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A book of general science

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1543
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hilton, M. J.
Publication Date
1931
Call Number
500 HIL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3840.1
Call Number
500 HIL
Author
Hilton, M. J.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Macmillan
Publication Date
1931
Physical Description
xiii, 399 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION / THE GOVERNMENT OF / THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA / TEXT BOOK BRANCH" - printed on pink sticker affixed to inside of front cover. "My Creed / I believe in Canada. / I love her as my home. / I honour her institutions. / I rejoice in the abundance of her achievements. / I have unbounded confidence in the ability / of her people to excel in whatsoever / they undertake. / I cherish exalted ideals of her destiny as a / leader among world nations. / To her I pledge my loyalty. / To the promotion of her best interests I / pledge my support. / To her products I pledge my patronage. / And to the cause of her producers I pledge / my devotion. " - printed on paper affixed to inside of front cover. "Joyce Crawhurst" - handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover. "Joyce Crawhurst, / Agassiz High / School, / B.C." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "Joyce Crawhurst / Harrison Hot Springs / B.C." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "Joyce Crawhust. / A. H. S." - handwritten in ink on cover page. "p. 6 to" - handwritten in pencil on title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Science
Notes
"Authorzied by the Ministers of Education for Alberta and British Columbia."
Includes index.
Notes and sketch on back pages and inside of back cover.
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A Canadian high school arithmetic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5565
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Stanley, T. E. A.
Smith, J. A.
Publication Date
1930
Call Number
513 STA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV998.9.1
Call Number
513 STA
Author
Stanley, T. E. A.
Smith, J. A.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
1930
Printer
T.H. Best Printing Co.
Physical Description
xi, 332 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"45¢" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] Notes on back pastedown and some written throughout book.
Library Subject (LOC)
Arithmetic--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Mathematics--Textbooks
Notes
"Authorized by the Minister of Education, Edmonton, Alberta" --t.p.
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Andy's first film

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85207
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (10 min., 3 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized (DVD) film segment with footage identified as 'Reel 1' . Film footage flucuates between black and white and colour providing a look into activities of Andy Digney and his family while they resided in Brandon, Manitoba. Footage documents outdoor activities such as camping…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (10 min., 3 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized (DVD) film segment with footage identified as 'Reel 1' . Film footage flucuates between black and white and colour providing a look into activities of Andy Digney and his family while they resided in Brandon, Manitoba. Footage documents outdoor activities such as camping,fishing, boating, golfing, swimming, picnicing and a parade in Banff, Alberta.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Recreational Activities - Fishing
Recreational Activities - Camping
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Recreational Activities - Golf
Geographic Features - Rivers
Events - Parades
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video
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Burnaby and Digney recreational events

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85208
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1934 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (B…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1934 and 1938]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (10 min., 30 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour and black and white film segment identified as Reel 3. The film segment opens with footage of Digney family automobile travels and of Pelican Lake, Alberta where the family spent their summer, the footage switches to footage of a parade somewhere in the Rockies (Banff) which begins in black and white and changes to colour format. This is followed by colour footage of car racing at the Digney Speedway located on 10 acres of property on MacPherson Ave. Jelopy stock car racing is seen taking place with crowds of people looking on.
Subjects
Sports - Swimming
Events - Parades
Persons - Children
Persons - Crowds
Sports - Automobile Racing
Names
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Digney Speedway
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Geographic Access
MacPherson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
Video

Burnaby and Digney recreational events, [between 1934 and 1938]

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The Canadian readers : book IV

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5084
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1933
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1933
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
X3256
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1933
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
T. Nelson & Sons
Publication Date
1933
Series
Canadian readers
Physical Description
320 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Merilyn McInnis Sept. 1933. 1585 Kamloops St. Vancouver B.C." [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Merilyn McInnis Lord Nelson School 1585 Kamloops St." [handwritten in black ink on back of "Edward, Prince of Wales" portrait] Sticker of American goldfinch on front endpaper Bookmark for S.P.C.A. Bookstore found between p. 178-179 "Hold for Rick Mihaechuk" [handwritten in blue ink on back of S.P.C.A. bookmark] Two textbook forms [appear to be designed to be pasted into the textbook] found between p. 178-179 "4-2" [handwritten in blue ink on top textbook form] "Maureen Huston" [handwritten in blue ink on top textbook form] "Year 63-64" [date handwritten in blue ink on top textbook form] Bottom textbook name is unreadable "Class 12 Room I Year 61-62" [numbers handwritten in light blue ink on bottom textbook form]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island" --t.p.
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The Canadian readers : book V

