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Fraser Wilson subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58314
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [19--]-1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records nd graphic material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of one photographic album of locations in Vancouver photographed in the 1880s, sixteen original illustrations by Fraser Wilson and three files of textual records, including the comic book "Bill Northwood".
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [19--]-1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Fraser Wilson subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records nd graphic material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-06
- BHS1985-23
- BHS1991-25
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of one photographic album of locations in Vancouver photographed in the 1880s, sixteen original illustrations by Fraser Wilson and three files of textual records, including the comic book "Bill Northwood".
- History
- Fraser Wilson was born in Vancouver on July 1, 1905 and brought up in the Grandview area, with fond memories of berry picking in the wilds of North Burnaby as a child. He left school in 1923 and, although interested in art, he didn’t try to make it a career until a double hernia forced him to stop working in factories and start apprenticing for commercial artists, later opening a sign shop of his own. In 1926 he worked in Australia as a set decoration painter, but had to return to Vancouver when his father fell ill in 1927. Wilson was a political cartoonist for the Vancouver Sun newspaper from 1937 to 1947. When he moved to Burnaby in April of 1943 he was also the artist and author of the cartoon-type serial “Bill Northwood - the personification of the modern Resource Manager” which served to teach the community why forests are important and should be preserved. He lost his job at the Vancouver Sun in 1947; he was the chairman of the Co-ordinating Committee of Newspaper Unions which was involved in the Vancouver Province strike and his publisher didn’t approve. Soon after, Bill White, then-president of the Marine Workers’ and Boilermakers Union, asked Wilson to decorate the Marine Workers’ Auditorium at 3337 West Pender, the Union's hall. The mural that Wilson painted depicts the BC labour movement to honour British Columbia’s workers. This mural launched a new career for Wilson; to this day, hospitals and libraries across British Columbia display his work in lobbies. In 1988, when the building housing the Marine Workers’ Auditorium was sold to a new owner, Fraser Wilson’s mural was removed from the wall, restored by Ferdinand Petrov of the Vancouver Centennial Committee, and installed permanently at the new Maritime Labour Centre on Victoria Drive in Vancouver. Throughout the 1960s, Wilson served as president of the Burnaby Historical Society. He ran for City Council as a Burnaby Citizens Association candidate in 1969 and 1970. Fraser Wilson died on 31 July 1992.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Wilson, Fraser
- Notes
- PC492, MSS062
- Title based on contents of subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97276
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original)-1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and textual records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs compiled by the Mayor's Office for inclusion in the publication "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby" and drafts of the manuscript.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-] (date of original)-1988
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and textual records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs compiled by the Mayor's Office for inclusion in the publication "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby" and drafts of the manuscript.
- History
- On May 28, 1980 the Mayor and Council of Burnaby held a tea to honour Burnaby “pioneers.” The event was held as part of “Burnaby Funfest Days ‘80” and was meant to recognize members of the community who had resided in Burnaby prior to 1930 and acknowledge their contributions as pioneers of the City. Although approximately 100 people were expected, more than 500 actually attended. Each participant was asked to fill out a brief personal information form outlining their experiences in Burnaby’s earliest days. The response was so favorable that the idea of compiling a book to capture these memories was born. The City hired a writer edit and organize the book they held writing contests to encourage senior residents to share their experiences. Other community members became involved in the project when the City enlisted the help of secondary school students to type manuscripts for those unable to do so and journalism students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology to conduct interviews with additional “pioneers.” The book was published in 1987.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Mayor's Office
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- PC204, MSS064
Burnaby Mountain Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark792
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- Burnaby Mountain had been dedicated as park in 1942, however the original park boundaries were reconsidered in 1952 with the development of the Trans Mountain Pipeline. Although the boundaries were adjusted to accommodate this project, significant conservation and park lands were left untouched. When, in 1962, the government of British Columbia determined the need for additional post-secondary facilities, Burnaby Mountain was chosen as the site for the new Simon Fraser University which opened in 1965. As early as 1964, the idea of establishing a townsite around the university had been discussed by Burnaby, but it was not until the mid-1990s that the idea came to fruition and by the early 2000s, a new housing development know as the UniverCity took shape on the mountain adjacent to the university.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Lake City Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark793
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- When Simon Fraser University opened in 1965, approximately sixteen industrial properties had been developed in the Lake City Industrial Park. In addition, significant tracts of land in the western portion had been pre-cleared and graded in anticipation of additional development, while most of the eastern half remained forested. Some of the early companies to locate in the area were Nabob Foods, Volkswagen Canada, British Columbia Television Broadcasting, Simpson Sears, and H.Y. Louie Company Limited. Both Imperial Oil and Shell Oil established petroleum storage and distribution facilities in the area. Initially a heavy industrial area, by 1979, single family neighbourhoods south of Lougheed Highway and west of Eagle Creek had been largely developed. By the mid1980's, the Burnaby 200 multi-family development along Forest Grove Drive had also been completed.
- Planning Study Area
- Lake City Area
Images
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- 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
Images
Digital Books
Portraits of the premiers : an informal history of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary717
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 324.2092 JAC
- Place of Publication
- Sidney, B.C.
