A proposed crossing for the Canadian Pacific Railway is outlined in red and the Bestwood Shingle Mill and Nichol's Chemical operation are identified in black.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 10990
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- White linen plan with Burrard Inlet to the north and Barnet Road to the South. A proposed crossing for the Canadian Pacific Railway is outlined in red and the Bestwood Shingle Mill and Nichol's Chemical operation are identified in black.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Located in map case.
![Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys - North Road, [1890] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0034_002%20Web.jpg?width=280)
Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys - North Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11155
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 61 x 45 cm
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys," "North Road."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 61 x 45 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 10 chains = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys," "North Road."
- Geographic Access
- North Road
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 440
- Scan Date
- December 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Handwritten notes on verso read: "Envelope 369", and mathematical calculat- ions
Images
![Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys - North Road, [1890] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0034_002%20Web.jpg)
Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8690
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on canvas ; 68 x 90 cm on canvas 70 x 95 cm
- Scope and Content
- "Map of Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island / Drawn at the Lands and Works Department. Victoria, B.C."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on canvas ; 68 x 90 cm on canvas 70 x 95 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1/4 inch = 80 chains
- Scope and Content
- "Map of Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island / Drawn at the Lands and Works Department. Victoria, B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV994.11.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1910
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Cleaned by conservator Dec 2009
![Price list and plan of subdivision west half Lot 117 - Buckingham, [ca. 1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1976/1976_0158_0008_001.jpg?width=280)
Price list and plan of subdivision west half Lot 117 - Buckingham
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13094
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1913]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 40 x 43.5 cm, folded to 40 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Folded price list and plan of Subdivision of West Half of District Lot 117, Ward V, New Westiminster District "Buckingham". Subdivision is bordered by Boundary Road to the west, John Street to the east, Halifax Street to the south and Amherst Street to the north.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 40 x 43.5 cm, folded to 40 x 22 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 200 feet
- Scope and Content
- Folded price list and plan of Subdivision of West Half of District Lot 117, Ward V, New Westiminster District "Buckingham". Subdivision is bordered by Boundary Road to the west, John Street to the east, Halifax Street to the south and Amherst Street to the north.
- Accession Code
- HV976.158.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca. 1913]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 96 dpi
- Scan Date
- 4-Jun-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on content of map
- Title on plan reads: "BUCKINGHAM / W1/2 OF LOT 117, WARD V N.W.D. B.C. / AT THE JUNCTION OF THE BOUNDARY & N. WEST'R ROADS"
- Text on verso of plan reads: "BUCKINGHAM" / FOR SURE ADVANCE / AND QUICK TURN OVER"
- Image link shows side one of price list and plan
Images
![Price list and plan of subdivision west half Lot 117 - Buckingham, [ca. 1913] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1976/1976_0158_0008_001.jpg)
Proposed sidewalk on grounds of Kingsway West School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11917
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- March 24, 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : ink on waxed linen sheet ; 55 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a survey plan titled “Plan Showing Proposed / Sidewalk on Grounds of / Kingsway West School”
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : ink on waxed linen sheet ; 55 x 25 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 20’=1”
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a survey plan titled “Plan Showing Proposed / Sidewalk on Grounds of / Kingsway West School”
- Creator
- McGugan, Donald Johnston
- Names
- Kingsway West School
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.40
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- March 24, 1932
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil reads: ‘4222”
Images
![Proposed subdivision of D.L. 150, Grp. 1, [1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1984/1984_0057_0011_001.jpg?width=280)
Proposed subdivision of D.L. 150, Grp. 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11118
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : pencil and ink on paper ; 34 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handrawn draft subdivision plan for District Lot 150, Group 1. Plan identifies streets running east off Boundary Road including Dubois; Hurst; Victory and Cade
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : pencil and ink on paper ; 34 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handrawn draft subdivision plan for District Lot 150, Group 1. Plan identifies streets running east off Boundary Road including Dubois; Hurst; Victory and Cade
- Accession Code
- HV984.57.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1912]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Planning Study Area
- Suncrest Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- April 14, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
Images
![Proposed subdivision of D.L. 150, Grp. 1, [1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1984/1984_0057_0011_001.jpg)
Proposed subdivision plans of D.L. 172
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11119
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1912
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 11 plans : blueprints + ink and graphite on waxed linen + ink and graphite on paper + graphite on paper; 53.5 x 31 cm and smaller + textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of proposed subdivision plans and field notes pertaining to District Lot 172 Group 1, New Westminster District, Lots 1 & 2, Block 1.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 11 plans : blueprints + ink and graphite on waxed linen + ink and graphite on paper + graphite on paper; 53.5 x 31 cm and smaller + textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of proposed subdivision plans and field notes pertaining to District Lot 172 Group 1, New Westminster District, Lots 1 & 2, Block 1.
