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- Arts - Figurines 1
- Documentary Artifacts 3
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- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters 1
- Food Service Tools and Equipment 11
- Household Accessory 1
- Personal Gear 1
- Personal Symbols 1
- Personal Symbols - Badges 1
banner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89592
- 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
Images
banner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89593
- 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
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91356
- 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:
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium - Flyer
Images
flyer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91436
- 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
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
Images
Annual Concerto Concert poster
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97574
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 poster
- Scope and Content
- Poster for the Annual Concerto Concert presented by the Clef Society of Burnaby. The concert was held on Sunday, June 3, 2001 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby, BC. An inkjet photograph of an orchestra on stage is adhered to the top of the poster with adhesive tape.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Clef Society subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 poster
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS020-039
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Poster for the Annual Concerto Concert presented by the Clef Society of Burnaby. The concert was held on Sunday, June 3, 2001 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby, BC. An inkjet photograph of an orchestra on stage is adhered to the top of the poster with adhesive tape.
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Blue flowers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63105
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1976]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : watercolour ; 38.5 x 26 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a watercolour painting by Leila Orman of cut blue flowers arranged in a flower pot.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [before 1976]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Leila Orman subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 painting : watercolour ; 38.5 x 26 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS104-020
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a watercolour painting by Leila Orman of cut blue flowers arranged in a flower pot.
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of painting
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90272
- 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
- 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
chamber pot
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88762
- 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
Corner of Granville & Georgia Sts. 1889
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65741
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1889
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 print : watercolour reproduction ; 9 x 20 cm [sight] in frame 16.5 x 27 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a framed watercolour reproduction of the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia in 1889.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1889
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Anne Sievenpiper subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 print : watercolour reproduction ; 9 x 20 cm [sight] in frame 16.5 x 27 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42663
- Accession Number
- BHS2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a framed watercolour reproduction of the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia in 1889.
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
- Responsibility
- Original watercolour by George Mercer
- Notes
- Transcribed title
cream jug
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88768
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- LHV974.8.9
- Description
- Cream jug, floral pattern on white background
- 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
- Pitcher
- Subjects
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Choate, Bessie Perley
Images
cream jug
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88776
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- LHV974.8.17
- Description
- Cream jug; "Pareek"; Johnson; white ceramic
- 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
- Pitcher
- Subjects
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Choate, Bessie Perley
Images
fan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88761
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- LHV974.8.2
- Description
- Fan, silk and lace; hand-painted.
- The fant contains 22 wooden reibs, flat on the back side, somewhat rounded on the front side. Each is panted a bronze colour. The buttom of the ribs are all secured together by means of a brass pin which passed through each one.
- Attached to this pin is a brass hook. the fan itself consists of a piece of brown sheer silk approximately 16.5 cm wise, edged along the top with a piece of brown machine made lace with a scalloped top border. The lace is approximately 5 cm wide. The lace is sewn to the silk. The silk is secured to each rib along their etire common surface by means of glue.
- The face of the fan when unfurled is painted in a very delicate spray of snowdrops and forget-me-nots. This painting appears to be done by hand.
- Object History
- Bessie Choate was the Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.
- Category
- 03. Personal Artifacts
- Classification
- Personal Gear - - Personal Assistive Artifacts
- Object Term
- Fan, Hand
- Subjects
- Personal Gear
- Names
- Choate, Bessie Perley
Images
figurine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88766
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- LHV974.8.7
- Description
- Figurine, Dresden; lady in pink ballgown sitting of a chair, playing a flute
- Object History
- Bessie Choate was the Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Art
- Object Term
- Figurine
- Subjects
- Arts - Figurines
- Names
- Choate, Bessie Perley
Images
Hazel Simnett collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71379
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1996]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- 2012-03
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.
