"Burnaby Historical Society" found 48 records

banner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89592

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV017.32.80

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV017.32.80

Description: banner; glossy white paper with green and purple inked lettering and black ink signatures; text in green reads: "END OF THE LINE PARTY" above text in purple reading: "THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS OF THE 1223"; signatures of party attendees/volunteers(?) in black ink; dated on back in black ink: "FEB. 23, 2008".

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Graphic Documents

Object Term: Banner

Measurements: L: 189.0 cm W: 45.7 cm

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts

Names: Burnaby Village Museum; Burnaby Historical Society; Friends of Interurban 1223

Images

banner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89593

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV017.32.81

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV017.32.81

Description: banner; glossy white paper with green and tan inked lettering; text in green reads: "The Burnaby Historical Society" and "1957 - 2007" surrounding text in brown reading: "Celebrating 50 Years"; oval-shaped gold foil adhesive label on back has text in black reading: "604.461.1711 / Party / Tailors / www.partytailors.com".

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Graphic Documents

Object Term: Banner

Measurements: L: 190.0 cm W: 45.7 cm

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts

Names: Burnaby Historical Society

Images

flyer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91356

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5.2109

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5.2109

Description: Burnaby Historical Society flyer; bookmark shape; card stock; glossy one side; black text reads: "HISTORY / becomes / an / EXPOSE / of burnaby / Burnaby Historical / COWAN CENTRE / DEER LAKE / 2nd WED. EACH MONTH / 8:00 P.M. / info.: 438-7638 / JOIN US". Advertisement for Burnaby Historical Society.

Object History: Item was created by the Burnaby Historical Society and collected by the Burnaby Village Museum. The society was founded in 1957 and operated out of the Burnaby Village Museum between 1991 and 2001 when they transferred their records and photographs to the City of Burnaby Archives.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Advertising Media

Object Term: Brochure

Colour: White; Black

Measurements: Length: 16.5 cm x Width:

Maker: Burnaby Historical Society

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Burnaby

Subjects: Advertising Medium - Flyer

Names: Burnaby Historical Society

Images

flyer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91436

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5.2142

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5.2142

Description: Flyer; mimeographed on sheet of yellow paper. Flyer created by Burnaby Historical Society [1971]. Flyer reads: "WANTED! / Attic Treasures / IN GOOD CONDITION / BY / BURNABY HISTORICAL SOCIETY / for the HERITAGE PARK PARLOR!"; list of items below: "OLD PICTURES (FRAMED) / VASES / WHAT NOT / CHAIRS / RUGS / PHOTO ALBUMS / BRIC-A-BRAC / SMALL TABLES / LAMPS / PLANT STANDS / ETC. ETC."; "Please call / 521-7240 / 433-3178".

Object History: Flier created by the Burnaby Historical Society to notify the public that they were seeking items to be exhibited inside Elworth house parlour in Heritage Village Museum when it first opened in 1971.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Advertising Media

Object Term: Flier

Colour: Yellow

Measurements: Length: 20.5 cm x Width:14 cm

Maker: Burnaby Historical Society

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Site/City Made: Burnaby

Names: Burnaby Historical Society; Burnaby Village Museum

Images

Community Archives Collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97126

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [188-]-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [188-]-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.

History: The Burnaby Historical was founded in 1957. The Historical Society developed its Community Archives by collecting, compiling, and preserving records with historic value to the City of Burnaby. It gathered documents, photographs, and other items while also soliciting and acquiring entire collections or groups of archival records. In 1991, the Society was provided a permanent space to house their growing collection at the Burnaby Village Museum and they continued to grow their holdings. Following the creation of the City of Burnaby Archives in 2001, the Society and the City of Burnaby began discussing the possibility of uniting the two collections. In February 2007, an agreement was signed between the two institutions which resulted in the merger of the Society's Community Archives with the City Archives. All records collected by the Society were transferred into the custody of the City and moved from the Burnaby Village Museum to the City Archives in the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Sound Recording; Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Ephemera subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97408

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893 (date of original)-2004

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and cartographic records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893 (date of original)-2004

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and cartographic records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1985-22; BHS1986-01; BHS1986-16; BHS1986-43; BHS1988-02; BHS1988-12; BHS1988-14; BHS1989-09; BHS1989-11; BHS1989-14; BHS1989-16; BHS1991-26; BHS1991-35; BHS1991-40; BHS1992-01; BHS1994-09; BHS1995-13; BHS1995-17; BHS1996-10; BHS1997-06; BHS1997-10; BHS1999-04; BHS1999-08; BHS2000-12; BHS2004-09; BHS2004-11; BHS2005-04; BHS2005-05; BHS2007-03; BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on content of subseries; PC212, PC219, PC472, PC598, MSS005, MSS010, MSS034, MSS038, MSS046, MSS076, MSS081, MSS090, MSS111, MSS114, MSS119, MSS195

Mary Forsyth fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription87823

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1893] (date of original) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material

Scope and Content: Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burn…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1893] (date of original) -2004

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material

Description Level: Fonds

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burnaby. One of her major research projects consists of "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby," which also became a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Historical information and photographs pertaining to South Burnaby pioneer families and organizations were compiled from interviews with the intention of publishing a book.

