"Africa" found 63 records | Heritage Burnaby

Notes: 8 volume set; "Editors Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, A.D. Innes"--t.p.; Editor's given name and dates: Innes, Arthur D. (Arthur Donald), 1863-1938

South Africa and the Boer-British War : comprising a history of South Africa and its people, including the War of 1899 and 1900

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell), 1864-1923; Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908

Publication Date: c1900

Call Number: 968.2 CAS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV986.53.15

Call Number: 968.2 CAS

Author: Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell), 1864-1923; Halstead, Murat, 1829-1908

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: John C. Winston

Publication Date: c1900

Physical Description: xii, 25-448 p. [64] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): South African War, 1899-1902; South Africa--History

Notes: "in two volumes"--T.p.; Author's given name: Hopkins, J. Castell (John Castell), 1864-1923

The adventures of Dick Maitland: a tale of unknown Africa

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Collingwood, Harry, 1851-1922

Call Number: 823.8 COL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.169.6

Call Number: 823.8 COL

Author: Collingwood, Harry, 1851-1922

Contributor: Ball, Alec

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Blackie & Son

Printer: Blackie & Son

Physical Description: 288, [2] p. : ill.

Inscription: "Heritage Village", handwritten in blue pen on white label inside front cover "S3 f", handwritten in blue pen on white label inside front cover, crossed out with pencil "15", in blue pen on pre-title page

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--20th century

Notes: Contributor's role : Ball, Alec (illustrator)

Africa

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924

Publication Date: c1905

Call Number: 916.04 CAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV975.54.12

Call Number: 916.04 CAR

Author: Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: American Book Company

Publication Date: c1905

Series: Carpenter's geographical reader

Physical Description: 336 p. : ill., col. maps ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "G. Parfitt." [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): Readers-- Geography; Africa

Notes: Author's given name and dates: Carpenter, Frank G. (Frank George), 1855-1924

The Brownie stories of the world : no. i, Belgium, Great Britain, Greece, South Africa

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Third ed.

Publication Date: 1964

Call Number: 369.4 WOR no. 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Textual Record

Accession Code: BV015.35.23

Call Number: 369.4 WOR no. 1

Edition: Third ed.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts

Publication Date: 1964

Printer: Staples Printers Ltd.

Physical Description: 20 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Girls--Societies and clubs; Juvenile fiction

Subjects: Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs

Names: Girl Guides Association

Notes: Volume 1 of 5

Death Serving of Empire in South Africa

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82452

Meeting Date: 21-Dec-1901

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 82452

Meeting Date: 21-Dec-1901

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Documents

Report 82452

21-Dec-1901 Meeting Minutes

Dent's Canadian geography exercises : part ii, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and New Zealand

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Lord, A. R. (Alexander Russell), 1885-1961; Anstey, Arthur

Call Number: 372.9 LOR

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.122.67

Call Number: 372.9 LOR

Author: Lord, A. R. (Alexander Russell), 1885-1961; Anstey, Arthur

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited

Physical Description: 34 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Geography; Juvenile literature

Notes: "To accompany the `Canadian Geography for Juniors'"

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In the Heart of Savagedom : reminiscences of life and adventure during a quarter of a Century of Pioneering and Missionary Labours in the wilds of East Equatorial Africa

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Watt, Rachel

Edition: 3rd ed.

Publication Date: 1920

Call Number: 266.76 WAT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.169.13

Call Number: 266.76 WAT

Edition: 3rd ed.

Author: Watt, Rachel

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Pickering & Inglis

Publication Date: 1920

Physical Description: 422 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "Heritage Village S3 m" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front). "Grace S. Saritty / 1703 Davie Street Victoria B.C." -- handwritten in ink on endpaper (front). "1703 Davie Street Victoria B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front). "1703 Davie Street Victoria B.C." -- stamped on flyleaf.