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2390
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1930
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1930
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV976.142.4
Call Number
428.2 CAN 1930
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
T. Nelson & Sons
Publication Date
1930
Series
Canadian readers
Physical Description
416 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island" --t.p.
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Capitol Hill neighborhood children

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35791
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capitol Hill neighbourhood children after swimming in Burrard Inlet at Confederation Park. Front row, left to right: Eleanor Hoag, Harold Runnings, Charlie Hoag, and George Newsham. 2nd row, left to right: Millie Westerback, Lloyd Runnings, an unidentified child, and Alberta Runnings.…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1936 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-649
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Capitol Hill neighbourhood children after swimming in Burrard Inlet at Confederation Park. Front row, left to right: Eleanor Hoag, Harold Runnings, Charlie Hoag, and George Newsham. 2nd row, left to right: Millie Westerback, Lloyd Runnings, an unidentified child, and Alberta Runnings. 3rd row, left to right: Margaret Neilson, Vera McLean and Edith Allanson. Back row, left to right: an unidentified child, Grace Eshelby and Winnifred Eshelby. They are standing on Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) railway tracks.
Subjects
Sports - Swimming
Names
Allanson, Edith
Eshelby, Grace
Eshelby, Winnifred
Hoag, Charlie
Hoag, Eleanor
McLean, Vera
Neilson, Margaret
Newsham, George
Runnings, Alberta
Runnings, Harold
Runnings, Lloyd
Westerback, Millie
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Warwick Avenue
Confederation Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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Clowning at Sarcee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19396
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified military men clowning around at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta. The men are wearing some equipment but aren't wearing uniforms. Man on the left could be Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of three unidentified military men clowning around at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta. The men are wearing some equipment but aren't wearing uniforms. Man on the left could be Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.80
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "Clowning"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Crichton Hawkshaw at Sarcee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19392
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw standing at attention at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Sergeant Crichton Hawkshaw standing at attention at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.76
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "Don't Fall"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Crichton Hawkshaw at Sarcee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19414
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1935
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw dressed in uniform standing outside a canvas tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Crichton Hawkshaw dressed in uniform standing outside a canvas tent at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.98
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1935
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "BDR Hawkshaw"
Handwritten note on verso of photograph reads: "Sarcee / 1935 / Bdr / Hawkshaw"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85311
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1935 and 1936]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba throug…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1935 and 1936]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba through to Saskatchewan and visit with Dorothy Swan (Alice Digney's sister) who is dressed in her nurses' uniform. Their travels continue as they visit the Calgary Zoo, the foothills of Alberta, Bow River and falls, Banff Hot Springs and Lake Louise pools.
Subjects
Recreational Activities - Camping
Recreational Activities - Canoeing
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Swan, Dorothy
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]

Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-17.m4v
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Douglas Stewart fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1924-1951
Collection/Fonds
Douglas Stewart fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records (4 volumes)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of financial ledgers belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of "Thistle Meat Market" and ownership of other properties located on Kingsway in Burnaby between the addresses of 4018 and 4032 Kingsway.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Douglas Stewart fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records (4 volumes)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of financial ledgers belonging to Douglas Stewart regarding his personal and business affairs including the operation of "Thistle Meat Market" and ownership of other properties located on Kingsway in Burnaby between the addresses of 4018 and 4032 Kingsway.
History
Douglas Stewart (1886-1976) was born in Kirkintilloch, Scotland and began working as a butcher at age twelve years. In 1905, at age nineteen years, Douglas immigrated to Canada, first settling in Calgary, Alberta. While in Alberta, John was employed with Burns Meat abattoir, feeding cattle on cattle cars which helped pay his way to Vancouver. Douglas married Jessie Reekie (1888-1975) who was also born in Scotland and the couple had three children, Annie Stewart Shore, Douglas William and Robert Malcolm who were all born in Vancouver. After arriving in Vancouver around 1913, Douglas worked at various meat markets as a butcher. In January 1925, Douglas opened a meat market which he named Thistle Meat Market (also known as Thistle Meats) located near the corner of Kingsway and Cassie Street in Burnaby. The family continued to live in South Vancouver until 1926 when they moved to Burnaby, first residing at 4022 Kingsway with the shop located at 4020 Kingsway. Over the years, Douglas owned buildings with addresses located between 4018 and 4032 Kingsway in Burnaby renting them out as businesses with some residences above. Between 1927 and 1935, Thistle Meats relocated to 4018 Kingsway and between 1927 and 1935 the family relocated their residence to 4020 Kingsway, above a business that was located next door to the shop. Between 1936 and 1953 Thistle Meats relocated to 4028 Kingsway and between 1936 and 1951, Douglas and Jessie relocated their residence to 4030 Kingsway. In 1951, Douglas retired, sold the buildings that he owned along Kingsway and moved to Grafton Street, Burnaby with his wife Jessie. Thistle meats continued to operate at 4028 Kingsway until 1958 and from 1959-1960, it operated at 4534 Kingsway. After Douglas Stewart retired in 1951, H.W. Silzer managed Thistle Meat Market until 1960. Douglas Stewart was a Mason with St. James Lodge No 80 and lifetime member of Kilwinning Lodge No. 29, Kirkintilloch, Scotland. Douglas Stewart died in Burnaby at the age of 91 years and his wife, Jessie died at the age of 87 years.
Creator
Stewart, Douglas
Accession Code
BV999.10
Date
1924-1951
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Field artillery gun exercise at Sarcee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19400
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a field artillery gun military exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a field artillery gun military exercise at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.84
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "Spain? No, just out on / the range in Sarcee / laying down a / barrage"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Ford V8 vehicles at Sarcee

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19389
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1936
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ford V8 military vehicles lined up in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ford V8 military vehicles lined up in a field at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.
Subjects
Public Services - Military Services
Names
Canadian Armed Forces
Accession Code
BV996.6.73
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1936
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-02-06
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Caption beneath photograph reads: "FORD V8"
Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1
Images
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Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85241
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Physical Description
1 film clip (9 min., 51 sec.) : digital, col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
562-003-7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-04
Scope and Content
Item is a silent digitized colour film segment identified as Reel 7. The film segment opens with footage of the shores of Galiano Island and soon switches to a game of table tennis and a boat ride up Burrard Inlet with Grannie Swan and company. The boat ride continues to the marina at Horseshoe Bay where the family goes ashore. This footage is followed with a dark segment of footage of a paegant at the Oak Theatre in 1941 and the gardens of the Oak Theatre. The film has a break and continues with footage of the Digney family travels to the Calgary Breweries, Calgary Zoo, and the Calgary Stampede parade and fairgrounds, Alberta, closing with footage of the Rockies and Rogers Pass.
Subjects
Animals - Birds
Events - Parades
Names
Digney, Andy
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Digney, Alice
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
Digney, Andy
Creator
Digney, Andy
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
Video

Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary, [between 1939 and 1941]

