"Burnaby Historical Society" found 201 records

Scope and Content: File contains documents and ephemera items related to the Friends of Interurban 1223 restoration project, including correspondence, exhibition panel proofs, Heritage BC award, and a photograph booklet documenting the return of the tram to the Burnaby Village Museum.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2003-2007

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 0.5 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-076

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains documents and ephemera items related to the Friends of Interurban 1223 restoration project, including correspondence, exhibition panel proofs, Heritage BC award, and a photograph booklet documenting the return of the tram to the Burnaby Village Museum.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original file folder

Interview with Hazel Simnett by Eric Damer October 27, 2012 - Track 4

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 2012

Length: 0:08:48

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Hazel Simnett's memories of political as well as social events. Hazel discusses Tommy Douglas and the redrawing of electoral districts. She also tells a story of the Astoria Hotel's neon lights. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview.

Date Range: 2012

Photo Info: Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063.

Length: 0:08:48

Names: Douglas, Tommy

Subjects: Elections

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 27, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Hazel Simnett conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 27, 2012. Leslie Rossa lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: political activism in Burnaby.

Biographical Notes: Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 and grew up looking up to her father Frederick Simnett 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. In 2006, Hazel Simnett 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.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:36:12

Interviewee Name: Simnett, Hazel

Interview Location: Burnaby Village Museum

Interviewer Bio: Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.

Collection/Fonds: Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Hazel Simnett standing in a garden, with a small dog in her arms [194-]. Item no. 549-063. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Hazel Simnett

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-024/MSS171-024_Track_4.mp3

Interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr - Track 6

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1485-1814

Length: 0:09:45

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's explanation of the connection between printers and unions throughout history. He also tells the story of the cylinder press being smashed by handpress workmen to protect their jobs at the London Times as well as his own experiences learning on…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview pertains to John Burton's explanation of the connection between printers and unions throughout history. He also tells the story of the cylinder press being smashed by handpress workmen to protect their jobs at the London Times as well as his own experiences learning on the Linotype.

Date Range: 1485-1814

Photo Info: Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002

Length: 0:09:45

Subjects: Printing Tools and Equipment

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with John Burton at his residence in Surrey by Lynda Mauve Orr, August 24, 1989. This interview focuses on the history of newspaper and printing presses in Canada.

Biographical Notes: John Burton was born in 1912 in New Westminster. He went to Second Street School, then Edmonds, then Saint Anne's Convent, and St. Louis College and Connaught before graduating from Burnaby South School in 1930. While at High School, John worked at Cowan's Music Store at 716 Columbia Street in New Westminster on Saturdays and after school. John Burton's grandfather John Foley was the founder of the Orangeville Sun newspaper in Orangeville, Ontario, established in 1861. He ran the paper until his death in 1882, when his son, John Foley Jr. took over as editor and publisher at the age of sixteen. Two of his daughters were involved in the newspaper; Margaret Foley was a regular contributor to the paper, and John Burton's mother was a typesetter. When John Burton was a teenager, he went to Orangeville to learn the trade from his uncle. Unfortunately, he was only there eighteen months when his uncle died December 21, 1932. The family was unable to hold on to the business and the paper amalgamated with the Orangeville Banner newspaper in 1933.

Total Tracks: 7

Total Length: 0:58:44

Interviewee Name: Burton, John

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Oral history subseries

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it 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.

Images

Burton family home, [1945]. Item no. 216-002 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with John Burton by Lynda Maeve Orr

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-001-4/MSS137-001-4_Track_6.mp3

In the Shadow by the Sea photographs

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925-1971 (date of originals), copied 2003-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2306 photographs (tiff) : col. + b&w + 219 photographs (jpeg) : col. + b&w

Scope and Content: File consists of scanned family photographs of early Barnet residents complied and developed into a book entitled "In the Shadow by the Sea / Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village." Contents of file are held on three CD-Rs entitled 'Barnet Book Disc 1 - For Archives', 'Barnet Book Disc 2 - For…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925-1971 (date of originals), copied 2003-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: In the Shadow by the Sea subseries

Physical Description: 2306 photographs (tiff) : col. + b&w + 219 photographs (jpeg) : col. + b&w

Material Details: Photographs stored on 3 optical discs

Description Level: File

Record No.: 512-001

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: BHS2007-01

Scope and Content: File consists of scanned family photographs of early Barnet residents complied and developed into a book entitled "In the Shadow by the Sea / Recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village." Contents of file are held on three CD-Rs entitled 'Barnet Book Disc 1 - For Archives', 'Barnet Book Disc 2 - For Archives' and 'Barnet Book Disc 3 - For Archives.'