Library Subject (LOC): Missions; Travel; Africa

Notes: edited by Stuart Watt, d. 1914, (husband of author); Includes index.

Rand-McNally atlas of two wars : containing large scale maps of the Philippine Islands and South Africa

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Rand McNally, and Company

Publication Date: c1899

Call Number: 910 RAN OS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.117.21

Call Number: 910 RAN OS

Author: Rand McNally, and Company

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: Rand McNally & Company

Publication Date: c1899

Series: Geographical series ; v. 15, no. 1

Physical Description: 16 p. : ill., col. maps, ports. ; 37 X 30

Library Subject (LOC): Atlases; Maps

Six months at the Cape : or letters to Periwinkle from South Africa

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894

Publication Date: 1878

Call Number: 823.8 BAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV974.113.8

Call Number: 823.8 BAL

Author: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894

Contributor: Waller, S. E. (Samuel Edmund), 1850-1903

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: James Nisbet & Co., Limited

Publication Date: 1878

Physical Description: vii, 256 p. : [12] leaves of plates, ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: bookplate sticker on first page stamped : "CHEETHAM HILL ST. MARK'S NATIONAL SCHOOL" "Presented to Joseph Cree [handwritten in ink] for Regular Attendance Year ending 31. Dec. 1902" [sticker made in Manchester] frontispiece protected by tissue, on which someone has attempted to trace the picture

Library Subject (LOC): Travel; South Africa--Cape of Good Hope

Notes: "Illustrations by S.E. Waller from sketches by the author". Author's given name and dates: Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894.

The story of South Africa : an account of the historical transformation of the dark continent by the European powers and the culminating contest between Great Britain and the South African Republic in the Transvaal War

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900; et al.

Publication Date: c1899

Call Number: 968 RID Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV975.30.22

Call Number: 968 RID Copy 1

Author: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900; et al.

Place of Publication: Guelph, Ont.

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Publication Date: c1899

Physical Description: xvi, 888 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): South African War, 1899-1902; South Africa--History

Notes: "by John Clark Ridpath, Edward S. Ellis, John A. Cooper, and J.H. Aiken" Author's given name and dates: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900 Author's given name and dates: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 "Copiously illustrated with colored maps, half-tone portraits, sketches, scenes of war pictures, in the best style of reproduction"; Copy 1 of 2

War in South Africa and the dark continent : from savagery to civilization

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Harding, William

Publication Date: c1899

Call Number: 968.2 HAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV975.30.6

Call Number: 968.2 HAR

Author: Harding, William

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: Dominion

Publication Date: c1899

Physical Description: 11-550 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): South African War, 1899-1902; South Africa--History

Notes: "The strange story of a weird world from the earliest ages to the present, including the war with the Boers. Embracing the explorations and settlements, wars and conquests, peoples and governments, resources and produces, of this the least known, yet by nature endowed as the richest and most wonderful of continents, and a detailed history of the causes and events of the British-Boer War" --T.p.XXX "Superbly illustrated with half-tone engravings made from photographs taken expressly for this book" --T.p. Author's given name and dates: Harding, William Harry, 1941-

In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282885

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

Contributor: Wolf, Jim; Pride, Harry, 1925-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.

Geographic Access: Barnet Road; Burrard Inlet

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.; "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"; Copy 2 of 2

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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1987

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 096928280x

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

Contributor: Sone, Michael

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Corporation of the District of Burnaby

Publication Date: c1987

Physical Description: 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Inscription: "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page

Library Subject (LOC): Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography

Object History: Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.