- Creator
- Hill & Burnett
- Accession Code
- HV984.57.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1912
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Credit on plan reads: "Hill & Burnett_Civil Engineers_BC_Land Surveyors_New Westminster_B.C."
Images
Proposed Tramline North of Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription659
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [190-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains one blueprint plan [190?] of the proposed site.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [190-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2384
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains one blueprint plan [190?] of the proposed site.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Provincial Prison Farm - Oakalla - Plan Showing Central Areas of the Property / Planning Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription6015
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : b&w ink on paper ; 148 x 92 cm folded to 39 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- One large plan of Oakalla and the surrounding areas, Plan no. 4436-1.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Facilities series
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : b&w ink on paper ; 148 x 92 cm folded to 39 x 23 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = 50 feet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 8966
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- One large plan of Oakalla and the surrounding areas, Plan no. 4436-1.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
Queen's Avenue wharf
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription599
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1925
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains petition, correspondence, and agreements with the Burrard Lumber Co. Ltd., the Bowness Lumber Co., Ltd., and the Pacific Lumber & Trading Co., Ltd., regarding the maintenance and construction of Queen's Avenue and Queen's Avenue Wharf. File also includes 2 white linen plans: "works o…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1925
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2310
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains petition, correspondence, and agreements with the Burrard Lumber Co. Ltd., the Bowness Lumber Co., Ltd., and the Pacific Lumber & Trading Co., Ltd., regarding the maintenance and construction of Queen's Avenue and Queen's Avenue Wharf. File also includes 2 white linen plans: "works on Foreshore adjoining the North end of Queen's Avenue, Burnaby, "
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Railways
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98236
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [date unknown]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 maps : col. ; 89 cm x 76 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains sheet 7 and 8 of a map of Canadian railways. Sheets depict British Columbia, Yukon, and the eastern portions of Albert and Northwest Territories. Sheet 7 includes an index of railways.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [date unknown]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 maps : col. ; 89 cm x 76 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 64999
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File contains sheet 7 and 8 of a map of Canadian railways. Sheets depict British Columbia, Yukon, and the eastern portions of Albert and Northwest Territories. Sheet 7 includes an index of railways.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of files
RCAF Flying Log Book and navigation maps
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1943-1945
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 book (hardcover) + 1 map : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 34.5 x 40.5 cm + 7 maps : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 41.5 x 33.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot" assigned to J.H. Corsbie along with eight aircraft navigation maps for flying at night titled; "Newcastle to Prague" and "Hull to Venice" with navigational markings created by Joseph H. Corsbie. Entries in lo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 book (hardcover) + 1 map : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 34.5 x 40.5 cm + 7 maps : b&w lithograph on paper with annotations in col. ink ; 41.5 x 33.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1:2,890,000 (approx.)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for Aircrew other than Pilot" assigned to J.H. Corsbie along with eight aircraft navigation maps for flying at night titled; "Newcastle to Prague" and "Hull to Venice" with navigational markings created by Joseph H. Corsbie. Entries in log book provide detailed records of Corsbie's training and flights undertaken on RCAF service aircraft between March 1943 and July 1945 along with units which Corsbie served as observer or air gunner and the aircraft in which he's flown (1943-1944).
