"Burnaby Historical Society" found 228 records

Brian Elder subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908 (date of original)-1936 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of copies of records compiled by Brian Elder on the history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908 (date of original)-1936 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Brian Elder subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1996-23; BHS2001-01

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of copies of records compiled by Brian Elder on the history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER).

History: Brian Elder was a restoration volunteer for Friends of Interurban 1223.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Elder, Brian

Notes: Title based on creator of subseries

Burnaby Art Gallery subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1890 (date of original)-1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1890 (date of original)-1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Art Gallery subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1996-12; BHS1990-05

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of and publications related to the Burnaby Art Gallery and Fairacres property.

History: The Burnaby Art Gallery association was founded in 1967. The purpose of the association was to present a historical and contemporary art program by local, regional, national, and international artists; facilitate the development of emerging artists; provide diverse art educational programming; acquire culturally significant works on paper. The City of Burnaby assumed management of the gallery, its collection, staff and governance in 1998, with the art gallery then taking on the added responsibility of caring for and managing the City of Burnaby’s permanent art collection. The Gallery, along with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts and the Burnaby Village Museum in Deer Lake Park, are part of the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department of the City of Burnaby. The Burnaby Art Gallery is located inside the historic Ceperley House, built by Henry and Grace Ceperley. The couple purchased a strawbery farm on the north shore of Deer Lake from George Clayton in 1909 and built their home, also known as "Fairacres", on the property in 1911. The house was designed by the English architect, R.P.S. Twizell and with its river rock veranda, beautiful hand-crafted woodwork, stained-glass and tile, remains one of the finest examples of Edwardian architecture in the Lower Mainland. Grace and Hentry Ceperley had one daughter named Ethelwyn who married James Edward Hall. Ethelwyn and James Edward Hall had three children: Edith Ceperley, James Edward "Junior," and Florence Renn. In 1917, Grace Ceperley died and left Fairacres to her husband with the stipulation that when the home was sold the proceeds would be used to build a playground for the children of Vancouver in Stanley Park. In 1939, the local Catholic Diocese funded a group of five Benedictine monks from Mount Angel, Oregon to establish a priory in the province. The monks purchased the Ceperley House for their monastery. They also built a large gymnasium on the property. After serving as a monastery, the house was used as a fraternity for some of the first students attending Simon Fraser University, and then became home to the art gallery in the 1960s. The City of Burnaby acquired the property in 1966 and the house was designated a heritage building in 1992. In 1998 the City began restoring exterior of the house and upgraded the building for improved public use. The renovations were completed in 2000, and transformed the house back to its appearance of 1911. The gymnasium built by the Benedictine monks was converted into into the James Cowan Theatre. There are two main galleries, a lounge gallery with a fireplace and easy chairs and The Shopping Bag, a gallery shop run by volunteers. The goals of the gallery are to: provide access to contemporary Canadian art, present works from the permanent collection; collect contemporary works on paper; and offer challenging and educational exhibition related programming.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Burnaby Art Gallery

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC241, PC242, MSS066

Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892-1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of articles, stories, and photographs submitted for inclusion in the "Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby". Photographs are predominantly copy prints and proofs used for the publication of the anthology.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1892-1992

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS1994-04; BHS2003-16

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of articles, stories, and photographs submitted for inclusion in the "Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby". Photographs are predominantly copy prints and proofs used for the publication of the anthology.

History: In 1992, the City of Burnaby celebrated its 100th birthday. To mark the anniversary, a Centennial Committee was struck by the Mayor and Council to coordinate activities and oversee the year-long celebrations. The History and Heritage sub-committee was formed with the goal of collecting and preserving historic materials detailing the development of Burnaby. In November of 1992, the committee advertised for the submission of personal stories, photos and other memorabilia and received material from over 150 early Burnaby residents in response. Although the Centennial Committee disbanded at the end of 1992, the work that had been begun by the History and Heritage Sub-Committee continued under the direction of the Burnaby Heritage Advisory Committee (later named the Community Heritage Commission) and proceeded under its authority until the project was completed. The stories that were captured to accompany this material and the memories of some of Burnaby’s earliest residents were brought together in the form of book, published in 1994: "Burnaby Centennial Anthology: Stories of Early Burnaby".