History: Mary Gertrude (Bolton) Forsyth was born at her parents' home in Burnaby on March 5, 1923, and was the daughter of Richard Bolton and Gertrude (nee Hern). Mary's father, Richard, immigrated to Canada from Sunderland, England, in 1911. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster prior to purchasing property in South Burnaby in 1916 and built a bungalow located at 859 Marine Drive. Richard Bolton was employed as the municipal treasurer for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and, in 1919, he returned to Sunderland with three months leave of absence to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Mary grew up with her parents and sister Nancy in the house that her father built on Marine Drive. She married Lloyd Forsyth in 1946 and they had two children, Diane and Robert. Mary and her husband raised their family in Burnaby and built a house at 855 Marine Drive, on the lot originally purchased by her father, and moved later to a house located at 6457 Marine Drive. In 1964, after her children were grown, Mary completed her teaching degree at Simon Fraser University and went on to teach kindergarten at Nelson Elementary School. While a teacher within the Burnaby School District, Mary was instrumental in adopting ballet as part of the school curriculum. Mary was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society, participating and leading local events and seminars. She was inspired by the idea of the 'Housewives Holiday', originally initiated by the Vancouver "Y’ S". In February 1960, she was integral in forming a committee in South Burnaby, working alongside Ruth Turner, Faye Treagh, and Dorothy Turnbull. The "Housewives Holiday" committee (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) planned several events at Bonsor Hall for Burnaby housewives from October 6 to December 8, 1960. After her retirement from teaching, Mary returned to Simon Fraser University to do further studies and, in 1983, she wrote an essay for an Environmental Education course, titled "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby". The essay was conducted as a feasibility study to provide a walking environment in her community and included a formal essay, a media book, a map, and a slide presentation which was presented to a variety of local community groups. In 1984, Mary was the recipient of the North Fraser Harbour Commission Award to further her work on this project. In October 1986, her essay was adapted as a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby for a walking and cycling trail system for South Burnaby. Her proposal was taken into consideration by council and was later adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mary was very much interested in the history of South Burnaby and spent time between 1990 to 2004 conducting research through the Burnaby Historical Society, The City of Burnaby Archives, and several pioneering families who agreed to share their family records and be interviewed. Mary compiled her research into short historical and biographical essays by geographical area, family name, and organization. Mary (Bolton) Forsyth lived her whole life in South Burnaby and was an active and committed member of her community. She died on November 10, 2010.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Cartographic Material

Creator: Forsyth, Mary

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo catalogue 572, MSS185

A Sound Investment

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66108

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 brochure

Scope and Content: Item is a brochure entitled "A Sound Investment" which includes a "Map Showing Location of Burnaby Reverted Lands Now Offered for Sale."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Bolton subseries

Physical Description: 1 brochure

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS153-001

Accession Number: BHS1986-09

Scope and Content: Item is a brochure entitled "A Sound Investment" which includes a "Map Showing Location of Burnaby Reverted Lands Now Offered for Sale."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Transcribed title

Bancroft family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63795

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900]-1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900]-1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1986-44; BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the Bancroft family and friends and ephemera pertaining to agricultural farming and the air force.

History: Rose Croucher was born to Ann Eliza "Annie" (b. August 1861, d. 1962) and R. Coucher in January 1895. In 1907, the Croucher family moved to British Columbia. As a student, Rose studied geometrical drawing using Blair’s Canadian Drawing Series workbooks. On on February 21, 1914, Rose married James Oakes Bancroft in Vancouver, BC. Together they had three children: James A. (b. 1916 or 1917), Rosie (date unknown), and George E. (b. August 1927). The Bancroft family were poultry farmers throughout the early 1900s, transporting their farmed eggs from Burnaby to the Hudson’s Bay Company Vancouver using the British Columbia Electric Railway system. Rose Bancroft also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Central Park Poultry Co-op Association in the 1920s until her husband's death in 1930 at the age of 42. In the late thirties and early forties, while James A. Bancroft was stationed in Calgary with the Royal Canadian Air Force, his younger siblings lived together with their mother and grandmother at 1963 21st Avenue in Burnaby. Rosie Bancroft studied French and English history in Social Studies in 1937; her brother George studied the seasons in General Science II in 1942. Rose died in 1965 at the age of 76.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Cartographic Material