- History
- Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 to Frederick and Mary Ann Simnett and grew up looking up to her father who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. Hazel attended Kingsway West Public School and Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. During the 1970s, Hazel was President of the Century Park Museum Association, which governs Burnaby Heritage Museum and published the work "Bygones of Burnaby". Hazel worked on the campaign team of Joan Sawicki from 1990 to 1991, which led Sawicki to be elected as Burnaby-Willingdon riding's MLA. Hazel volunteered her time to be a member of the Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission from 1993 to 1996. In 2006, Hazel won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
- Creator
- Simnett, Hazel
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS167
invitation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90267
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.4.18
- Description
- invitation; front features a colourized collage of historic photographs from the Burnaby Historical Society, featuring the Interurban Tram 1223; text in white reads: "All Aboard!"; text on back invites invitation holder on March 17, 2007 to the homecoming of Interurban 1223 to the Burnaby Village Museum after 5 years of restoration.
- 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 - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Invitation
- Measurements
- 16 cm x 12 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2007
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
newsletter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91483
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2166
- Description
- Newsletter; five pages mimeographed on white paper. Heading at top of Newsletter reads: "THE VILLAGER" / "CENTURY PARK MUSEUM ASSOCIATION_BURNABY, B.C._JANUARY, 1975". Pages include illustrations. Newsletter is authored by Century Park Museum Association President, John Thomson and edited by Pixie McGeachie. Page one includes information on the Century Park Museum Association's Annual General Meeting and Revision of Membership Fees. Page two to page four includes a list of "NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTOR'S OF C.P.M.A. / FOR 1975" and "RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS". Page four includes an article with heading "OFF SEASON ACTIVITIES KEEP VILLAGE HUMMING" and page five includes an article with heading "VILLAGE OBTAINS CHINESE DISPLAY" and in open inviatation to the Burnaby Historical Society presentation "Hudson's Bay Company Days in Old B.C." presented by Dr. P. Akrigg from the University of British Columbia and a "LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT" John Thomson.
- Object History
- Newsletter published by the Century Park Museum Association in regards to news of Heritage Village Museum and the Century Park Museum Association, renamed Burnaby Village Museum Association and Burnaby Village Museum in 1984. The newsletter was mailed to members and prospective members of the Century Park Museum Association.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Serial
- Colour
- White
- Measurements
- Length: 35 cm x Width: 21.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Title
- The Villager
- Publication Date
- January 1975
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Newsletters
Images
Documents
plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36450
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV994.38.1
- Description
- Plaque. Badge shaped, made of ply-wooden, the background is painted yellow/tan and the lettering is black.
- Object History
- The plaque commemorates the history of the British Columbia Electric Railway in Burnaby, and the preservation of tram #1223 by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. Interurban tram No. 1223 has been restored by the joint efforts of the Friends of 1223 and Burnaby Village Museum. In March 2007 the tram was officially returned to Burnaby Village Museum and is currently on display, in a replica of a Tram Car Barn, at the Museum.
- Fraser Wilson hand lettered the sign.
- Marks/Labels
- "This Interurban Tram Car was built in 1913 by the St. Louis Car Co. for the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 1956. Throughout the nearly fifty years of its existence this tram and seventy similar cars carried many thousands of settlers and commuters and helped to build Burnaby into a thriving community of over 80,000"; "Dedicated and placed here by Burnaby Historical Society. Nov. 30th 1958", hand lettered.
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Transportation - Public Transit
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Advertising Medium
- Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Images
plate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88769
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- LHV974.8.10
- Description
- Plate, ceramic, Madonna; made in Davenport; white with blue pattern
- Object History
- Bessie Choate was the Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Service T&E - - Eating Vessels
- Object Term
- Dish, Eating
- Subjects
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Choate, Bessie Perley
Images
plate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact88771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- LHV974.8.12
- Description
- Plate, painted; royal blue background with hand-painted multi-coloured floral design
- Object History
- Bessie Choate was the Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Service T&E - - Eating Vessels
- Object Term
- Dish, Eating
- Subjects
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Choate, Bessie Perley