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Betty and Doug Forbes in front a red vintage Buick at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5114
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Nov. 1, 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 9 cm x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Betty and Doug Forbes in front a red vintage Buick at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 9 cm x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- "Heritage Village / Model Car Display" written in pen.
- Scope and Content
- Betty and Doug Forbes in front a red vintage Buick at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
- Accession Code
- BV018.26.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- Nov. 1, 1981
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12-Jun-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Betty Forbes and Merilynn Darbey at the Heritage Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5110
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Nov. 1, 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Betty Forbes and Merilynn Brodie (formerly Merilynn Darbey), Century Park Museum Association President pose in front of vintage cars at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Material Details
- "Volunteers Betty and Marylin Derby" written in pen.
- Scope and Content
- Betty Forbes and Merilynn Brodie (formerly Merilynn Darbey), Century Park Museum Association President pose in front of vintage cars at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
- Accession Code
- BV018.26.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- Nov. 1, 1981
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12-Jun-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Betty Forbes inside a red vintage vehicle at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5113
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Nov. 1, 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Betty Forbes inside a red vintage vehicle at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col ; copy print ; 12.5 cm x 9 cm
- Material Details
- "Honored guest" at luncheon." written in pen.
- Scope and Content
- Betty Forbes inside a red vintage vehicle at the Heritage Village Museum's 10th anniversary.
- Accession Code
- BV018.26.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- Nov. 1, 1981
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 12-Jun-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Betty Stevenson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36688
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [198-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 7.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph Betty Stevenson in her living room in Vancouver Heights.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [198-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 7.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-043
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph Betty Stevenson in her living room in Vancouver Heights.
- Subjects
- Animals - Cats
- Names
- Stevenson, Betty
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
![Carousel horse named Betty B., [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0072_001.jpg?width=280)
Carousel horse named Betty B.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9629
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1989 and 1999]
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Carousel horse, Betty B, before restoration. Horse is black with white tail and mane, and four white socks. Saddle is red. Saddle blanket is red with yellow fringe. Red and white striped shield hangs from rear of saddle. Breastplate is blue and pink diamond decoration. Front circle of breastplate h…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Keith Jamieson fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 10.1 x 15.1 cm
- Material Details
- Printed label in scrapbook beneath photograph read: "BETTY B.".
- Scope and Content
- Carousel horse, Betty B, before restoration. Horse is black with white tail and mane, and four white socks. Saddle is red. Saddle blanket is red with yellow fringe. Red and white striped shield hangs from rear of saddle. Breastplate is blue and pink diamond decoration. Front circle of breastplate has yin-yang symbol, one side has red and white stripe, the other is solid orange.
- History
- From Scrapbook vol III "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues". In 1989, Ms. Venus Solano and Mr. Doug McCalum and other local people came together to "Save the Carousel" and formed the "Friends of the Vancouver Carousel Society". In May 1989, Burnaby Village Museum agreed to provide a home for the carousel and the "Friends", led by President Don Wrigley, set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the machine. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Names
- Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel
- C.W. Parker no. 119 Carousel
- Accession Code
- BV015.41.72
- Date
- [between 1989 and 1999]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 17-Sep-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- The photograph was removed from the scrapbook titled, "Parker Carousel Volume III- The Story in Photographs Continues" (BV015.41.3) . The scrapbook is a photograph album providing a detailed account regarding the restoration (before and after) and reassembly of the Parker #119 carousel.
Images
![Carousel horse named Betty B., [between 1989 and 1999] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2015/2015_0041_0072_001.jpg)
![Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/2000/200400820005.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Betty Blair by Eric Damer October 17, 2012 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory301
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Length
- 0:10:46
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's memories of popular culture activities that she has enjoyed. Betty discusses listening to the radio, singing around the piano and going out to the theatre as a girl. She also mentions her more recent pottery practice.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair's memories of popular culture activities that she has enjoyed. Betty discusses listening to the radio, singing around the piano and going out to the theatre as a girl. She also mentions her more recent pottery practice.