Creator: Bancroft, Rose

Notes: MSS030, PC490, PC507, and MSS110; Title based on creator and contents of subseries

BC Electric Guide to Greater Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65826

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on paper ; 54 x 85 cm folded to 21 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Item is the BC Electric Guide to Greater Vancouver consisting of a transit system map of Greater Vancouver, a Greater Vancouver Street Index along with listings for Parks, Golf and Country Clubs, etc.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pixie McGeachie subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on paper ; 54 x 85 cm folded to 21 x 9 cm

Material Details: Scale : one inch equals approximately 0.57 miles

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42686

Accession Number: BHS1996-08

Scope and Content: Item is the BC Electric Guide to Greater Vancouver consisting of a transit system map of Greater Vancouver, a Greater Vancouver Street Index along with listings for Parks, Golf and Country Clubs, etc.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90272

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.4.23

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.4.23

Description: booklet; thin cardstock cover; front cover colour photograph of selected artifacts from the collection held at BVM. Text in white and orange on front cover reads: "BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM 1971-2001" and "30 / YEARS / of / HERITAGE / PRESERVATION"; cover photograph and others inside by Kent Kallberg; inside cover printed with text and photographs; pages within numbered 3-14; contains a history of Burnaby Village Museum, a description of the exhibit areas and the collection, along with a brief history of Burnaby, as well as a write-up about the Burnaby Historical Society. Verso of cover includes a historic photograph of the Interurban Tram; credits and publication information.

Object History: Item was created as promotional material for Burnaby Village Museum and came from the Marketing Office.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts

Classification: Documentary Artifacts

Object Term: Book

Measurements: 27 x 20 cm

Country Made: Canada

Province Made: British Columbia

Author: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 2001

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Booklets

Names: Burnaby Village Museum

Images

bowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88779

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: LHV974.8.20

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: LHV974.8.20

Description: Bowl, ceramic, shallow; remnants of purple floral decoration; cracked

Object History: Bessie Choate was the Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.

Category: 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials

Classification: Food Service T&E - - Serving Vessels

Object Term: Bowl, Serving

Subjects: Food Service Tools and Equipment

Names: Choate, Bessie Perley

Images

Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65839

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1977

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 77 x 55 cm folded to 28 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a map of Burnaby District Municipality, British Columbia, compiled by the Burnaby Planning Department. The map indicates locations of schools, parks, cemeteries, improved streets and private roads, etc.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1977

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 77 x 55 cm folded to 28 x 19 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1 cm = 1/8 of a mile

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42694

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a map of Burnaby District Municipality, British Columbia, compiled by the Burnaby Planning Department. The map indicates locations of schools, parks, cemeteries, improved streets and private roads, etc.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Burnaby Sewer Division records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62792

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1959] -1964

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of a 1963 map of the sewer areas in Burnaby along with accompanying Schedules of Construction from the Burnaby Sewers Division for the years 1964 through 1966. Included in the file is an oversized street map of Burnaby produced between 1958 and 1964 which has names annotated in pencil…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1959] -1964

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS093-015

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2000-01

Scope and Content: File consists of a 1963 map of the sewer areas in Burnaby along with accompanying Schedules of Construction from the Burnaby Sewers Division for the years 1964 through 1966. Included in the file is an oversized street map of Burnaby produced between 1958 and 1964 which has names annotated in pencil on properties west of Burnaby Lake (Broadview neighbourhood).

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Burnaby Zoning Map

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58303

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Zoning Map describing Bylaw no. 4742 (collected by Evelyn Salisbury).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 map

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS061-100

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Zoning Map describing Bylaw no. 4742 (collected by Evelyn Salisbury).

Media Type: Cartographic Material

chamber pot

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88762

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: LHV974.8.3

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: LHV974.8.3

Description: Chamber pot, ceramic; green leaves and floral decoration (Shirley Poppies); gold trim; "Bishop & Stonier"; with handled lid

Object History: Bessie Choate was the Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.

Category: 03. Personal Artifacts

Classification: Toilet Articles - - Hygiene Artifacts

Object Term: Pot, Chamber

Subjects: Toilet Articles

Names: Choate, Bessie Perley

Images

The City of Vancouver B.C.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66103

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1916 and 1929]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w ink on paper ; 56 x 107 cm folded to 21 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a map of "[the] City of Vancouver B.C" drawn prior to amalgamation of Point Grey and South Vancouver with the City of Vancouver.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1916 and 1929]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w ink on paper ; 56 x 107 cm folded to 21 x 12.5 cm

Material Details: Map has a blue construction paper cover; Scale : 1 inch = 1000 feet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42707

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a map of "[the] City of Vancouver B.C" drawn prior to amalgamation of Point Grey and South Vancouver with the City of Vancouver.