- Other Title Information
- Full title of book "Royal Canadian Air Force Flying Log Book for aircrew other than Pilot"
- Responsibility
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.44
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1943-1945
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 19-09-2023
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- 7 maps titled "Hull to Venice / Heights in Feet" include identifier below bottom border reading: "O.R.1373 / Spot-Height Corrections, 1944"_"Compiled and drawn at H.Q./G.S.G.S.-1943"
- 1 map titled "Newcastle to Prague / Heights in Feet" include identifier below bottom border reading: "O.R.1373 / Spot-Height Corrections, 1944"_" H.Q./G.S.G.S.-1943"
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Documents
![Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/216-002.jpg?width=280)
Recording of John Burton - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory209
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1920-1929
- Length
- 0:07:53
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of early newspapers including their advertising and reporting practices.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of early newspapers including their advertising and reporting practices.
- Date Range
- 1920-1929
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:07:53
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:18
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
![Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/205/216-002.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of John Burton
Track one of recording of John Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-2/MSS137-001-2_Track_1.mp3
Recording of John Burton - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory210
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1920-1937
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of national advertising in early weekly newspapers, with mentions of the Burnaby Post and the Burnaby Broadcast. He also describes the flatbed cylinder press and relates a story of a group of handpress workers who demolish a flatbe…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of national advertising in early weekly newspapers, with mentions of the Burnaby Post and the Burnaby Broadcast. He also describes the flatbed cylinder press and relates a story of a group of handpress workers who demolish a flatbed cylinder press in order to save their jobs.
- Date Range
- 1920-1937
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:26
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:18
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of John Burton
Track two of recording of John Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-2/MSS137-001-2_Track_2.mp3
Recording of John Burton - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory211
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1920-1959
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of how various presses work, and their use by daily and weekly papers. He describes a press shop, most likely at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of how various presses work, and their use by daily and weekly papers. He describes a press shop, most likely at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Date Range
- 1920-1959
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:54
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:18
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of John Burton
Track three of recording of John Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-2/MSS137-001-2_Track_3.mp3
Recording of John Burton - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory212
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1885-1959
- Length
- 0:09:56
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine and how it functions.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the Linotype machine and how it functions.
- Date Range
- 1885-1959
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:56
- Subjects
- Printing Tools and Equipment
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:18
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track four of recording of John Burton
Track four of recording of John Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-2/MSS137-001-2_Track_4.mp3
Recording of John Burton - Track 5
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory213
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1850-1950
- Length
- 0:09:14
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to John Burton's description of the galley press and the proofing process. He also discusses job printing (now referred to as commercial printing).
- Date Range
- 1850-1950
- Photo Info
- Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002
- Length
- 0:09:14
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of John Burton discussing the history of the weekly newspaper and of the types of printing presses that have been used in Canada, as well as exactly how their parts function. John appears to be describing printing presses that are in the room with him.
- Biographical Notes
- John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:46:18
- Interviewee Name
- Burton, John
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks
Track five of recording of John Burton
Track five of recording of John Burton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-2/MSS137-001-2_Track_5.mp3Re-plotting Plan of DL 189
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65822
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w on paper ; 36 x 58 cm folded to 22 x 29 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218 Plan Showing Areas Disturbed / Tentative Plan of Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w on paper ; 36 x 58 cm folded to 22 x 29 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not indicated
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42683
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-23
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218 Plan Showing Areas Disturbed / Tentative Plan of Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218."