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Photo Info
- Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5.
- Length
- 0:10:46
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- October 17, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 17, 2012. Major theme discussed: life in Burnaby during the war years.
- Biographical Notes
- Betty Warburton (later Atkinson) (later Blair) was born in 1926 and grew up at three different locations on Frederick Avenue in Burnaby. She went to school in Burnaby; first at Kingsway West for two years, then Nelson Avenue and then Burnaby South High School where she completed senior matriculation. After graduation, Betty worked for a few years in Vancouver before marrying her first husband Don Atkinson and raising their children in Burnaby. Betty (Warburton) (Atkinson) Blair has participated in a range of activities from hiking and Girl Guides to volunteer arthritis care. By the nineteen-sixties she had began to learn pottery and take lessons at Mather House in Burnaby.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:59:03
- Interviewee Name
- Blair, Betty Warburton Atkinson
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Graduating class at Burnaby South High School; Betty Warburton is third from the right in the front row, [1942 or 1943]. Item no. BV004.82.5. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/2000/200400820005.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track six of recording of interview with Betty Blair
Track six of recording of interview with Betty Blair
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-003/MSS171-003_Track_6.mp3Letter from Mr. Fred W. Thomas and Mrs. Betty Schmitz which appeared on the agenda for the 1980 May 26 Meeting of Council re: Proposed Local Improvement on Springer Avenue from Hastings Street to Frances Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport19871
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1147
- Meeting Date
- 2-Jun-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 41
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 1147
- Meeting Date
- 2-Jun-1980
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 41
- Item No.
- 10
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Letters from Mr. John Groenhof, Roberta and Joseph Feldes, Betty-Lou and Glenn Angus, and Robert and Mollie Longo re: Local Improvement Scheduling and Asphalt Patching on 4400 Block Atlee Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport16767
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6100
- Meeting Date
- 9-Oct-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 62
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 6100
- Meeting Date
- 9-Oct-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 62
- Item No.
- 8
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Art of the carousel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1019
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dinger, Charlotte
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Call Number
- 731.832 DIN Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0914507001
- Call Number
- 731.832 DIN Copy 1
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Dinger, Charlotte
- Contributor
- Manns, William
- Smith, Betty-May
- Carter, Richard C.
- Place of Publication
- Green Village, N.J.
- Publisher
- Carousel Art , INC.
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Physical Description
- 223 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merry-go-round art
- Merry-go-round art--United States
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Edited by Betty-May Smith
- Designed by William Manns
- Author's Collection photographed by Richard C. Carter
- Copy 1 of 2
Ketchup, pickles, sauces : 19th century food in glass
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7346
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Zumwalt, Betty
- Publication Date
- c1980
- Call Number
- 748.829 ZUM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 748.829 ZUM
- Author
- Zumwalt, Betty
- Place of Publication
- Fulton, Ca
- Publisher
- Mark West
- Publication Date
- c1980
- Physical Description
- 480 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bottles--Collectors and collecting
- Glass containers--History--19th century--Collectors and collecting
- Notes
- Includes bibliography and index.
Millway family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97224
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm. of textual records + 8 photographs (1 b&w , 18.5 x 23.5 cm ; 2 col. , 15 x 10 cm ; 5 col. , 10 x 30.5 cm) + 1 audio disc (66 min., 47 sec).
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of material collected and complied by Reginald and Betty Millway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Millway family fonds
- Physical Description
- 4.5 cm. of textual records + 8 photographs (1 b&w , 18.5 x 23.5 cm ; 2 col. , 15 x 10 cm ; 5 col. , 10 x 30.5 cm) + 1 audio disc (66 min., 47 sec).
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2011-05
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of material collected and complied by Reginald and Betty Millway.