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs

In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

and edited some of the submissions. Burnaby historian and Archive Coordinator Pixie McGeachie provided information from her personal files, retrieved images from the Burnaby Historical Society community archives, and also assisted in proof reading the final manuscript. Merv Magus, Artist and Cartoonist

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282885

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

Contributor: Wolf, Jim; Pride, Harry, 1925-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.

Geographic Access: Barnet Road; Burrard Inlet

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.; "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"; Copy 2 of 2

Digital Books

Jesse Love farmhouse series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1893-1970] (date of originals), copied 1988-1998, predominant 1988-2000

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: approx. 84 cm of textual records + approx. 1,910 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Series consists of records involved in the purchase, moving, restoration, research, conservation and exhibiting of the Love family farmhouse by Burnaby Village Museum. Records have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Love farmhouse conservation work files subseries 2) Love farmhouse re…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: approx. 84 cm of textual records + approx. 1,910 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Series consists of records involved in the purchase, moving, restoration, research, conservation and exhibiting of the Love family farmhouse by Burnaby Village Museum. Records have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Love farmhouse conservation work files subseries 2) Love farmhouse restoration photographs subseries 3) Love farmhouse curatorial files subseries 4) Love farmouse research files subseries 5) Love family photographs 6) Love farmhouse Oral History subseries 7) Love farmhouse architectural drawings subseries

