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
![Home of Richard and Clara Thorpe, [1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900610001.jpg?width=280)
Home of Richard and Clara Thorpe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1507
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1911]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10x 14 cm, mounted on card 15 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home of Richard and Clara Thorpe. Nancy Davis Allard is standing, holding baby Dorothy Thorp (later Spain) upright in a buggy at the foot of the stairs. Two unidentified woman are also visible sitting at the top of the stairs.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 10x 14 cm, mounted on card 15 x 22.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home of Richard and Clara Thorpe. Nancy Davis Allard is standing, holding baby Dorothy Thorp (later Spain) upright in a buggy at the foot of the stairs. Two unidentified woman are also visible sitting at the top of the stairs.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Burke Street
- Accession Code
- BV999.61.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1911]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Home of Richard and/ Clara Thorp - about 1911./ Built in 1907. Boundary/ & Burke St. - Burnaby/ I'm in the buggy, held upright by my/ dear friend Nance -"
Images
![Home of Richard and Clara Thorpe, [1911] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199900610001.jpg)
Shingle Mill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36763
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a shingle mill at Burke Street and Inman Avenue. Several men are standing on piles of split logs. A horse and wagon is seen on the right.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.6 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-118
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a shingle mill at Burke Street and Inman Avenue. Several men are standing on piles of split logs. A horse and wagon is seen on the right.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burke Street
- Inman Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Shingle Mill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36764
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a shingle mill at Burke Street and Inman Avenue with piles of logs and boards filing the property.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-119
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a shingle mill at Burke Street and Inman Avenue with piles of logs and boards filing the property.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burke Street
- Inman Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
Petitions for the Construction of Sewers on Smith Avenue from Burke to Price, Price Street from Smith Avenue, Woodland Street west of Smith, Bell Avenue from Woodland Street and Chasham Avenue from Burke street to Hereford Street.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport66890
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57820
- Meeting Date
- 17-May-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57820
- Meeting Date
- 17-May-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Petitions for Construction of Sidewalks on Keefer Street, Madison Avenue, Dundas Street, Ingleton Avenue, MacDonald Avenue, Willingdon Avenue, Trafalgar Street, Albert Street, Gilmore Avenue, Bond Street, Patterson Avenue, Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64518
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55655
- Meeting Date
- 24-Mar-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55655
- Meeting Date
- 24-Mar-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Petitions for the Construction of a Cement Sidewalks on North Side of Keefer Street, East Side of Madison Avenue and North side of Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64526
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55663
- Meeting Date
- 31-Mar-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55663
- Meeting Date
- 31-Mar-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Petitions for Sidewalk Construction on North Side of Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64605
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55840
- Meeting Date
- 5-May-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55840
- Meeting Date
- 5-May-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Petitions for Construction of Cement Sidewalks on Douglas Road, 12th Avenue, Pandora Street, Gilmore Avenue, Carleton Avenue and Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64627
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55860
- Meeting Date
- 19-May-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55860
- Meeting Date
- 19-May-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 1106 - Local Improvement Construction Bylaw No 22, 1930
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw22348
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 1106
- Final Adoption
- 1930 Jun 16
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 1106
- Final Adoption
- 1930 Jun 16
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 1294 - Local Improvement Debenture Bylaw No 43, 1931
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw22171
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 1294
- Final Adoption
- 1931 Jul 27
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 1294
- Final Adoption
- 1931 Jul 27
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Petitions for the Construction of Sidewalks on Smith Avenue and on Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport57047
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71819
- Meeting Date
- 25-Jan-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71819
- Meeting Date
- 25-Jan-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 1360 - Local Improvement Construction Bylaw No 2, 1932
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw22105
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 1360
- Final Adoption
- 1932 Feb 22
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 1360
- Final Adoption
- 1932 Feb 22
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Condition of Boundary Road from North of Burke Street to Moscrop Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55744
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72115
- Meeting Date
- 14-Feb-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72115
- Meeting Date
- 14-Feb-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Application for Kennel License at 4624 Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport53433
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69517
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jul-1945
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 69517
- Meeting Date
- 30-Jul-1945
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Condition of Drainage Ditch on 6th Avenue and on Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport47967
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47835
- Meeting Date
- 8-Aug-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 47835
- Meeting Date
- 8-Aug-1949
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Certificates of Sufficiency for Paving the Following Streets - Ewart, 11th Avenue, Sea Avenue and Burke Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44383
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 44736
- Meeting Date
- 31-Oct-1955
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 44736
- Meeting Date
- 31-Oct-1955
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Certificates of Sufficiency for Paving: Burke Street; Cedarwood Court; Malvern Avenue; Gilpin Crescent; and Salisbury Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44136
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 41231
- Meeting Date
- 27-Feb-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 41231
- Meeting Date
- 27-Feb-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw Number: 3887 - Local Improvement Construction Bylaw No 3, 1957
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw20481
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 3887
- Final Adoption
- 1957 Sep 16
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 3887
- Final Adoption
- 1957 Sep 16
- Format
- Bylaws - Adopted
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burke Street and Patterson Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport39609
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 36260
- Meeting Date
- 16-Oct-1961
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 36260
- Meeting Date
- 16-Oct-1961
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds