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receipt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact33408
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5294.1
- Description
- Whitechurch Hardware - Receipt -- [1968]. Handbill for Whitechurch Hardware Store at 7665 6th Street in Burnaby. The receipt was for January 11th, 1968. The total owing was $4.71 and it was paid in cash. The receipt was number 30 within the series.
- Object History
- William and Flora Bell built this dry goods store on Sixth Street in East Burnaby circa 1918. This street was a small commercial district that served residents located along the streetcar line between New Westminster and Edmonds. This store also served as the location of East Burnaby Post Office, one of many subpost offices located throughout the municipality during its early days. This building remains as one of South Burnaby's few surviving early commercial buildings and features a "false front" and recessed main entrance. The building was later sold to Maurice and Mildred Whitechurch, who ran it for many years as a hardware store named Whitechurch Hardware Store. In 1974 the building was moved to the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Receipts
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14382
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV984.19.1
- Description
- Sign, enamelled, "Martin and Senour Co. Paint", from the Whitechurch Hardware Building
- Object History
- This sign is from a hardware store that previously operated out of Bell's Dry Goods on 6th Avenue in Burnaby until 1972.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Sign
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Images
sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact86154
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV974.96.2
- Description
- Exterior hanging sign; "Whitechurch Hardware" name.
- Object History
- The Bell's Dry Goods building was built in 1922 by Clifford Tuckey with a small lean to structure on the back housing a kitchen and bedroom. The building was located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Burnaby. William Bell (1884-1952) and Flora Bell (nee Connell) (1889-1953) immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland between 1917 and 1918. In about 1924, the building was purchased by William and Flora Bell. Flora operated "Bell's Dry Goods" store out of the building and the couple lived at the back of the store. William worked as a driver for a local lumber mill. Bell's Dry Goods was in operation in this one storey building between 1925 and 1937 with the building address, 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street). In 1927, they moved to a house located on Thirteenth Avenue while they converted the back of the store to include the East Burnaby Post Office. In 1937, the Bells moved the one storey "Bell's Dry Goods" building a little further north and built a two storey building on the corner. Flora continued to operate Bell's Dry Goods on the ground level of the new building until 1941 and the couple lived upstairs. The new two storey building assumed the address of 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street) and the older one storey building obtained a new address of 1316 Sixth Street (later 7685 Sixth Street). The East Burnaby Post Office continued to operate at 1314 Sixth Street until about 1954. On December 1, 1937, Maurice Whitechurch moved his Whitechurch Hardware store into the one storey building which he rented out from the Bells. In 1943, Maurice Whitechurch purchased the building from the Bells and Whitechurch Hardware store continued to operated at this location until the Spring of 1973. In June 1973, Mr. Fergie Will bought the store and the building was donated to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). In August 1974, the building was relocated to Heritage Village and opened as a carpentry shop exhibit in 1975. The building underwent several repairs and restorations over the years. After it was moved to Heritage Village, a lean to was built on the back of the building by museum staff. The lean to was demolished between 1993 and 1994 after the building was put on a new foundation. In 1995, it underwent a series of structural repairs to restore it to Bell's Dry Goods store, opening on August 6, 1996.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E
- Object Term
- Sign, Identification
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Images
![Bell family house, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199500110002.jpg?width=280)
Bell family house
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1205
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1935]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman believed to be Flora Bell in a two piece polka dot dress on the front steps of the Bell family house located on Thirteenth Avenue. Flora Bell and her husband William were the proprietors of the Bell Dry Goods store which operated between 1924 and 1941 at the northwest corner o…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a woman believed to be Flora Bell in a two piece polka dot dress on the front steps of the Bell family house located on Thirteenth Avenue. Flora Bell and her husband William were the proprietors of the Bell Dry Goods store which operated between 1924 and 1941 at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue (1314 Sixth Street). The couple moved to this house in about 1927 while they converted the back of the store to include a Post Office. In 1938, the couple moved from this house into an apartment above a new store building that they built on the corner next to their old one storey building which now operated as Whitechurch Hardware.The Bells were members of the East Burnaby Gospel Hall located at Twelfth Avenue and Sixth Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Names
- Bell, Flora
- Accession Code
- BV995.11.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1935]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mrs. Bells home. I am wearing the two piece polka dot dress."