History: Jesse Love was born in Swindon, England in 1847 and left England to work on a dairy farm in the Toronto area. While working on the farm in Toronto, he met Martha Leonard who he married in 1879. Martha was born on February 3, 1858 in Bedfordshire, England and had come to Canada with her parents George and Ann Leonard. While living in Toronto, Jesse and Martha had two children, George born March 22, 1880 and Annie Elizabeth on August 24, 1881. About one year after Annie was born, the Love family moved to North Dakota to grow wheat. While living there, they had two more children, Henry who was born August 24, 1883 and Edith Minnie born October 9, 1885. The family decided to move further west after hearing about the fairer weather conditions from Martha’s father, George Leonard, who had settled in Vancouver in 1885. On May 23, 1887, Jesse, Martha and their four children arrived in Vancouver after travelling across Canada from Winnipeg on the first transcontinental train. The Loves made their home in Vancouver while Jesse helped clear land on Granville Street. Their fifth child, Thomas Robert was born on September 17, 1887 and soon after, the family moved to Lulu Island in Richmond where they lived growing vegetables and selling them to Vancouver hotels. While living and farming on Lulu island, the couple had two more girls, Martha (Dot or Dorothy) born on December 17, 1889 and Sarah Marie, born February 8, 1892. On October 6, 1893 an agreement was signed by Jesse Love to purchase 14.52 acres of land from Joseph C. Armstrong. The acreage covered the north east section of District Lot 25 within the newly incorporated District of the Municipality of Burnaby. It was here where the original Love house was built (between October 1893 and April 15, 1894) by Jesse Love with the help of local builder George Salt and father in law, George Leonard. The house consisted of an entrance hall, dining room, lean to kitchen, master bedroom and three bedrooms upstairs. A road was constructed and named Cumberland in 1905 and ran from District Lot 25 through to District Lot 11. The address for the Love home was 1390 Cumberland Road and in the early 1960’s the address was renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street. On the land surrounding the house, Jesse Love planted an orchard along with strawberries and raspberries which he sold at the Fraser Valley Market, T.S. Anandale’s Grocery Store in New Westminster and to hotels around Vancouver. Jesse Love served on the Burnaby School Board and also as a District Councillor in 1901 and from 1904-1907. While living in the house, Jesse and Martha had four more children, Phoebe Leonard, born April 15, 1894, Esther, born August 28, 1896, John Leonard, born June 7, 1899 and Hannah Victoria (also known as Girlie) who was born May 12, 1902. As the family grew to eleven children, additions along with some substantial remodelling in the craftsman style took place. In about 1898, a north wing addition was added to include a parlour with two windows, the construction of two more bedrooms and the relocation of the stair case to the North West wall. In 1903 the front door moved to the north elevation, a front porch was extended along the east wall and a summer lean to kitchen was added to the west elevation. Between 1905 and 1910, a tin embossed ceiling was installed along with an addition of the main kitchen which included a pantry, bathtub and a back porch. In about 1912, five craftsman style windows replaced the original pioneer tent style, the front verandah was enlarged to wrap around the south and east elevations, a back door was installed in the kitchen to access the verandah and wood shingle siding and brackets were added to the exterior. In 1918, at the age of 31 years, Robert Love fell ill due to an influenza epidemic and died on November 23, 1918. Following their son’s death, Martha Love became weak and on August 24, 1920, she passed away. By this time, Jesse had sold off a large percentage of his land and his youngest daughter, Girlie decided to stay on to live and care for him. Since the house was too large for just the two of them, Jesse invited any other children to return and share the residence. For a while his son, George and his wife joined them until 1925, followed by his daughter Sarah Parker (nee Love), her husband William and their three children, Albert, Bill and Elsie. The house remained pretty unchanged until 1928 after Jesse Love died of pneumonia (March 10, 1928) and the house was purchased by Sarah and her husband William Parker who continued to live there with their children. The master bedroom wall on the main floor opened up to the dining room, the kitchen pantry and bathtub converted to an alcove with a marble counter and enlarged window and sink while the bathroom was moved to the upstairs and the furnace and coolers were installed in the crawl space under the kitchen. A hot water tank was installed in the house in 1966. Sarah continued to live in the house until a little while after her husband William died in 1961. She sold the house to her daughter Elsie and husband John Hughes in 1966, who lived in the house along with their son Brent, until August 23, 1971. Mahbir Molchan Papan and his wife Geraldine Papan bought the house August 23, 1971 and by 1982, the house was sold to Nirmal Singh Singha and Narinder Singha. The Papans continued to rent the house from Nirmal Singh Singha and Narinder Singha until the late 1980s. In 1988, the house was scheduled for demolition with the remaining property to be subdivided. Fortunately, a neighbour, Mr. Harvey Elder recognized the farmhouse's historical significance and contacted the Burnaby Historical Society. Following this event, the owners agreed to donate the building to the Burnaby Village Museum (under the Century Park Museum Association) who financed the move of the house from Cumberland Street to the museum site. Heritage planner and architect, Robert Lemon provided guidance for the project. Prior to the move, the two porches were removed and demolished while the kitchen and roof were both separated from the main house. The kitchen and roof of the house were transported to Burnaby Village Museum on May 20, 1988 by Nickel Bros. House Moving company, while the main frame of the house completed its transportation to the museum near the end of May 1988 (due to low overhead wires). The house was moved down Cumberland Street to 10th Avenue, up Canada Way to Sperling and set on temporary footings near Hart House. Robert Lemon oversaw structural improvements such as, upgrading floor joists and creating new foundations to replace the original timber foundation of the farmhouse. The restoration went through several phases of work between 1988 until it opened in November 1998. Restoration began on both the interior and exterior features to be interpreted from the period of 1925. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807. In 1993, the architecture firm of Brian G. Hart Associates was appointed for the design and construction supervision of the restoration project. Plans were created for a foundation on the museum site in 1989 and the farmhouse was eventually settled on a permanent foundation behind the Burnaby Village Museum administration building in 1993 along with the reattachment of the roof. The kitchen section was reattached to the main house in 1994 along with skirting around the foundation and the reshingling of the exterior. In 1996, the tin ceiling was removed to make way for the installation of the internal electrical system along with sprinklers, ceiling heating and fire break gyprock. The dining room ceiling joists were consolidated, a pantry and bathroom were added to the kitchen, the downstairs bedroom wall was opened and filled, the dining and kitchen doorways were widened. In 1997, a wheelchair ramp was installed along with a concrete sidewalk, stair rails, cement pads at the base of the stairs and a gravel sink for any excess water. Interior work included painting of the kitchen, restoration and furnishing of the kitchen pantry, insulation of the house floor to protect from rodents along with the reconstruction of the kitchen and house chimneys. The registrar worked together with the curator and conservator and was tasked with a large research project on the house including the family contacts and family history, property information, plans, photographs, artifacts, furnishings, stories etc. all organized in files for easy retrieval. A great deal of research and conservation was undertaken in order to make the interior of the house authentic to the time period as possible. One of the biggest projects was selecting and obtaining wall coverings since much of the original wallpaper was incomplete and poor condition. The conservator and registrar were lucky enough to locate a few samples of the original paper and engage the Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpaper Company of Benica, California to reproduce replica designs for free. The City of Burnaby now has its own series “Burnaby Village Papers” produced by this company which are titled “Burnaby Wall”; “Burnaby Border” and “Burnaby Ceiling”. All three of these wallpaper designs have been used in the Love farm house and are also commercially available through the Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpaper Company. In 1997, restoration of the kitchen was completed and opened to the public. After the completion of the dining room, main floor bedroom and parlour, the Love farmhouse exhibit opened on November 29, 1998 with an open invitation to the public and extended members of the Love family. Officials including the Mayor, Doug Drummond and Love family members were all present to cut the ribbon for the special event.