- Publisher
- Gray's Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1969
- Physical Description
- xii, 272 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Premiers (Canada)--British Columbia
- Biography
Empire of wood : the MacMillan Bloedel story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary725
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- MacKay, Donald, 1925-
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Call Number
- 338.7 MAC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888943709
- Call Number
- 338.7 MAC
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- MacKay, Donald, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Seattle
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- University of Washington Press
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Physical Description
- 361 p., [80] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Lumber trade--British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-349) and index.
Paddlewheels on the frontier : the story of B.C. sternwheel steamers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary785
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 386 DOW v. 1
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Place of Publication
- Cloverdale, B.C.
- Publisher
- B.C. Outdoors Magazine
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Physical Description
- 2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Paddle steamers--British Columbia--History
- Navigation--British Columbia--History
- Navigation--Yukon--History
Paddlewheels on the frontier : the story of B.C.-Yukon sternwheel steamers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary786
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Publication Date
- c1967-1971
- Call Number
- 386 DOW v. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 386 DOW v. 1
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Place of Publication
- Surrey, B.C.
- Publisher
- Foremost Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1967-1971
- Physical Description
- 2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Paddle steamers--British Columbia--History
- Navigation--British Columbia--History
- Navigation--Yukon Territory--History
The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Call Number
- 388.46 EWE Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 092062054X
- Call Number
- 388.46 EWE Copy 1
- Author
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Place of Publication
- North Vancouver
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Printer
- D.W. Friesen & Sons
- Physical Description
- 336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Salsbury" "1987" [handwritten in blue ink, on the upper right hand corner of the opposite front end paper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 3 copies held : copy 1.
The refiners : a century of BC Sugar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary851
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Schreiner, John
- Publication Date
- c1989
- Call Number
- 338.7 SCH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888946554
- Call Number
- 338.7 SCH
- Author
- Schreiner, John
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1989
- Physical Description
- 288 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "COMPLIMENTS FROM / PETER A. CHERNIMSKY / CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD / JUNE, 1990.", handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Sugar--Manufacture and refining
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
The Pacific National Exhibition : an illustrated history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0774801603
- 0774801670
- Call Number
- 607.34 BRE
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia Press
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Physical Description
- 121 p. : ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pacific National Exhibition--History--Pictorial works
British Columbia : historical readings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1111
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888943032
- 9780888943033
- Call Number
- 971.1 BRI COPY 1
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Physical Description
- xii, 692 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Wagon road north : the story of the Cariboo gold rush in historical photos
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1125
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 917.11 DOW
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Place of Publication
- [Quesnel, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Northwest Digest
- Publication Date
- c1960
- Physical Description
- 76 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "Art Downs" , handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Gold mines and mining--British Columbia--Cariboo (Regional district)--History
- Roads--British Columbia--Cariboo (Regional district)--History
- Cariboo (B.C. : Regional district)--Gold discoveries
- Cariboo Wagon Road (B.C.)
- British Columbia--History--Pictorial works
- Notes
- "Autographed souvenir of historic Cariboo"--Cover.
- "Historic photos of the Cariboo gold rush"--Cover.
Saltwater city : An illustrated history of the Chinese in Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1159
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888946163
- Call Number
- 971.133 YEE
- Author
- Yee, Paul
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Physical Description
- 174 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)--History
- Vancouver (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 170) and index.
Champions : a British Columbia sports album
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1185
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kearney, Jim, 1922-
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Call Number
- 796 KEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888944705
- 9780888944702
- Call Number
- 796 KEA
- Author
- Kearney, Jim, 1922-
- Contributor
- Sport B.C.
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- 160 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Sports--British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes index.
92 years of pride, 1858-1950 : the story of the British Columbia Provincial police
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1296
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969255306
- Call Number
- 363.2 BRO COPY 1
- Place of Publication
- [Kelowna, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Okanagan Division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans' Association
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Physical Description
- 50 p. (some folded) : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Ted Brue", handwritten in ink on inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Police
- Police--British Columbia
- Notes
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
British Columbia : the pioneer years
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1451
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0889830150
- 0889830134
- Call Number
- 971.1 PAT
- Place of Publication
- Langley, B.C.
- Publisher
- Stagecoach Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1980
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill., ports.
- Inscription
- "Bev Sandercock / TR", written in pencil on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
No power greater : a century of labour in B.C.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3651
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV999.40.2
- Call Number
- 331.8809 PHI
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Publisher
- B.C. Federation of Labour
- Publication Date
- c1967
- Printer
- Broadway Printers Limited
- Physical Description
- iii-xiv, 189 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Labor Unions--British Columbia--History
Paddlewheels on the frontier : the story of B.C.-Yukon sternwheel steamers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5260
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Publication Date
- c1967-1971
- Call Number
- 386 DOW v. 2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 386 DOW v. 2
- Author
- Downs, Art
- Place of Publication
- Surrey, B.C.
- Publisher
- Foremost Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1967-1971
- Physical Description
- 2 v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Paddle steamers--British Columbia--History
- Navigation--British Columbia--History
- Navigation--Yukon Territory--History