- Note in blue ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "Built about 1930-35"
Images
![Bell family house, [1935] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199500110002.jpg)
drawing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91041
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1688
- Description
- Drawing; black ink and pencil on Arches white paper; drawn by Carly Bouwman (unsigned); bird's eye view (site plan) of Burnaby Village Museum site; illustration includes buildings on the site including Adminstration building and parking lot (in foreground); the Love farmhouse; bridge across creek; Tom Irvine house; Village Church; Tram barn; Carousel building; Elworth house; bandstand; Elworth garage; buildings on west side of Hill Street including Japanese Ofuro; Log Cabin; Steam Shed; Blacksmith shop; Old Curly Locomotive; Deer Lake Auto; General Store; Stride Studios; Drug Store and McKay Barbershop and east side of Hill Street including the Real Estate Office; Royal Bank; Music Shop; Burnaby Post; Chinese Herbalist shop; Home Bakery and Ice Cream Parlour; Vancouver Heights Sheet Metal Works; Bell's Dry Goods; Seaforth School; illustration also includes geographic features such as roads; trees; gardens and creek [ca. 2000]
- Object History
- Part of Burnaby Village Museum Administrative Design collection.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Drawing
- Colour
- Black
- White
- Measurements
- 39.5 cm x 57 cm
- Maker
- Bouwman, Carly
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
Images
Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18874
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 13 Sep. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (100 min., 5 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum". The webinar is the first in a series of six webinars presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (100 min., 5 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
- Material Details
- Host: Jane Lemke
- Presenters: Deirdre Lott; Richard Lott; John Adams; Jim Wolf
- Date of Presentation: Tuesday, September 13, 2022. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Total Number of tracks: 1
- Total Length of all tracks: 100 min., 5 sec.
- Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
- Original recording of 100 min., 5 sec. was edited to 88 min., 43 sec. for viewing on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum curator, Jane Lemke. The webinar is titled "Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum". The webinar is the first in a series of six webinars presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. In this webinar, Jane Lemke shares photographs and stories about the history of the Burnaby Village Museum as it turns 50 years old. Lemke and past staff talk about the early development of the Museum, large restoration projects throughout the years and recent initiatives to highlight histories of Burnaby's marginalized communities. In a pre-recorded interview, Richard and Deirdre Lott share their experiences as the first director and curator of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) when it opened in the 1970s. The interview is supported with photographs of the early days of the museum including original presentation drawings by Rudy Kovach, construction of the village, buildings and exhibits. The couple speak to the challenges of the time period including the acquisition of artifacts to create exhibits within the buildings. John Adams, former curator and executive director of Burnaby Village Museum between 1974 and 1979 shares his story and experiences over the years. John supports his talk with photographs of collections, exhibits, special events and programs during his time at Heritage Village. John talks about the acquisition of buildings and artifacts that were added to the site during his time as curator. Buildings mentioned include, the Village Church and Ofuro that were built on site and Bell’s Dry Goods, Tom Irvine’s house, the Royal Bank that were moved to the site. Artifacts mentioned include, contents purchased from the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. Chinese Herbalist shop in Victoria to support a new exhibit inside Heritage Village, a steam donkey and saw mill equipment from the Anderson Sawmill in Powell River and the appraisal of the Lubbock farm house and buildings considered for acquistion. Jim Wolf shares a slide show of his personal experiences of being involved with the museum in the eighties and nineties. Jim begins his story with first being recruited as a teen volunteer in 1980. He speaks about the mandate that was introduced in 1980 to have a living “outdoor museum” of the lower mainland with a special emphasis on Burnaby with a static portion of the museum supported by collections of genuine Burnaby artifacts. Jim talks about his experiences as a staff member working with collections and exhibits, working as an education assistant helping to facilitate public programs and as a curatorial assistant to help catalogue artifacts. Jim also talks about his involvement with the Burnaby Historical Society, his contribution as a historic researcher in publishing local books on the history of Burnaby as well as his involvement in the Heritage Inventory of Burnaby in 1985 which help lead to the eventual acquisition and restoration of the Love farm house by the Burnaby Village Museum. In the last part of the presentation Jane Lemke speaks about the history of the museum over the last twenty years. Jane highlights some of the changes to the museum including the restoration of the Interurban Tram 1223, free admission to the site that was introduced for the 40th anniversary in 2011 and the renovation of the Chinese Herbalist shop exhibit. Following the presentation, Jane Lemke chats with the presenters about the evolution of the museum over the last 50 years and the group answers questions from the attendees.
