"Burnaby Historical Society" found 907 records

Miscellaneous papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959 (date of original) -1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby's development including planning department maps and Burnaby Historical Society correspondence. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings, and papers pertaining to travel; posters, a National Model Railroad Association newsletter and a Railway S…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959 (date of original) -1987

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS061-035

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to Burnaby's development including planning department maps and Burnaby Historical Society correspondence. Also included in the file are newspaper clippings, and papers pertaining to travel; posters, a National Model Railroad Association newsletter and a Railway Safety Activity booklet produced by the Canada Safety Council.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Miscellaneous papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous papers that relate to a variety of topics including: incinerators and air monitoring in the Lower Mainland; recycling programs and water systems in British Columbia; and some correspondence pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society or to the Mayor of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1982-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS061-039

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous papers that relate to a variety of topics including: incinerators and air monitoring in the Lower Mainland; recycling programs and water systems in British Columbia; and some correspondence pertaining to the Burnaby Historical Society or to the Mayor of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Municipal record subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-2001

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records created by the City of Burnaby and records donated to the Burnaby Historical Society by City of Burnaby staff members and councillors. Records include City publications, departmental reports, brochures, and maps.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-2001

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1989-10; BHS1990-02; BHS1990-09; BHS1991-36; BHS1992-14; BHS1992-18; BHS1992-34; BHS1992-21; BHS1992-50; BHS1995-15; BHS1996-09; BHS1996-10; BHS1996-19; BHS1997-02; BHS1997-15; BHS1997-23; BHS1999-03; BHS1999-05; BHS2001-04; BHS2001-14; BHS2000-09; BHS2001-09; BHS2002-06; BHS2004-13

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records created by the City of Burnaby and records donated to the Burnaby Historical Society by City of Burnaby staff members and councillors. Records include City publications, departmental reports, brochures, and maps.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on content of subseries; PC351, PC366, PC416, PC420, PC422, PC435, PC454, PC455, PC467, PC597, PC598, MSS003, MSS045, MSS049, MSS072, MSS089, MSS096, MSS131, MSS133, MSS138

Nancy Peter subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952-1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake compiled by Nancy Peter. Subseries also contains one school report: "A Study of Burnaby taken from the Point of View of Education."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952-1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Nancy Peter subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1992-45; BHS1992-40

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of Burnaby Lake compiled by Nancy Peter. Subseries also contains one school report: "A Study of Burnaby taken from the Point of View of Education."

History: Nancy M. Bailey was the vice principal of Lord Tweedsmeer Hight School in Cloverdale, BC. In 1941, she met Laurence J. Peter, an industrial arts teacher at the school. In 1943 the couple married and in 1947 they moved to Burnaby. Laurence and Nancy had four children: two boys, John and Ted, and two girls, Alice and Margaret. The family was actively involved in the Burnaby community with Laurence and Nancy taking part in local politics and community activities and their children participating in Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and music lessons. All four children graduated from Burnaby North High School and in 1970, Ted and Alice completed their studies at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). They worked local jobs in the community including on the construction of the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. Laurence worked as a Mental Health Coordinator (Special Counselor) in the Vancouver School System and in 1959, Nancy joined the staff at the newly opened Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School as a Math teacher. She later became the head of the Mathematics Department at the school. The couple continued their education at summer school at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, where Nancy completed her Masters Degree in 1964 and Laurence his Doctoral degree in 1963. Laurence joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 and received the WSU Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980. The couple separated in 1965 and Laurence moved to California in 1966 to teach at the University of Southern California. Nancy continued to teach at Burnaby South, until her retirement in 1978 after 30 years as head of the Mathematics Department at Burnaby Central. She was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society for many years. Nancy passed away in Nanaimo near her family on April 21, 2013 at the age of 97.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Creator: Peter, Nancy M. Bailey

Notes: Title based on creator of subseries

Oakalla Prison Farm

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987-1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of acetate sheets and handwritten notes used in the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Included in the file are pamphlets for the presentation.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1987-1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ed Eckley subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS120-007

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2006-01

Scope and Content: File consists of acetate sheets and handwritten notes used in the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Included in the file are pamphlets for the presentation.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Continuation of title: "...A Short History"

Oakalla Prison Farm reference materials

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936 (date of original) -1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yea…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936 (date of original) -1998

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ed Eckley subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS120-008

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2006-01

Scope and Content: File consists of handwritten notes and reference materials believed to have been used in creating the oral report "Oakalla Prison Farm \ A Short History" presented by Ed Eckley to the Burnaby Historical Society on January 14, 1998. Reference materials include; photocopied plans, correspondence, yearly financial statements, an "Oakalla Closes" programme along with various essays and statistics pulled from the Internet (and other sources).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Oral history subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 4 boxes of audio/visual materials

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of oral history tapes created from interviews with early Burnaby residents. Interviews appear to have been conducted by both Burnaby Village Museum staff and Burnaby Historical Society members. Subseries also includes oral history tapes conducted by history students while atte…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1969-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Physical Description: 4 boxes of audio/visual materials

Material Details: Audio cassette tapes and 30 magnetic tape reels

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of oral history tapes created from interviews with early Burnaby residents. Interviews appear to have been conducted by both Burnaby Village Museum staff and Burnaby Historical Society members. Subseries also includes oral history tapes conducted by history students while attending Simon Fraser University. A number of the SFU tapes are titled either "Burnaby in the Thirties" or "Local History Tapes."