Accession Code: BV018.41; BV020.5

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Date: [1893-1970] (date of originals), copied 1988-1998, predominant 1988-2000

Media Type: Textual Record; Architectural Drawing; Sound Recording; Moving Images; Photograph

Arrangement: The majority of the records within series and subseries were arranged by a staff members of Burnaby Village Museum who worked on the historical research and restoration of the house. Other photographs documenting the move and further restoration work were added later and included in the arrangment by format and subject.

Notes: Title based on content of series; Jesse Love farmhouse is described as an Artifact under BV988.33.1; Some records within this collection have restricted access and are subject to FIPPA; Accessions BV018.41 and BV020.5 form this fonds

Land of Promise manuscript

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977- [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of part of the manuscript for the book "Land of Promise" including the Robert Burnaby biography originally written in 1977 by Pixie McGeachie entitled "Burnaby in British Columbia / 1858 ~ 1873" that was reproduced in the introductory pages of the publication.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1977- [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Mayor's Office subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 40093

Accession Number: BHS2003-03

Scope and Content: File consists of part of the manuscript for the book "Land of Promise" including the Robert Burnaby biography originally written in 1977 by Pixie McGeachie entitled "Burnaby in British Columbia / 1858 ~ 1873" that was reproduced in the introductory pages of the publication.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Land of Promise papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1999- [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopied pages for the book "Land of Promise" as well as interoffice communication between the Community Heritage Commission and the Director of Planing and Building for the City of Burnaby regarding the "Robert Burnaby Letters - Book Proposal."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1999- [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Mayor's Office subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 40094

Accession Number: BHS2002-14

Scope and Content: File consists of photocopied pages for the book "Land of Promise" as well as interoffice communication between the Community Heritage Commission and the Director of Planing and Building for the City of Burnaby regarding the "Robert Burnaby Letters - Book Proposal."

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Storage Location - in last box on shelf

Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282850; 9780969282853

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence; Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence; British Columbia--History--1849-1871; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

Digital Books

Legal, grants etc

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994-2018

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File contains records related to various legal agreements between the Burnaby Historical Society and other parties and grant requests from the Society to arts and heritage organizations and the City of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1994-2018

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-085

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains records related to various legal agreements between the Burnaby Historical Society and other parties and grant requests from the Society to arts and heritage organizations and the City of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original file folder

Len Amiel subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 1 book

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of one copy of the book "When the Ice Age Came to Vancouver", written by Len Amiel.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 2001

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Len Amiel subseries

Physical Description: 1 book

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS2003-12

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of one copy of the book "When the Ice Age Came to Vancouver", written by Len Amiel.

