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container
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48132
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.112.49
- Description
- container, metal, no lid; yellow, red, pink and white label; in centre of label is red circle with white dots and pink in middle
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Marks/Labels
- "Dot" "Candies that are different" "The Dot Candy Co., Ltd." "Vancouver, B.C.";
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Subjects
- Product Packaging
- Container
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Crowd gathered for Heritage Village sod-turning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13384
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of crowd gathered for the Official Heritage Village sod-turning event on April 11, 1971. Members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee are wearing gold jackets and standing near an antique fire truck. Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) was Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorat…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of crowd gathered for the Official Heritage Village sod-turning event on April 11, 1971. Members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee are wearing gold jackets and standing near an antique fire truck. Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) was Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative project.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.406
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Dictionary of the Bible : comprising its antiquities, geography, biography, and natural history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1582
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3894.1
- Call Number
- 220.3 SMI
- Contributor
- Smith, William, 1813-1893
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- American Book Exchange
- Publication Date
- 1880
- Physical Description
- 467 p. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- Back endpaper: "$1.00" [written in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible--History of Biblical events--Poetry
- Notes
- edited by William Smith, LL.D
fan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38055
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV995.31.166
- Description
- Podmore's Ice Cream - Advertisement -- [1912]. Advertising fan for Podmore's Ice Cream in Edmonton. One side of the fan states "Podmore's Ice Cream/ Slips On The Plate/ All Flavors and Bricks/ Edmonton". On the other side is an illustration of a woman in a green winter coat and hat holding a branch of holly in one hand and a snow ball in the other. The illustration is titled "212 - Aiming High" and was produced by The American Art Works in Coshocton, Ohio in 1912. The bottom of the fan has a spot where a handle would be attached. The fan measures 22cm x 23cm.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Colour
- Beige
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91157
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.44.19
- Description
- Flyer; red paper with black text; printed on side; information is contained in a rectangular text box; title at top reads: "Heritage Village Museum / 4900 Deer Lake Ave. / HERITAGE CHRISTMAS"; includes illustration of a ragedy ann doll seated in a wicker carriage; floating text within box reads "storytelling / crafts / demonstrations / horse & buggy rides / carols / roasted chestnuts / choirs / mince pie"; text in bottom right "ANTIQUE / DECORATIONS / DEC. 13-21 / 11.30 to 5.30 / Dec.17 18 19 / 11.30 to 8pm"
- Object History
- Advertising media was created by Heritage Village as promotional material.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Flier
- Colour
- Red
- Black
- Measurements
- 29 x 20 cm
- Maker
- Heritage Village
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Heritage Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [198-]
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91397
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2122
- Description
- Flyer; mimeographed; legal size white sheet of paper with black ink with text and illustrations inside border. Text from top to bottom reads: "we need your help! / to show Burnaby's history / OLD PICTURES THROUGH OBJECTS / OLD PHOTOGRAPHS - DRAWINGS - SNAPSHOTS / of people - special occasions - buildings - bandstands - tram stations / schools - class pictures / - anything whish shows / Burnaby in its early days / We will mount for display if received by Monday, September 20, 1971 / Send to: Centennial Office / 4949 Canada Way / Burnaby 2, B.C.". illustration of an attic with antique furnishings and an open book.
- Object History
- Flier created by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee calling for artifacts and photographs to display in Heritage Village in the latter months of 1971. Items could have been placed on display for the opening of Heritage Village in November 1971.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Flier
- Colour
- White
- Black
- Measurements
- Length:35.5 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1971
- Subjects
- Celebrations - Centennials
Images
Follow that fire : the history of the Burnaby Fire Department
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5194
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 363.378 PEN COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- [Burnaby, B.C.]
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1997
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fire departments
- Fire fighters
- Name Access
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Notes
- Maps on lining papers.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Ford Model T Cars
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79099
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 10, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ford Model T automobiles on display at the Hyack Antique Car Parade.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 10, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 24 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0261
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Ford Model T automobiles on display at the Hyack Antique Car Parade.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black and blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "NW5 39%/ Bby Brian / 942 A"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
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Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series
- History
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.