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Note with plan reads: "Further information in Burnaby Municipal Minutes Dec. 16, 1929. Minute Book # 17 pp 288+"
Resurvey of the Municipality of Burnaby - Correspondence (H-L)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription741
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1942
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence regarding the re-survey of the Municipality of Burnaby. File also contains blueprint plan of lots 1-3 and 34 of lots 61 and 62, DL 30.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1942
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2470
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence regarding the re-survey of the Municipality of Burnaby. File also contains blueprint plan of lots 1-3 and 34 of lots 61 and 62, DL 30.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- For related records see also 7-2-4-14 and 7-2-5-1 to 7-2-5-3. Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Resurvey of the Municipality of Burnaby - Miscellaneous
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription743
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence regarding the re-survey of the Municipality of Burnaby. As well, file includes "Report on the Special Survey of Burnaby up to June 1, 1915" which includes a linen plan of "Complete Special Survey" and "Block Outline Special Survey." Also included are lists of property…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2476
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence regarding the re-survey of the Municipality of Burnaby. As well, file includes "Report on the Special Survey of Burnaby up to June 1, 1915" which includes a linen plan of "Complete Special Survey" and "Block Outline Special Survey." Also included are lists of property owners.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- For related records see also 7-2-4-14 and 7-2-4-15, and 7-2-5-1 and 7-2-5-3. Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Riverway School site
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11134
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- April 16, 1915
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Riverway School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being a 1 acre portion of Lot 159 Group 1, and Lots 30 & 31 of subd. of Bks. 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4 & 5 of Lot 159, Group 1, New Westminster District".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 56 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 40 feet = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Riverway School Site / Burnaby Municipality" "Being a 1 acre portion of Lot 159 Group 1, and Lots 30 & 31 of subd. of Bks. 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4 & 5 of Lot 159, Group 1, New Westminster District".
- Creator
- Geoffrey K. Burnett
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Names
- Riverway East School
- Responsibility
- Burnett and McGugan B.C. Land Surveyors, New Westminster
- Geographic Access
- Gilley Avenue
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 5787 Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- April 16, 1915
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
- Scan Resolution
- 440
- Scan Date
- 22-Dec-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Note in black ink on verso of plan reads: "1744" / "Riverway School"
- Oath on plan reads: "I, Geoffrey K. Burnett...and did personally superintend the survey..." "...completed on the 16th day of April 1915"; signed by Geoffrey K. Burnett and notarized by "K.A. Eastman", sworn "...19th day of April 1915"
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Road allowance - Block 13, DL 91 (Allan Bros.)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription602
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1912
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains agreements and correspondence regarding road allowance agreement with Joseph Dodd Allan and John George Allan for Block 13, DL 91. File also includes 2 indentures, one containing 2 white linen plans of "Portion of lot 13, Central Portion of DL 91, group 1, NWD."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1912
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2315
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains agreements and correspondence regarding road allowance agreement with Joseph Dodd Allan and John George Allan for Block 13, DL 91. File also includes 2 indentures, one containing 2 white linen plans of "Portion of lot 13, Central Portion of DL 91, group 1, NWD."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Road allowances - Holdom Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1230
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921-1923
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File includes transparent paper map and sketch; file includes bylaw #1125
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921-1923
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 3028
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File includes transparent paper map and sketch; file includes bylaw #1125
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- For related records see also file 8-4-3-8. Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Road allowances - Patterson Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1197
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1919-1920
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic material.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1919-1920
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic material.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2993
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- See folder for a more detailed file inventory. Blueprint showing Patterson Avenue : M9-A-3-18.
Road allowance - Sussex Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1157
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File includes blueprint "Plan of 0.16 Acre Parcel of Block 11 DL 32, Group 1, New Westminster District", 1921.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2950
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File includes blueprint "Plan of 0.16 Acre Parcel of Block 11 DL 32, Group 1, New Westminster District", 1921.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Roads - DL 25
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription408
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence related to the opening of a road in DL 25. File also includes "sketch showing positions of 4th Avenue and Armstrong Road"
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2108
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence related to the opening of a road in DL 25. File also includes "sketch showing positions of 4th Avenue and Armstrong Road"
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Roads - DL 88
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription490
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to the construction of a road in DL 88 and includes a sketch of Grassmere Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2197
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to the construction of a road in DL 88 and includes a sketch of Grassmere Road.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Roads - DL 88 (Lakeside Terrace)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence for the opening of roads through DL 88 (Lakeside Terrace) as per the request of Financial Agents Passage and Tomlin and an oversized blueprint plan of Subdivision Blocks 3-8, DL 88, Lakeside Terrace [1911].
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2209
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence for the opening of roads through DL 88 (Lakeside Terrace) as per the request of Financial Agents Passage and Tomlin and an oversized blueprint plan of Subdivision Blocks 3-8, DL 88, Lakeside Terrace [1911].