- History
- Reginald E. "Reg" Millway was born on December 20, 1915, at Milton Regis in the County of Kent. He graduated from London University (via Regent Street Polytechnic) and was appointed to the Air Ministry Technical Division in 1937, where he remained throughout World War II. Due to a hearing impairment he was unable to join the services and instead joined the Home Guard and served on fire bomb patrol in central London. Betty was born November 16, 1916, and married Reginald Millway in 1940. Together they had four daughters: Catherine; Penelope “Penny”; Jennifer; and Francis “Fran” (later Malcolm). Reginald left Britain with his family in March of 1948. They were on the last voyage of the Acquitania to Halifax, took a parlour car in a C.N. train to New Westminster and took up residence in South Burnaby. After two or three years, Reginald had established his own business, Marine Electronics. When the United Flower Growers Cooperative formed in the late 1950s, Reginald helped them assemble property at Roseberry and Marine Way in cooperation with the Director of Planning. A large auditorium was built there and Reginald helped them design, manufacture and install a complete electronic system. Modifications and additions have occurred along the way to the point that it is handling millions of dollars worth of flowers annually and it is the largest operation of its kind in Canada. Reginald ran in the Burnaby elections of 1957. Newly elected Mayor Alan Emmot offered him the chairmanship of the Zoning Board of Appeal (later the Board of Variance). He remained continuously chairman for the next 35 years. In 1962, Reginald joined the Rotary Club of Burnaby. He served as president in 1969 and remained a member for over 45 years. Betty was an accomplished writer and was the recipient of the 1984 Canadian Author’s Association Allan Sagster Award for long and meritorious service. Reginald was an early member of the Burnaby Historical Society and served as its president for three terms. He and Blythe Eagles went to Loughborough, England, on behalf of the Society to locate and clean up the site of Robert Burnaby's grave. Reginald was also on the committee that acquired the property and organised the establishment of the Burnaby Village Museum. Betty developed Robert Burnaby's family tree for the Historical Society and in the process made many contacts with prominent citizens of the Loughborough area, including the executive controller of the area, who introduced the Millways to the Mayor and Council. This formed the groundwork for a close relationship which Mayor Bill Lewarne formerly developed as a SisterCity relationship in 1985. The Millways were longstanding members of the Burnaby Beautification Committee and their garden was featured in Gardens West in the 1998 November/December issue. Betty died on July 21, 2005. Reginald died on November 7, 2010.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS157, PC 353
Millway family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66632
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of material created and collected by Reginald and Betty Millway, including a map of the Municipal of Burnaby and research on Robert Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1898-1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Millway family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-12
- BHS1999-11
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of material created and collected by Reginald and Betty Millway, including a map of the Municipal of Burnaby and research on Robert Burnaby.
- History
- Reginald E. "Reg" Millway was born on December 20, 1915 at Milton Regis in the County of Kent. He graduated from London University via Regent Street Polytechnic and was appointed to the Air Ministry Technical Division in 1937, where he remained throughout World War II. Due to a hearing impairment he was unable to join the services and instead joined the Home Guard and served on fire bomb patrol in central London. Betty was born November 16, 1916. She married Reginald in 1940. Together they had four daughters: Catherine, Penelope “Penny”, Jennifer and Francis “Fran”. The Millways left Britain in March 1948. They sailed on the last voyage of the Acquitania to Halifax, and then took a parlour car in a C.N. train to New Westminster and took up residence in South Burnaby. After two or three years, Reginald had established his own business, Marine Electronics. When the United Flower Growers Cooperative formed in the late 1950s, Reginald helped them assemble property at Roseberry and Marine Way in cooperation with the Director of Planning. A large auditorium was built there and Reginald helped them design, manufacture and install a complete electronic system. Modifications and additions have occurred along the way to the point that it is handling millions of dollars worth of flowers annually and it is the largest operation of its kind in Canada. Reginald Millway ran in the Burnaby elections of 1957. Newly elected Mayor Alan Emmot offered him the chairmanship of the Zoning Board of Appeal (later the Board of Variance). He remained chairman for the next 35 years. In 1962, he joined the Rotary Club of Burnaby; he served as president of the club in 1969 and was a member for over 45 years. Reginald was also an early member of the Burnaby Historical Society. He served as its president for three terms. He and Blythe Eagles went to Loughborough, England, on behalf of the Society to locate and clean up the site of Robert Burnaby's grave. Reginald was also on the committee that acquired the property and organised the establishment of the Burnaby Village Museum. Betty Millway was an accomplished writer and received the 1984 Canadian Author’s Association Allan Sagster Award for long and meritorious service. She developed Robert Burnaby's family tree for the Historical Society and in the process made many contacts with prominent citizens of Loughborough, including the executive controller of the area, who introduced the Millways to the Mayor and Council. This formed the groundwork for a close relationship which Mayor Bill Lewarne formerly developed as a Sister City relationship in 1985. The Millways were longstanding members of the Burnaby Beautification Committee and their garden was featured in Gardens West in the 1998 November/December issue. Betty Millway died July 21, 2005. Reginald E. Millway died November 7, 2010.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC353, MSS157
On the shady side : Vancouver, 1886-1914
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1136
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0920663044
- 9780920663042
- Call Number
- 971.1 KEL
- Author
- Keller, Betty
- Place of Publication
- Ganges, B.C.