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Gillis family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66689
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914-1940 (date of originals), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Physical Description
4 photographs (jpeg)
Material Details
Records exist only in electronic format
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2011-10
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of scanned photographs of the members of the Gillis family.
History
Duncan Gillis was born on March 25, 1892, in Vancouver, B.C., to James Gillis and Isabelle (Adams) Gillis. He had four older siblings: Isabel, Allan, James, and Marion. Duncan died on April 2, 1985, in Kamloops, B.C. James and Isabelle were from New Brunswick and lived in Minnesota for a time, which is where the three oldest children were born, and then came to British Columbia and pioneered in Yennadon (Maple Ridge) in 1890. Florence Ethel Denton was born on December 9, 1894, in Vancouver, B.C. to Edwin Denton and Elizabeth Anne (Zinn) Denton. She had three siblings: John, Edwin, and Beatrice. Florence died on February 28, 1962, in Kamloops, B.C. Edwin Denton was born in England and met Elizabeth in Ohio were she was born. They were married in 1890 in Vancouver. Florence’s older brother, John Montague Denton, was born on August 7, 1892. He enlisted on October 6, 1915, as part of the Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) 72nd Batalion and was killed in France on November 1, 1916, at the age of 24. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France. Duncan married Florence on June 27, 1914, in Eburne, B.C. Florence was the first schoolteacher at the newly built school in Yennadon (Maple Ridge), which was built by Duncan’s father James in 1913. This is how they met. Duncan was working as a carpenter and saw filer before enlisting on January 8, 1916, at the age of 23. He served overseas and was captured as a prisoner of war (POW) for a time. When Duncan returned to Canada, he and Florence had three sons: Boyd Leslie “Bud” born on January 7, 1920; Norman Montague born on August 20, 1921; and Donald Allan Gillis born on February 23, 1923. They raised their family in Burnaby, B.C., and lived there until 1960, then moving to Kamloops, B.C. Bud served overseas as a Flying Officer (Wireless Gunner) during World War II for the 428 (RCAF) Squadron. He was on his fifteenth operation and took part in the raid on Aachem on the night of July 13 (14), 1943, when the plane was shot down over Holland. It was later determined that he had been captured as a POW at Stalag 6 and wasn’t released until May 14, 1945, returning home in August of 1945. He married Mary Irene Thoen and had five children: James, Steven, Donna, Gregory, and Pamela. Boyd was also a carpenter and saw filer and had a saw shop in Kamloops where he raised his family. He also enjoyed woodworking in his spare time and built three airplanes. Boyd died in 1979 in Edmonton, Alberta. Norman Montague served overseas as a Flight Engineer Sergeant during World War II for the 138 RCAF Squadron. His plane crashed in the woods while attempting to land at RAF Woodridge, England, returning from an operational flight. He was pronounced dead on admission to hospital, December 17, 1943, at the age of 22. He is buried in Rushden Cemetery, Northamptonshire, England. Donald served in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve during World War II. He enlisted on May 9, 1942, and was a Signalman on a Corvette in the Atlantic. In 1944, after hearing of the loss of his two older brothers, the RCNR moved him to the Pacific, where he was until November 9, 1945. He married May Yule Ferrier and had two children, Robert and Barbara. Donald graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1951 with a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked for the City of Burnaby for five years and for the Greater Vancouver Regional District for 32 years, while living in Burnaby, B.C. and raising his family. He retired to the Sunshine Coast, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. in 1988, where he still lives today.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Gillis family
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 524
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The Great Divide

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a sign in the Canadian Rocky Mountains that reads "THE GREAT DIVIDE/ ALBERTA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ ALTITUDE 5332 FEET" taken from a train.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a sign in the Canadian Rocky Mountains that reads "THE GREAT DIVIDE/ ALBERTA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ ALTITUDE 5332 FEET" taken from a train.
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Accession Code
BV985.6114.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Images
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Highroads to reading : book four

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1499
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1934
Call Number
428.6 HIG
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3719.1
Call Number
428.6 HIG
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Publication Date
1934
Series
Highroads to reading
Printer
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Physical Description
320 p. : ill., port. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"General Gordon School Sept. 1934" [handwritten in blue ink on front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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Highroads to reading. Book one

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3243
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sheffield, P. H.
Roy, Henrietta
Roy, Elsie
Bollert, Grace
Publication Date
c1934
Call Number
428.6 SHE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.114
Call Number
428.6 SHE
Author
Sheffield, P. H.
Roy, Henrietta
Roy, Elsie
Bollert, Grace
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Macmillans in Canada
Ryerson Press
Publication Date
c1934
Series
Highroads to reading
Printer
Ryerson Press
Physical Description
vi, 153 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"S25" -- crossed-out on flyleaf. "Jerry" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf. "Pauline Kerlub" - handwritten in crayon on endpaper (back).
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan."
Includes index.
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Highroads to reading : book six

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2321
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1934
Call Number
428.6 HIG 1934
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV977.68.1
Call Number
428.6 HIG 1934
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Publication Date
1934
Series
Highroads to reading
Printer
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Physical Description
384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Ruth Hoffmanses Huscroft School" [handwritten in pencil at top of t.p.]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan" --t.p.
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