Formats: All photographs are scanned

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Community Heritage Commission

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; MSS108, PC315

Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records held by the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce, including meeting minutes, correspondence, and photographs, and records related to incorporation.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910-1985

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1991-20

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records held by the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce, including meeting minutes, correspondence, and photographs, and records related to incorporation.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Burnaby Chamber of Commerce

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC257 and MSS057

Burnaby Cougars Lacrosse Team scrapbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58375

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1984 (date of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of the photocopied pages of a Burnaby Cougars Lacrosse Team scrapbook (the original scrapbook contained photographs and newspaper articles).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1932-1984 (date of originals)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS076-001

Accession Number: BHS1992-31

Scope and Content: File consists of the photocopied pages of a Burnaby Cougars Lacrosse Team scrapbook (the original scrapbook contained photographs and newspaper articles).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby Fire Department papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64453

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-1943

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 the development of a unified Fire Department; including Bylaw 451, a letter addressing the unlawfulness of the previous system of fire protection from lawyer P. McD. Kerr and related correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and Burnaby Council.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-1943

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS118-003

Accession Number: BHS2005-8

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the development of a unified Fire Department; including Bylaw 451, a letter addressing the unlawfulness of the previous system of fire protection from lawyer P. McD. Kerr and related correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and Burnaby Council.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby Image Bank subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64462

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910] (date of original) -1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and other material

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's Image Bank project records. Records include: Image Bank database and backups in a variety of formats; 813 photographs collected by Simon Fraser University Archives staff; eleven screened negatives from the Burnaby Image Bank that were us…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910] (date of original) -1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and other material

Description Level: Subseries

Access Restriction: Open Access

Accession Number: BHS1999-03; BHS2004-13; BHS2001-15

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's Image Bank project records. Records include: Image Bank database and backups in a variety of formats; 813 photographs collected by Simon Fraser University Archives staff; eleven screened negatives from the Burnaby Image Bank that were used for the publication "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide"; and one VHS tape and DVD access copy of "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992" which was created by the Committee for public viewing and purchase. The collection of photographs for the Image Bank project were gathered from various donors to commemorate the Centennial of the City of Burnaby. All photographs were collected from Burnaby families' personal albums by Simon Fraser University Archives staff during 1991 with a focus on the history of the people and the landscape of Burnaby. Photographs were collected from every decade for every neighbourhood in effort to describe the City's evolving ethnic, cultural and physical landscape. In March 1992, 20 of these images were selected by a jury for their aesthetic quality and displayed at the Bennett Library Gallery at Simon Fraser University for the "Images of Burnaby" exhibition. This exhibit travelled to various locations between 1992-1993 within Burnaby and Douglas College in New Westminster. The entire 800+ collection was made available for public purchase and viewing on video cassette. As well, each Burnaby school and each branch of the Burnaby Public Library received their own VHS copy for information and research purposes. The "Image Bank" video collection was buried alongside the video "Images and Voices of Burnaby" in the City of Burnaby's time capsule, mounted at City Hall in 1992.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Moving Images

Creator: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC 370, MSS131, MSS088, MI577

Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club minute book

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1937-1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club (at Central Park) minute book. This club was formed through the amalgamation of the Ladies Central Park and Burnaby Lawn Bowling Clubs on December 1, 1937 (it was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1937-1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS102-006

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-02

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Ladies Lawn Bowling Club (at Central Park) minute book. This club was formed through the amalgamation of the Ladies Central Park and Burnaby Lawn Bowling Clubs on December 1, 1937 (it was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription127

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-1955

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of meeting minutes, incorporation documents, correspondence and pamphlets from the Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club. Also included in the subseries is one large framed photograph of the Valleyview Community Centre.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-1955

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1997-07

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of meeting minutes, incorporation documents, correspondence and pamphlets from the Burnaby Lake Men's Community Service Club. Also included in the subseries is one large framed photograph of the Valleyview Community Centre.