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Plan of subdivision of Blocks 3 - 8, DL 88, Lakeside Terrace : M9-B-1-3
Roads - DL 95
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription397
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence related to the management of roads in DL 95. Also included is a sketch of Elwell Road, Beale Road, Dykes Road, and New Westminster Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2097
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence related to the management of roads in DL 95. Also included is a sketch of Elwell Road, Beale Road, Dykes Road, and New Westminster Road.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Roads - DL 96
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription481
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to the construction of roads in DL 96. File also includes advertisements and plans for new "Newman Heights" and "Gilley Park" subdivisions (DL 96) 1911.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2188
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to the construction of roads in DL 96. File also includes advertisements and plans for new "Newman Heights" and "Gilley Park" subdivisions (DL 96) 1911.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890]-1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including Dis…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including District Lots in Burnaby along with various school sites and church plans; surveying records regarding North Road and a map of the Burnaby Municipality. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Subdivision and survey plans series 2) School and church plans series 3) Map series
- History
- Ronald G. Scobbie was born in Scotland. After graduating from high school, he worked in the mines of Scotland which led to a career as a land surveyor. Ron immigrated to Canada in 1965 and settled in North Vancouver. In 1967 he became a partner in the surveying company of Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie in New Westminster, eventually owning it under the title Scobbie and Associates between 1980 and 1995. Ron sold the business in 1995 and retired as a BC Land Surveyor in December 2003. Ron was an active member of the B.C. Land Surveyors Association and an avid collector of surveying equipment and maps and plans that document the history of surveying in British Columbia. Upon retirement, Ron donated many historical maps and plans to various repositories located in different geographical regions throughout B.C.
- Scobbie & Associates land surveying company dates back to 1890 when Albert J. Hill first established his practice as a land surveyor in New Westminster. The company went through a series of Surveyors (owners) between 1890 and 1995:
- Albert James Hill (A.J. Hill) [1890] to 1912
- Hill & Burnett 1911 to 1912
- Geoffrey K. Burnett 1912
- Burnett & McGugan 1912 to 1947
- Burnett, McGugan & Hunter 1947 to 1959
- Burnett, Hunter & Douglas 1959 to 1960
- Hunter, Douglas & Crockford 1960 to 1964
- Hunter, Crockford & Associates 1964 to 1965
- Hunter, Crockford & Aplin 1965 to 1967
- Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie 1967 to 1973
- Crockford, Scobbie & Associates 1973-1980
- Scobbie & Associates 1980 to 1995
- Responsibility
- Scobbie, Ronald G.
- Accession Code
- HV984.57
- BV003.83
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890]-1932
- Related Material
- For other survey and subdivision plans created by land surveyors Albert J. Hill, Geoffery K. Burnett and Donald J. McGugan, see: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection - Survey and Subdivision plans series
- Notes
- Title based on contents of collection
Royal Oak well
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription370
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and a sketched plan that relate to the location of a drilled well and tank site on Royal Oak Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2063
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and a sketched plan that relate to the location of a drilled well and tank site on Royal Oak Road.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Sapperton sewage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription393
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, memos, reports, meeting minutes and cost estimates related to the operation of the joint Sapperton sewerage system (Burnaby and New Westminster). Also included is a blueprint of the Sapperton sewerage area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2089
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, memos, reports, meeting minutes and cost estimates related to the operation of the joint Sapperton sewerage system (Burnaby and New Westminster). Also included is a blueprint of the Sapperton sewerage area.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
School and church plans series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18949
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1910]-1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 30 plans + 2 architectural drawings + graphic materials + textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of surveying plans of schools and churches within the Corporation of the District of Burnaby along with graphic material relating to the division of tax spending by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 30 plans + 2 architectural drawings + graphic materials + textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of surveying plans of schools and churches within the Corporation of the District of Burnaby along with graphic material relating to the division of tax spending by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby.
- Accession Code
- BV003.83
- Date
- [1910]-1932
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series