- Creator
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
- Polos, Donna
- Accession Code
- BV022.21
- BV023.11
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
![Ice cream parlour, [Dec. 1976] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_1308_001.jpg?width=280)
Ice cream parlour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14307
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [Dec. 1976]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Ice Cream Parlour building inside of Heritage Village Museum. Visitors are walking on the main street. The bandstand is visible in the left corner of the photograph. A red antique wagon is on exhibit on the lawn outside of the Ice Cream Parlour.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Ice Cream Parlour building inside of Heritage Village Museum. Visitors are walking on the main street. The bandstand is visible in the left corner of the photograph. A red antique wagon is on exhibit on the lawn outside of the Ice Cream Parlour.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1308
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [Dec. 1976]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 10/27/2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on slide frame reads: "13_DEC_76V1"
- Note in black ink on slide frame reads: "I.C.P."
Images
![Ice cream parlour, [Dec. 1976] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2020/2020_0005_1308_001.jpg)
Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
Images
Digital Books
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- 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
Digital Books
Kate Greenaway's book of games : with twenty-four full-page plates
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1087
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
- Publication Date
- 1974
- Call Number
- 796.1 GRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 796.1 GRE
- Author
- Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- Merrimack
- Publication Date
- 1974
- Physical Description
- 63 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Games
- Amusements
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- "Replica of the antique original [i.e. 1889]."
Knight family photographs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64501
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Knight family subseries
- Physical Description
- 49 photographs (35 prints : b&w and col. and 14 negatives : b&w)
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 510-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-53
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton and their properties, avaries, and pets. File also includes the couple's travel photographs, photograph's of Milton's antique clock and watch collection, and images of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Stamp on verso of 510-001 reads: "Woodward's Advertising Photography"
- Note on verso of 510-003 reads: "Taken at San Juan Capistrano. The minute you enter the place these pigeons light all over you and they sell you small bags of wheat to feed them." Other notes and date stamp on verso.
- Note on verso of 510-010 reads: "Virgie + Sheila Joan (Easton) Mulliner / New Year's Eve / 1970-71"
- 510-008, 510-009, 510-011, 510-012: Date stamp on verso reads "Jan 12, 1962"
- Note on verso of 510-022 reads: "My little Saw-Whet Owl who was one of my patients. Fully recovered and hand tame."
- 510-024 is five small photographs glued to a black paper album page
- Handwritten notes on recto of 510-032, describing the clocks in the photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Street Address
- 5255 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
Knight family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64497
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photgraphs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Knight family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photgraphs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-53
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- History
- Milton "Milt" Waller Knight was born in Canada circa 1904. His wife Virginia Harrington was born in Duluth, Minnesota circa 1905 and lived most of her life in Canada. Virginia was the first person in British Columbia to breed budgies when she began in 1932 and by 1939 she and her husband created the first crested budgie in the world. By 1942, Virginia was also housing two-hundred and fifty birds at the home of her mother, Mrs. N.M. Herington, which was located at 1775 West 13th Avenue in Burnaby. Milton and Virginia Knight moved into their own home during the war years but, as they could not get their large aviary moved, they were forced to sell their crested birds. When they started up in their birds again, they obtained some of their crested back. By 1948 they had created two types of crested: those with a miniature cockatiel crest and those with a crest like a crested canary. By 1950 they had created the crested in over twelve colours of budgie, including cobalt and yellow-wing greens. The Knights lived together at 3718 Sperling Avenue (later renumbered 5255 Sperling Avenue) and opened Lakeview Aviaries on their one acre property at Deer Lake where Virginia specialized in budgies (Budgerigars) and bred the first albino in Canada and the first crested variety in the world. She kept Java rice birds, button quail, red factor canaries, cockatiels, finches, love birds and twelve varieties of budgerigar. She was a member of the British Columbia Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society. The facilities at Lakeview Aviaries included two heated aviary cages and three outdoor flight cages constructed by Milton. Lakeview housed the only "hospital" facilities in the city for cage birds, which featured an electrically heated, thermostatically controlled hospital cage. Virginia, known in the community as “the Bird Doctor” nursed many sick birds back to health free of charge for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or SPCA. The Knights often donated their trained birds to sick and injured children, for Virginia believed, “Budgies do wonders for the kiddies. They make them forget their troubles and of course a happy mental outlook is a definite aid to better physical health.” The couple’s personal pets included eight different types of parrot, three talking budgies, a dancing bare-eyes cockatoo, three talking cockatiel, and “Hoppy” her pet owl. By 1952, they had a toucan and a macaw as pets. In later years, they added two small dogs. By 1965, Milton had over 25 years of service as a truck driver at the Vancouver Service Department. He was also an avid collector of antique watches and clocks. He reconditioned the timepieces, systematically restoring them to their original condition. He was a member of the National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors. Milt also treasured old music boxes and restored their large metal discs and rolls to “as new” condition. Milton Knight died March 7, 1966 at 62 years of age. Virginia Knight lived alone at 5755 Sperling Avenue after her husband’s death and continued her work at the Lakeview Aviary where she “doctored 700-800 [birds] a year free of charge (except medicine) and gave SPCA donations up to $1000 a year.” Virginia Knight passed away November 10, 1987 at 82 years of age.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Knight, Milton
- Knight, Virginia
- Notes
- MSS117, PC510
- Title based on contents and creator of subseries
La France fire truck in parade
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13373
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Vancouver Fire Department "1930 La France" fire truck in antique car parade leading to the Heritage Village sod-turning event on April 11, 1971. Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) was Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative project.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Vancouver Fire Department "1930 La France" fire truck in antique car parade leading to the Heritage Village sod-turning event on April 11, 1971. Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) was Burnaby's Centennial '71 Commemorative project.