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: MSS137, 100-13-01:100-13-25; Paper finding aids accompany this series; Interviews were digitized in 2010 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.

People file - Florence Godwin

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973-1999

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of newspaper clippings and information pages pertaining to longtime Burnaby resident Florence Elizabeth (Hart) Godwin. Included in the file is a transcript from a 1973 interview Florence gave at a Burnaby Historical Society meeting and a programme for her one hundredth birthday celebr…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973-1999

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: People files subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 42744

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of newspaper clippings and information pages pertaining to longtime Burnaby resident Florence Elizabeth (Hart) Godwin. Included in the file is a transcript from a 1973 interview Florence gave at a Burnaby Historical Society meeting and a programme for her one hundredth birthday celebration in 1998.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

People files subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable people in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: People files subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1993-03; BHS1997-16; BHS1999-02; BHS2000-06; BHS2003-13; BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers pertaining to notable people in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of subseries

Photographs subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892-2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892-2002

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: Photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1985-24; BHS1986-08; BHS1986-13; BHS1986-15; BHS1986-29; BHS1987-10; BHS1988-10; BHS1989-07; BHS1989-26; BHS1990-03; BHS1990-04; BHS1991-01; BHS191-13; BHS1991-14; BHS1991-21; BHS1991-23; BHS1991-34; BHS1992-22; BHS1992-23; BHS1992-28; BHS1992-35; BHS1992-37; BHS1992-41; BHS1992-43; BHS1992-48; BHS1993-05; BHS1993-07; BHS1993-11; BHS1994-06; BHS1995-05; BHS1995-11; BHS1995-12; BHS1995-18; BHS1996-10; BHS1996-14; BHS1996-24; BHS1997-08; BHS1999-12; BHS2000-05; BHS2001-10; BHS2001-07; BHS2002-13; BHS2002-07; BHS2005-07; BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries

Pixie McGeachie collection

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1961-2001

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 30 cm of textual records.

Scope and Content: Collection consists of papers collected by Pixie McGeachie during her tenure as archivist for the Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives, as well her writings.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1961-2001

Collection/Fonds: Pixie McGeachie collection

Physical Description: 30 cm of textual records.

Description Level: Fonds

Record No.: MSS065

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third-party rights.

Accession Number: 2011-04

Scope and Content: Collection consists of papers collected by Pixie McGeachie during her tenure as archivist for the Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives, as well her writings.

History: Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. She served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." Pixie also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. Pixie McGeachie passed away in August of 2010. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading room at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”

Notes: Title based on collector of subseries; MSS065

Robert Burnaby subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959-[1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Historical Society pertaining to the life of Robert Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959-[1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Robert Burnaby subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers and other research materials collected by the Burnaby Historical Society pertaining to the life of Robert Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of subseries; PC598, MSS006

School files subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers pertaining to schools in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1907-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: School files subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1992-57; BHS1997-04; BHS1999-10; BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers pertaining to schools in Burnaby collected by the Burnaby Historical Society for research and information purposes.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of subseries

Society correspondence and ephemera

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and pho…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957-1989

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-068

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and photographs of Mrs. George Westover, Mrs. Barry Mather, and Miss Bessie Choate picnicking in Fort Langley.

Names: Choate, Bessie Perley

Media Type: Textual Record; Technical Drawing; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Original file folder titled: "General Meeting Sept 10/08"; Photographs assigned item no. 633-002-1:633-002-3. Photographs in original location within folder.

Windows to Burnaby's Past

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: Textual records and graphic materials

Scope and Content: Item is titled "Windows to Burnaby's Past / A Preliminary Survey of Burnaby's / Pre-1930 Buildings / A Report of the / Burnaby Historical Society / Summer / 1985." This item contains original photographs and inventory forms used in the creation of the published report by the same title.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Windows to Burnaby's Past subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and graphic materials

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS177-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1985-21

Scope and Content: Item is titled "Windows to Burnaby's Past / A Preliminary Survey of Burnaby's / Pre-1930 Buildings / A Report of the / Burnaby Historical Society / Summer / 1985." This item contains original photographs and inventory forms used in the creation of the published report by the same title.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Windows to Burnaby's Past subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1976-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs compiled for "Window to Burnaby's Past: A preliminary survey of Burnaby's Pre-1930 buildings" and a copy of the final report. The report was prepared by Ann Watson and assisted by Jim Wolf for the Burnaby Historical Society between May 13 and August 13, 1985.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1976-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Windows to Burnaby's Past subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1985-21

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs compiled for "Window to Burnaby's Past: A preliminary survey of Burnaby's Pre-1930 buildings" and a copy of the final report. The report was prepared by Ann Watson and assisted by Jim Wolf for the Burnaby Historical Society between May 13 and August 13, 1985.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on content of subseries; PC151, MSS177

Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1987

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

submitted by the pioneers after they h a d been copied a n d catalogued. Burnaby Village M u s e u m a n d the Burnaby Historical Society p r o v i d e d archival photographs. M a n y public spirited o l d timers brought i n documents a n d pictures they'd f o u n d i n the attic. Bill C u n n i n g h a m

1 image 1 digital book

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.