Notes: "Editor Michael Sone".; Includes index.; 4 copies held: copy 4

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Interview with Joanne Smith

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (24 min., 55 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (24 min., 55 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Joanne Smith conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 0:00 - 04:04 Joanne Smith provides a brief overview of her immigration story and how she and her husband Stanis came to emigrate from South Africa t…

1 image 1 document 1 audio

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: 1 sound recording (wav) (24 min., 55 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (24 min., 55 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Joanne Smith Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 11, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 24:55 Photograph information: Joanne and Stanis Smith cycling on the Salt Flats, Argentina Digital master recording (m4a) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Joanne Smith conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 0:00 - 04:04 Joanne Smith provides a brief overview of her immigration story and how she and her husband Stanis came to emigrate from South Africa to Canada in 1986. Joanne explains that they decided to leave South Africa during the Apartheid era and applied to several countries with Canada being their top choice. Joanne relates that they were accepted to Canada based on her professional skills as an occupational therapist. Joanne talks about what she liked about living in South Africa and how she especially loved walking in the game reserves. 04:05 - 11:44 Joanne provides background on her ancestors migration, her life in South Africa and details on her profession. Joanne imparts that her ancestors immigrated to South Africa from Latvia at the turn of the century to avoid conscription and for increased opportunities. Joanne provides a brief overview of her life in South Africa, places that she lived and her education. Joanne provides details and background regarding her practice as an occupational therapist. Joanne explains how she specializes in hand therapy but also works with animals and other varied treatments. 11:45 - 19:29 Joanne talks about her life in Burnaby. Joanne recollects how her family ended up living in the Capitol Hill neighbourhood and provides a brief overview of her community involvement including the Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) and the Community Advisory Committee. Joanne shares some of her interests including; riding her tandem bicycle with her husband Stanis, thier love of opera and the symphony, attending concerts in Deer Lake Park and visiting Confederation with her grandchild. Joanne conveys that they like to support the local arts and that they commissioned a twig sculpture for their garden from local artist, Nickie Lewis. 19:30 - 24:55 Joanne shares that ten years after immigrating that they were able to bring family relations including Stanis' parents and brother. Joanne describes the benefits of having Stanis' parents residing with them and provides details on Stanis' parents community involvement in Burnaby. Joanne reflects on her association with her Jewish heritage. Joanne conveys that they aren’t religious but have maintained a few cultural aspects of their Jewish heritage including celebrating bat mitzvahs for both of their daughters and the importance of the Yiddish language. Joanne reflects on what she likes about living in Burnaby and how it’s changed over the 30 years that she’s lived here.

History: Interviewee biography: Joanne was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1958 and also spent some time in Klerksdorp and Johannesburg. Her formal education led to a career in occupational therapy, specializing in hand therapy. Uncomfortable with the social and political climate of South Africa at the time, she and her husband Stanis left for Canada in 1986. They soon settled in North Burnaby, where Joanne had a long-time friend, to pursue their respective careers and raise a family. The Smiths brought Stanis’s parents to Burnaby about 1996 and together built a new home. Joanne has been involved in school and community activities, enjoys Burnaby’s parks, and supports local fine arts, particularly music and performing arts. 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: Persons - Jewish Canadians; Migration; Religions - Judaism; Geographic Features - Parks; Arts; Performances; Performances - Concerts; Sports - Cycling

Names: Smith, Joanne; Smith, Stanis

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Park; Confederation Park

Accession Code: BV023.16.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby

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Interview with Joanne Smith, [1986-2023] (interview content), interviewed 11 May 2023

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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

, followed family tradition by entering the Church; Richard (my great grandfather) went to the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and became an officer in the Royal Engineers; Hugo and George became officers in the Royal Navy. George was drowned off the West Coast of Africa in 1853. Robert was educated at St

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282850; 9780969282853

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence; Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence; British Columbia--History--1849-1871; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

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Cricket game at Burnaby Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of unidentified players in action during a cricket game between the Hollywood Golden Oldies from LA and Grootstein from South Africa at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2610

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of unidentified players in action during a cricket game between the Hollywood Golden Oldies from LA and Grootstein from South Africa at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex.

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Team Sports

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Ray, Steve

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Hollywood Golden Oldies (from LA, batting) VS. Grootstein from South Africa in Cricket action at Burnaby Lake Fields on Thursday Afternoon."