- Subjects
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Events
- Events - Parades
- Transportation - Fire Trucks
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.397
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 April 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 4-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Macdonald guide to buying antique pottery & porcelain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1013
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Feild, Rachael
- Publication Date
- 1989
- Call Number
- 738.09 FEI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0870695398
- Call Number
- 738.09 FEI
- Author
- Feild, Rachael
- Place of Publication
- Radnor, Pa.
- Publisher
- Wallace-Homestead Book Co.
- Publication Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 176 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pottery, English
- Pottery--Collectors and collecting
- Porcelain, English
- Porcelain--Collectors and collecting
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-172) and index.
- "First published in Great Britain in 1987 by Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd, London and Sydney"--T.p. verso.
- "A Macdonald book"--T.p. verso.
medicinal bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45905
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.78.339
- Description
- Rectangular, amber glass bottle, with rounded edges and white, screw cap lid. Rectangular, yellow, paper label wraps around three sides of bottle, commercially printed. Bottle is 3/4 full of solid contents. Remnants of two paper labels attached to back.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "REID'S / GRIP FIX / CONTAINS 50 CAPSULES / For Colds and La Grippe / RELIEVES A COLD IN A NIGHT / LA GRIPPE IN 48 HOURS / Formula: ... / Directions: ... / Western Laboratories LTD. / Vancouver, Canada" printed on the front of the bottle, black text on yellow label, "GRIP FIX" printed in yellow on red banner. Further instructions, symptoms, and relieving claims printed in black on left and right sides. Partials of two paper labels on back.
- Measurements
- 3.5 cm height x 5 cm width x 10.2 cm length
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
medicinal bottle with box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46513
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.6.10
- Description
- Clear glass bottle with cork stopper labelled "Extract Jamaica Ginger" with printed red box. Bottle is 2/3 full of amber liquid.
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Glass Bottle with printed label; "Extract Jamaica Ginger / Concentrated / Especially Beneficial for Cramps, Colic...Composition:..." "Directions:..." "2 Fluidounces" [as on label] "The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Drug Co. / E.P. Yarwood / Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, B.C." with box, card- board, red and white; "Yarwood's / Extract / Jamaica / Ginger / Concentrated" A Preparation...for General Family Use...Beneficial for..." "Composition:..." "Directions:..." "The Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Drug Co. / ; on side, "Extract...reliable..."; on tab, "Instant Relief"; repeats in French
- Measurements
- Bottle: H: 15 cm x W: 3 cm x L: 5 cm Box: H: 17 cm x W: 3.2 cm x L: 5.3 cm
- Maker
- E. P.Yarwood
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh
medicinal box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact45114
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV002.78.17
- Description
- Box, wooden, round, unopened; labelled; "Beecham's Patent Pills", has contents
- Object History
- Donor purchased objects from various collectors and antique retailers.
- Classification
- Medical & Psychological T&E
- Marks/Labels
- Box, wooden, round, unopened; label is red, black, yellow, white; "Beecham's Patent Pills / Price 25 Cents / Sold by the Proprietors / St. Helens / Made in England / (on red area) Beechams Pills / Saint Helens"; in circle, "Beecham's St. Helens Lancashire" "Patent Pills" "Beecham's Pills" "No.4614" "The Proprietary or Patent Medicine Act..." Dose Adult 2 to 4 pills / Child - 1 Pill"
- Measurements
- 2.5 cm height x 2 cm dia
- Maker
- Thomas Beecham
- Country Made
- England
- Province Made
- Lancashire
- Site/City Made
- St. Helens