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Donald N. Brown subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (date of original)-1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with vari…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (date of original)-1995
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Donald N. Brown subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1987-03
BHS2003-04
BHS1992-20
BHS1995-09
BHS2000-10
BHS1991-41
BHS2001-12
BHS2004-01
BHS2004-12
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with various community groups including the Oakalla Lands Citizens' Committee, renovations of Burnaby Village Museum, and the restoration of Interurban tram no. 1223.
History
Donald Neil "Don" Brown was born in Birmingham, England. In 1922, while still an infant, he and his family moved to Winnipeg, Canada. On September 8, 1939, Don left his Senior Matriculation classes to join the Royal Canadian Engineers. Two weeks later, he eloped with his high school sweetheart, Helen J., just months before he was to be shipped overseas with the 3rd Contingent of Canadian Troops. He served in the army with the Royal Canadian Engineer’s 12th Field Company and saw action in both Sicily and Italy. In 1945, Don returned to obtain his Senior Matriculation and a year of university studies before re-enlisting in the army as a Second Lieutenant. He spent the next two years stationed in Chilliwack with Helen and their first child. In 1947, he left the army to join the ranks of the British Columbia Provincial Police force, embarking on a three-decade long career. His first assignment brought him to Burnaby where he served from 1947-1954, first as a member of the BC Police Department and then as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. In 1954, Don was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan and then to Ottawa, Ontario to serve in the Crime Detection Laboratories. He became a qualified Examiner of Questioned Documents and provided expert testimony in handwriting, counterfeiting, graphic arts, and alterations. He attained the rank of first Corporal, and then Sergeant in the RCMP. He was transferred to Vancouver to be the Second in Charge of a new laboratory and head of the Document Section in July, 1963. On December 9, 1967, Helen Brown ran as an independent for the position of Alderman on the Burnaby Council. She was not elected. In May 1970, Don was promoted to Sub-Inspector and transferred to Edmonton to take command of the new Crime Detection Laboratory. By 1972, he was promoted to full Inspector. Transferred back to Vancouver in 1975, Don became the Officer-in-Charge of a new Crime Laboratory and took over the National Police Services pilot project for British Columbia. He was rewarded for this work with a promotion to Superintendent in September 1975. In 1976, after a distinguished 35 years combined service to the armed forces and the police, Don retired and founded his own laboratory to carry on his work in the field of questioned documents. He became a Fellow (Emeritus) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Life Member (Emeritus) and Past Director of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. After his retirement, Don became involved in local politics and, with the blessing of his wife and six children, joined the Burnaby Voters’ Association as their Secretary. In 1978 he was elected to a two-year term as a Burnaby School Trustee. During the next municipal election in November 1979, he successfully ran for Alderman. Don Brown served Burnaby as Alderman from 1979 to 1985. During this time, Don also became a member of the Community College for the Retired, the Horsemen’s Society and the Burnaby Historical Society. He also gave his support to Arts Council programs and numerous other community functions over the years and author "Why?: The Last Years of the British Columbia Policy 1858-1950" about the BC Provincial Police. In 1991, Don was appointed as Chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, dedicating himself to making Burnaby’s Centennial celebration a memorable success. His contributions were always supported by his wife Helen, and their work during the Centennial Year was just one example of the strength of their 66-year partnership. They were both formally recognized for their efforts when they were chosen to receive the Kushiro Cup and named the Citizens of the Year in 1992. Also that year, Don was a recipient of the Canadian 125 Medal and one year later, in March 1993, Donald Brown was awarded Burnaby’s highest honour and was made a Freeman of the City of Burnaby. Don passed away in 2009.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Moving Images
Creator
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
PC194, PC241, MSS098, MSS148
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Easthope family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription99
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Easthope family subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2003-06
BHS2003-10
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.
History
The Easthope family has lived in Burnaby since 1889, when Ernest and Ann Easthope emigrated from Wolverhapton, England with eight of their nine children and settled in the Edmonds district. They later moved to Vancouver where Ernest started Easthope Bros., a marine engine business on Georgia Street with two of his sons, Percy and George. George married Elizabeth Tisdale of Sapperton, BC in 1902 and in 1905, George Jr. was born, eventually having eight siblings. In 1926, the family moved to Lochdale, Burnaby, where the children attended St. Helen's Catholic private school, Capitol Hill School and Burnaby North High School. George Jr. married Dorothy May Parkes (b. 1903), and by 1930, they had built a house at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby where they lived for the rest of their married lives. George Jr. died in 1986.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Moving Images
Creator
Easthope family
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC451, MSS105, MI630
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General catalogue no. 25

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited
Publication Date
1932
Call Number
683 MCL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV982.16.1
Call Number
683 MCL
Author
McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Limited
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
McLennan, McFeely & Prior
Publication Date
1932
Physical Description
xxxiii, 1805 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"R._. + L.E. Pronovost 1100 Burnaby St. [crossed out with blue ink] Vancouver, B. C. [crossed out with blue ink]" [Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf] "4116 Cherrywood Crescent Burnaby, BC" [Handwritten in blue ink on front flyleaf]
Library Subject (LOC)
Hardware
Catalogs
Notes
Includes index.
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McLennan, McFeely & Prior perpetual catalogue, no. 26

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4849
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1935
Call Number
381 MCL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
X3273
Call Number
381 MCL
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
McLennan, McFeely & Prior, Ltd.
Publication Date
1935
Physical Description
1 vol. : ill. ; 32 cm.
Inscription
"Register No. '1903' Date Issued 'Aug. 24 1935' Loaned To 'Westminster Clear Cedar Mills' Address "New Westminster, BC'" [handwritten in sticker on inside front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Commercial catalogs
Catalogs
Object History
No known history
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The romance of British Columbia

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Anstey, Arthur
Publication Date
1931
Call Number
971.1 ROM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV009.15.1
Call Number
971.1 ROM
Author
Anstey, Arthur
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Co. Limited
Publication Date
1931
Series
Romance of Canada
Physical Description
viii, 216 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Doris A. Fotheringham 4504 Prince Albert St. Vancouver, BC." [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Ez 80" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "D.G.F." [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper] "1932" [handwritten in pencil on back endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
British Columbia--History
Object History
No known history.
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