- Publisher
- Horsdal & Schubart
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Physical Description
- ix, 121 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Vancouver (B.C.)
- Vancouver (B.C.)--History--Anecdotes
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
Shaw family at the Edmonds School reunion
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36720
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Shaw family siblings (Wilfred, Valerie, Eileen, Marjorie, Doreen, and Betty) and their spouses at an Edmonds Street School reunion in 1988.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1988 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-075
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Shaw family siblings (Wilfred, Valerie, Eileen, Marjorie, Doreen, and Betty) and their spouses at an Edmonds Street School reunion in 1988.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dunlap, Valerie Shaw
- Edmonds Community School
- Foster, Eileen Shaw
- Shaw, Betty
- Shaw, Marjorie
- Shaw, Wilfred "Wilf"
- Thomson, Doreen Shaw
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
![Scouting activities, [between 1960 and 1980] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/629/631-028-1.jpg?width=280)
Scouting activities
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98031
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w ; 13 cm x 13 cm and smaller
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various Scouting activities and trips, including archery, dog agility, shelter building, and cycling obstacle course.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Scouts subseries
- Physical Description
- 15 photographs : b&w ; 13 cm x 13 cm and smaller
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 631-028
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-05
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of various Scouting activities and trips, including archery, dog agility, shelter building, and cycling obstacle course.
- Names
- Boy Scouts of Canada
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photographs
- Identification key on copy print of photograph 631-028-1 identifies Scout leader top to bottom, left to right as: Clayton Muirhead, Mabel Williams, Fred Otte, Betty Forbes, and Barney Cavanagh
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Gilwell Park, England 1965"
- Sticky note adhered to verso of 631-028-6 read: "Stan Fisher Betty Forbes"
Images
![Scouting activities, [between 1960 and 1980] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/629/631-028-1.jpg)
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18238
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Betty B." is on the left and carousel horse named "Rebel" is on the right.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Subseries
- Carousel photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Carousel horse named "Betty B." is on the left and carousel horse named "Rebel" is on the right.
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV022.2.94
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1989
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-02-15
- Photographer
- Stevens, Colin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel at the PNE
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18203
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Three carousel horses painted black are identified with names "Betty B" (in front); "Dyck" (middle) and "Tommy D" (back).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Subseries
- Carousel photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel while it was in operation inside Playland at the Provincial National Exhibition "PNE". Three carousel horses painted black are identified with names "Betty B" (in front); "Dyck" (middle) and "Tommy D" (back).