- History
- Jane Lemke has worked in various museums in the Lower Mainland and has been the Curator at Burnaby Village Museum since 2019. Her educational background includes a Master of Arts degree in History and a Master of Museum Studies degree. Her research focus has been on trauma and memory and its role in shaping Canadian identity. She loves sharing memories and stories of Burnaby with the public. Jane sits on the Council of the BC Museums Association and is the Chair of the BC Museums Association Professional Development and Education Committee. Richard “Dick” Lott was the first director for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) when it opened in 1971. Dick worked as a designer for architecture firm, Hopping, Kovach and Grinnell who won the competition for the design of Heritage Village. Dick was hired to manage the project and then became an acting director of Heritage. Dick continued to work as director until the spring of 1972 when he returned to work for Hopping, Kovach, Grinell. Dick worked on various projects including; Museum of Anthropology working with Arthur Erickson; museum designer for the EXPO’86 pavilion and was the head of exhibits to build Science World after EXPO; project manager for the World’s Fair in Spain – Expo ‘92; Vancouver Aquarium (1960s); Communications Museum in Brantford, Ont.; International Science Centre in Amsterdam; National War Museum and his last project working in Hawaii for NASA. Deirdre (Stuckey Norman) Lott was hired in 1971 as the first curator for Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) working under the direction of Richard Lott. Deirdre was first hired under the Corporation of the District of Burnaby’s Local Initiatives Program (LIP) and was a University of British Columbia graduate student who worked at Museum of Anthropology. Deirdre went on to work in Public Relations and Education in Museums and was the Public Program Coordinator for Museum of Vancouver. Deirdre Norman married Richard Lott in 1976. Deirdre left the Museum of Vancouver after their first child was born. Deirdre continued her career working as a freelance contractor in Continuing Education in Introductory Anthropology. John Adams has a BA in history from UBC and a Masters degree in Museology from the University of Toronto. He worked at Burnaby Village from 1974 to 1979, serving three years as Curator and two years as Executive Director. He then went to the Royal BC Museum as Provincial Museums Advisor before becoming a Manager with the BC Heritage Branch. Since 2000 he has operated Discover the Past, a heritage business in Victoria that specializes in historical research, writing and conducting walking tours and lectures. He also taught museum studies for twenty-eight years at Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria. He is the author of seven books, most recently Chinese Victoria: A Long and Difficult Journey. Jim Wolf worked at the Museum starting in 1980, eventually holding many roles within the City of Burnaby and recently retired from his long serving role as the Senior Long Range Planner. He guided the city’s heritage program from 1989 and this year was honoured with a lifetime achievement award by Heritage BC. As a historian and heritage consultant he has authored and contributed to award-winning books on Burnaby, New Westminster and historic architecture. He is currently working on a number of projects including a biography of architect Samuel Maclure and a book documenting the architectural design and construction history of Craigdarroch Castle in Victoria, B.C.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Buildings - Civic - Museums
- Names
- Lott, Richard
- Lott, Deirdre Stuckey Norman
- Adams, John
- Wolf, Jim
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Century Park Museum Association
- Burnaby Historical Society
- Responsibility
- Lemke, Jane
- Accession Code
- BV022.27.1
- Date
- 13 Sep. 2022
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Images
Video
Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum, 13 Sep. 2022
Turning 50: The History of the Burnaby Village Museum, 13 Sep. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2022_0027_0001_002.mp4
William and Flora Bell
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1204
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William and Flora Bell standing together in a parking lot at an unidentified location. Flora is wearing an overcoat over a dress, glasses and a hat. William is wearing a three-piece suit with a hat and has an overcoat draped over his left forearm. The Bells were the proprietors of Bel…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William and Flora Bell standing together in a parking lot at an unidentified location. Flora is wearing an overcoat over a dress, glasses and a hat. William is wearing a three-piece suit with a hat and has an overcoat draped over his left forearm. The Bells were the proprietors of Bell's Dry Goods store located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in East Burnaby and in operation between 1926 and 1941.
- Names
- Bell, Flora
- Bell, William
- Accession Code
- BV995.11.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1946
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "Mr. + Mrs. Bell. 1946"
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