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At MacMillan's Chicken Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1443
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on grass and feeding baby chicks from his hand. There is an inverted wooden box behind the chicks that has the name "EDWARDSBURG STARCH" printed on the side. In the background are a chicken wire fence, two barrels, and a shed. The inscription on the photogr…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
inscribed in black ink, verso, t. "At MacMillan's/ Chicken Farm"
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified man sitting on grass and feeding baby chicks from his hand. There is an inverted wooden box behind the chicks that has the name "EDWARDSBURG STARCH" printed on the side. In the background are a chicken wire fence, two barrels, and a shed. The inscription on the photograph identifies the location as "MacMillan's Chicken Farm". Further location or information about the farm is not known.
Subjects
Animals - Poultry
Agriculture - Farms
Accession Code
BV985.5818.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
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badge; insignia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48167
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.2.28
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.2.28
Description
Badge, insignia; gold, black; two embroidered pistols with gun barrels crossed over each other; sharpshooter with pistol appointment badge
Object History
R.C.M.P., pistol proficiency badge.
Reference
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/unif/badge-insigne-eng.htm#rankofficers
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - Badges
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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badge; insignia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48169
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.2.30
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.2.30
Description
Badge, insignia; gold, black; two embroidered rifles with gun barrels crossed over each other; sharpshooter with rifle appointment badge
Object History
R.C.M.P., rifle proficiency badge.
Reference
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/unif/badge-insigne-eng.htm#rankofficers
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - Badges
Names
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Barrel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90555
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.22.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.22.1
Description
Cylindrical veneer mushroom spawning barrel. The wood has been shaped to make the barrel. There is a base and rim around the top and bottom of the barrel, stapled to hold it together. There are a number of stains, discolourations, ink, and evidence of past mold. There is also a lid with a metal ring afixed to it. The lid has the name "Stiglish" handwritten with a circled number "2". In black ink, a stamp reads: Fraser Valley Mush Grow.Co-op Assn.265 E. Georgia St. Vancouver, B.C. Canada"
Object History
Used on the Stiglish family mushroom farm
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Agricultural T&E - - Cultivation Equipment
Object Term
Barrel
Marks/Labels
Railway Express Agency Incorporated / Printed in U. / This Export Shipment Must Be Routed Via
Colour
Brown
Gray
Black
Measurements
14" in diameter and 17" high
Subjects
Agriculture
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Names
Stiglish, Helen
Stiglish, F.J. "Jack"
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Blacksmith shop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12575
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 1975
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the blacksmith shop at Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). Visible are wagons, wagon wheels, barrels, farm equipment, and people, perhaps amixture of staff and visitors. Curator John Adams appears to be in the centre, leaning on his right arm.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the blacksmith shop at Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). Visible are wagons, wagon wheels, barrels, farm equipment, and people, perhaps amixture of staff and visitors. Curator John Adams appears to be in the centre, leaning on his right arm.
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.236
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
June 1975
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
02-Mar-20
Scale
100
Notes
Transcribed title
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Boy riding a large dog

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1441
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified boy riding on the back of a large dog, who is sitting down on the ground at the side of a building. The boy is wearing a cap, shirt with shorts, and dark stockings with strapped shoes.Visible behind them is a shed, two oil drums, wooden bin, metal barrel, saw horse, …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia
Material Details
stamped on verso, l.r. "331"
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified boy riding on the back of a large dog, who is sitting down on the ground at the side of a building. The boy is wearing a cap, shirt with shorts, and dark stockings with strapped shoes.Visible behind them is a shed, two oil drums, wooden bin, metal barrel, saw horse, and a pile of stones.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Accession Code
BV985.5816.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of the boy and the dog, see BV985.5815.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Boy with baby in a carriage