History: The Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club was incorporated on March 26, 1946. The aims of the club were to: cultivate a desire in our members to be of the greatest service to their community; elevate and reinforce the standards of good citizenship; foster friendship and broaden human sympathy and express them in terms of social helpfulness; and provide for wholesome recreation, education, civic and other leisure-time activities of the community. ccording to a membership drive handout produced in 1951, yearly membership was $1 and in order to be a member you had to: have been a former member; be present active member; be of the male species; or be t least mildly interested in the betterment of the social activities of your community and the promotion of good fellowship. Director of the Department of Education, Henry Hill, was the first president of the Club. Hill was also instrumental in the creation of the Valley View Community Council, which was originally made up of two appointed delegates from the Central Burnaby Ratepayers & Citizen’s Association, the Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club and the Women’s Community Club. The Valley View Community Council became a Society on February 10, 1948. In 1943 Burnaby City Council pledged to help fund at least one Community Centre in each Ward of the Municipality by 50% (up to $2,500 per building). The Club had a plan to provide a Community Centre for the Central Burnaby area as early as 1945 when they visited the site allotted to the cause by the Council of Burnaby on Douglas Road at Ledger Street (later renamed and numbered 4050 Grandview Highway and later called Canada Way). They organized Annual Country Fairs, with the first held in 1944, to raise funds from community members and by November 30, 1946, they had $3,750 “held for the purpose of building a Community Centre.” The building was erected and by December of 1949 it was used for the purpose of holding a Municipal Election.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC196, MSS084

Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club minute book

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922-1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club). Minute book includes a financial records ledger.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922-1937

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS102-002

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2002-02

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club minute book (this club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club). Minute book includes a financial records ledger.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby newspaper clippings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910 (date of original) -1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopies of various Burnaby newspapers from varying years. Also included in the file is a pamphlet entitled "Burnaby Tax & Budget Information 1980", as well as a photocopy of an auction receipt dated January 18, 1910.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910 (date of original) -1980

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pixie McGeachie subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS054-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS1991-16

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopies of various Burnaby newspapers from varying years. Also included in the file is a pamphlet entitled "Burnaby Tax & Budget Information 1980", as well as a photocopy of an auction receipt dated January 18, 1910.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby newspaper clippings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926 (date of original) -1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of various papers pertaining to the expansion of Burnaby. Included in the file are photocopies (and some originals) of various Burnaby newspapers from varying years, Information Burnaby newsletters, a Burnaby Now, a Burnaby Mountain trail guide and ads for "new" development properties.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926 (date of original) -1993

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pixie McGeachie subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS054-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS1991-16

Scope and Content: File consists of various papers pertaining to the expansion of Burnaby. Included in the file are photocopies (and some originals) of various Burnaby newspapers from varying years, Information Burnaby newsletters, a Burnaby Now, a Burnaby Mountain trail guide and ads for "new" development properties.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby pamphlets and newspaper clippings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922-1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of pamphlets and newspaper clippings pertaining to Burnaby's history. Included in the file is "The Burnaby Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Program" as well as the "Outline of Burnaby History" by George Green.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1922-1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Gladys Killip subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS085-028

Accession Number: BHS1998-11

Scope and Content: File consists of pamphlets and newspaper clippings pertaining to Burnaby's history. Included in the file is "The Burnaby Diamond Jubilee Souvenir Program" as well as the "Outline of Burnaby History" by George Green.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby Public Library manuscript subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58148

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1937 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers collected by the Burnaby Public Library.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1937 (date of original)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library manuscript subseries

Physical Description: Textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1989-22; BHS1992-47

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of papers collected by the Burnaby Public Library.

History: Burnaby's first library was founded in 1927 as the North Burnaby Library Association. Its first library building was established in 1935 on Hastings Street. In 1954, Burnaby enacted Bylaw No. 3522 to establish the Burnaby Public Library (BPL) and in 1957 BPL merged with the North Burnaby Library Association. BPL's first permanent library was the McGill branch, built in North Burnaby in 1961 and named after North Burnaby Library Association volunteer Grace McGill. Following McGill, BPL then established the Kingsway branch, Central Park branch, and Cameron branch. Central Park was replaced by the Bob Prittie Metrotown branch in 1991 and Kingsway with the Tommy Douglas branch in 2009.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Burnaby Public Library

Notes: MSS058, MSS059; Title based on creator of subseries

Burnaby Ratepayers Central Executive minute book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57799

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-1930

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Scope and Content: Item is a minute book for the Burnaby Ratepayers Central Executive. Typewritten pages of minutes have been glued into the pages of the notebook along with newspaper articles pertaining to the executive.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-1930

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: C.B. Pritchard subseries

Physical Description: 1 notebook (hardcover)

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS016-003

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a minute book for the Burnaby Ratepayers Central Executive. Typewritten pages of minutes have been glued into the pages of the notebook along with newspaper articles pertaining to the executive.