- Subjects
- Recreational Devices - Carousels
- Accession Code
- BV022.2.59
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1989
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 2022-02-09
- Photographer
- Stevens, Colin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on slide frame reads: "SEPT 25, 1989"
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Housing
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - Volunteers
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Religions
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Schwartz, William "Bill"
- Schwartz, Ellen
- City of Burnaby
- Polestar Communications
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3
Interview with Merrill M. Gordon by Rod Fowler March 19, 1990 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory475
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1946-1987
- Length
- 00:06:32
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s career at Canadian Industries Inc (CIL) for a few years and then for Fleck Brothers until 1965, when he started his own business, Blaze Industries, which manufactured fire places and wood burning heaters. He also describes his short retirement…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Merrill Gordon’s career at Canadian Industries Inc (CIL) for a few years and then for Fleck Brothers until 1965, when he started his own business, Blaze Industries, which manufactured fire places and wood burning heaters. He also describes his short retirement in 1980 and going back to work for a solar panel manufacturing company, which led to building a plant in India.
- Date Range
- 1946-1987
- Photo Info
- Burnaby Alderman Merrill Gordon (second from right) following a candidates' meeting, 1973. Item no. 480-263
- Length
- 00:06:32
- Subjects
- Occupations
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- March 19, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Merrill Gordon, conducted by Rod Fowler.Gordon Merrill was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Merrill Gordon’s childhood in the Depression, including his story about the family’s difficult trek to Burnaby from Alberta; his education, teachers and first volunteer activities at Grandview High School; his career at Fleck Brothers and the start of his own company Blaze Industries and later work in India; and his many volunteer activities in Burnaby. He describes how he started the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, the soccer club's subsequent growth and development, some of the people involved, and the founding of the youth soccer exchange. He also describes his work on the Parks Board and in the arts community, including the 1987 arts centre referendum, and involvement with the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society (1988- ), and mentions his work for other groups including the New Vista Society, library board, and Burnaby Mental Health Committee. He also talks about his political career with the Better Burnaby Committee and Burnaby Voters Association, resulting in his 1972 election to Burnaby’s 1973 council. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Merrill M. Gordon was born in Saskatchewan in 1929 to parents farming north of North Battleford. After a fifth year of crop failure the family of four left the farm in 1934 to join relatives living near the corner of Union and Sperling in Burnaby. With little resources the family adapted as well as possible in the Depression years, moving often in the East Vancouver/North Burnaby area in an attempt to better their situation. Merrill’s father obtained work at sawmills including Kapoor’s Sawmill at Barnet, walking to work over Burnaby Mountain. After attending numerous public schools, Merrill Gordon eventually spent three years at Templeton School and then completed his education at Grandview High School of Commerce, majoring in accounting and commercial law. He worked a few years at Canadian Industries Ltd., then joined Fleck Brothers. In 1965 Merrill Gordon and his wife started their own company Blaze Industries of Canada that manufactured wood burning fireplaces, selling the company to AB Electrolux in 1980. After a short retirement, Merrill Gordon went back to work in 1981 for a company manufacturing solar panels, one project taking him and his wife intermittently to India over a four year period. Merrill Gordon helped found the political group Better Burnaby Committee, later the Burnaby Voters Association, with Alan Emmott and Bill Lewarne, ran for Burnaby Municipal Council and served one year as councillor in 1973. Merrill Gordon is well known for his over 40 years of volunteer work in Burnaby, particularly as founder in 1956 and director of the Cliff Avenue United Football Club, one of the largest soccer clubs in BC. He was also the founder of Burnaby Youth Soccer and the first youth soccer exchange with Washington State. His other volunteer work includes library trustee, Parks Commissioner (1987-1992), Director of New Vista Home for Seniors, Chair of campaign raising funds for building Shadbolt Arts Centre, and Chair of the Burnaby Mental Health Committee. In 1988 Merrill Gordon, Betty Gordon, Dean Lamont and several others formed the Burnaby Mountain Preservation Society, which advocated for the return of unused land to Burnaby from SFU and the subsequent creation of Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. Merrill Gordon and Elizabeth Balfour (nee Leitch) (1926-2012) married in 1953 and had two children.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 1:31:44
- Interviewee Name
- Gordon, Merrill
- Interview Location
- unknown
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
Track four of interview with Merrill Gordon
Track four of interview with Merrill Gordon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-020/MSS187-020_Track_4.mp3