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1384
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
August 1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy in a smock standing beside a baby in a carriage. There is a crocheted blanket over the baby. Visible in the background are barrels and laundry drying on lines. The inscription on the photograph identifies the children as Christopher and Elspeth, and dates it August 1914. Their r…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
inscribed in black ink, verso, t. "Christopher &/ Elspeth./ August.1914."
Scope and Content
Photograph of a boy in a smock standing beside a baby in a carriage. There is a crocheted blanket over the baby. Visible in the background are barrels and laundry drying on lines. The inscription on the photograph identifies the children as Christopher and Elspeth, and dates it August 1914. Their relationship to Burnaby is not known.
Subjects
Transportation - Carriages
Accession Code
BV985.5756.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
August 1914
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-01-23
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1994
Call Number
971.133 BUR COPY 3
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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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
971.133 MCG COPY 4
Author
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Century Park Museum Association
Publication Date
1976
c1975
Physical Description
108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Notes
4 copies held: copy 4.
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Cooking on Pioneer site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4563
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jul 1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of three unidentified Girl Guides cooking over a stove at the Pioneer camp. The girls are standing at a metal barrel stove in a clearing in the woods.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of three unidentified Girl Guides cooking over a stove at the Pioneer camp. The girls are standing at a metal barrel stove in a clearing in the woods.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Recreational Activities - Camping
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.36.101
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
Jul 1964
Media Type
Photograph
Arrangement
Loose photographs and slides arranged by Kathryn Raadsheer nee Hardy.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph
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dental plugger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20792
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV976.10.139
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV976.10.139
Description
Metal, dental plugger, with three pieces. Rounded body with silver end, brown barrel, and silver "needle". Point of "needle" is closed and comes to a blunt point, screwed on to handle.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Medical & Psychological T&E - - Dental Instruments
Measurements
Approx. 2 cm width x 16 cm length
Subjects
Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
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dental plugger

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact20793
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV976.10.140
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV976.10.140
Description
Metal, dental plugger, with three pieces. Rounded body with silver end, brown barrel, and silver "needle". Point of "needle" is closed and comes to a blunt point, slightly bent at the end, screwed on to handle.
Category
05.Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Classification
Medical & Psychological T&E - - Dental Instruments
Measurements
Approx. 2 cm width x 16 cm length
Subjects
Medical and Psychological Tools and Equipment
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Family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1432
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men, four women, and a young boy, all standing on a train station platform. In the background at right is a man standing with his back to camera, and metal barrels and other unidentified objects on the ground. There are long metal rods in the foreground on lower right corner.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 10.5 cm
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, c. "2"
Scope and Content
Photograph of four men, four women, and a young boy, all standing on a train station platform. In the background at right is a man standing with his back to camera, and metal barrels and other unidentified objects on the ground. There are long metal rods in the foreground on lower right corner.
Accession Code
BV985.5807.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For other photographs of the boy, see photographs BV985.5804.1, BV985.5805.1 and BV985.5806.1.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Filming "Tourist Trap", wooden barrels

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9945
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of set during filming of "Tourist Trap". Front of "Wooden Barrels & Containers" store with barrels and wooden boxes stacked in front. Bunch of red helium-filled balloons on right side. Movie was filmed on location at Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of set during filming of "Tourist Trap". Front of "Wooden Barrels & Containers" store with barrels and wooden boxes stacked in front. Bunch of red helium-filled balloons on right side. Movie was filmed on location at Burnaby Village Museum.
Subjects
Industries - Film
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.2.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1997
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
2021-09-14
Scale
96
Photographer
Stevens, Colin
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. copy print accompanying
Text on verso of accompanying print reads: "1997 "Tourist Trap""
Negative number 9 of roll # P97-4
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History of Burnaby and vicinity

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Publication Date
1947
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV017.17.1
Call Number
971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Author
Green, George, 1872-1955
Place of Publication
[S.l.]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1947
Printer
Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
Physical Description
233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby (B.C.)--History
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Name Access
Green, George
Notes
Autographed by author
"By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
Copy 2 of 2
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
971.133 PRI Copy 2
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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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465
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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Laundry and firewood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription259
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.62 x 10.16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and a man standing at the back of a house. The women are standing by a large metal basin filled with laundry. One of the women is resting the basin on top of a barrel. The man is standing by and holding a large saw, the kind used in logging, that is half dug into a log on …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.62 x 10.16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two women and a man standing at the back of a house. The women are standing by a large metal basin filled with laundry. One of the women is resting the basin on top of a barrel. The man is standing by and holding a large saw, the kind used in logging, that is half dug into a log on a holder. The house may be the same house as the one depicted in photographs HV984.51.17, .19 and .29. According to the accession register, the location of the house is at Buena Vista, Burnaby, between 1912 and 1925.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Accession Code
HV984.51.31
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1912 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-10-10
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1179
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282877
Call Number
971.1 PRI COPY 1
Author
Pride, Harry, 1925-
Burnaby Community Heritage Commission
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
Publication Date
2002
Physical Description
iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
Inscription
"To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Moore family
Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
Frontier and pioneer life
Pioneers
Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.
Signed by the author.
2 copies held : copy 1.
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
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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