Media Type: Textual Record

Creator: Amiel, Len

Notes: Title based on creator of subseries

Library files - Burnaby libraries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (newsprint)

Scope and Content: File consists of newspaper clippings and newsletters pertaining to various Burnaby libraries. Included in the file is an invitation to the opening of the then new McGill Branch Library and the City of Burnaby Archives.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1974-2006

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records (newsprint)

Description Level: File

Record No.: 43057

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of newspaper clippings and newsletters pertaining to various Burnaby libraries. Included in the file is an invitation to the opening of the then new McGill Branch Library and the City of Burnaby Archives.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Pride, Harry, 1925-; Burnaby Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: 2002

Call Number: 971.1 PRI COPY 1

. McKay (Pierce), Denyse - Rolie's step-daughter, proof reading McGeachie, Pixie - Writer, helping to locate photos in the Burnaby Historical Society archives, suggestions, proof reading Magus, Merv - artist and cartoonist, cartoons, proof reading Manuel, Maryann - Deputy City Clerk, expediting many

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282877

Call Number: 971.1 PRI COPY 1

Author: Pride, Harry, 1925-; Burnaby Community Heritage Commission

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.

Library Subject (LOC): Moore family; Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History; Frontier and pioneer life; Pioneers; Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby; Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.; Signed by the author.; 2 copies held : copy 1.

Digital Books

Mary Forsyth fonds

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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

Mary Forsyth Keepables

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88247

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-2006

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of various research records compiled by Mary Forsyth and includes; records from a Burnaby Historical Society photo presentation and contest held at Irving House; a letter to the directors of the B.C. Historical Society from Don N. Brown re: Accomodation for the Burnaby Historical Soci…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1923-2006

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS185-045

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: File consists of various research records compiled by Mary Forsyth and includes; records from a Burnaby Historical Society photo presentation and contest held at Irving House; a letter to the directors of the B.C. Historical Society from Don N. Brown re: Accomodation for the Burnaby Historical Society; a Corporation of the District of Burnaby Re: "Suggestions submitted to the Post War Rehabilitation Council" dated August 4, 1942; notes and information re: a natural resources map; genealogical notes for the Hern family; a copy of the 2003 Greater Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors for 2003; a Simon Fraser Week publication dated June 27, 1985 about the history of Simon Fraser University; Corporation of the District of Burnaby "A Sound Investment...Burnaby British Columbia Reverted Lands" with map 1926; a copy of a Deed of Gift letter from the Burnaby Historical Society for items donated to the archives dated January 5, 1989; pamphlets about B.C. Hydro rail and Burnaby's Central Park Tramline; National Housing Adminstration Sketch Designs for houses 1946; an invitation for Glenwood Elementary School 100th birthday; a family memoir from the Rorisons; a Victorian Order of Nurses home visit document in March 1923; Corporation of the District of Burnaby By Law No. 1354; 1991 Community Services Directory for New Westminster and Burnaby; Hudson's Bay Company Annual General Report 1947; typewritten history of the Gulf Islands and various Burnaby Now papers for 1990, 2001, 2004 and 2006. Biographical and historical information was compiled by Mary Forysth with the intention of publishing a book.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title

Mayor's Office subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97460

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1828 (date of original)-2001

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records and photographs created and collected by the City of Burnaby Mayor's Office and desposited into the Burnaby Historical Society's community archive. The records include research files on Robert Burnaby and the city of Loughborough, UK; administrative papers and reports…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1828 (date of original)-2001

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Mayor's Office subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1986-34; BHS1988-03; BHS1989-02; BHS1991-11; BHS1994-08; BHS2001-13; BHS2002-14; BHS2003-03; BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records and photographs created and collected by the City of Burnaby Mayor's Office and desposited into the Burnaby Historical Society's community archive. The records include research files on Robert Burnaby and the city of Loughborough, UK; administrative papers and reports; and photographs of Burnaby Councils and Municipal Hall among other subjects.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Mayor's Office

Notes: Title based on creator of subseries; PC185, PC185, PC252, MSS042, MSS113

Membership lists

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98416

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Administration series

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS205-083

Accession Number: 2020-06

Scope and Content: File contains Burnaby Historical Society membership lists, including contact information and fees paid. File also includes other documentation related to Society membership, including correspondence and executive nomination papers.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Transcribed title; Title transcribed from original file folder; Some restrictions on access

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