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- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949 2
- Burnaby Village Museum 1
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- Cooke, Rosemary 1
- Gates, Arthur I. (Arthur Irving), 1890-1972 2
- Luxton, Donald, 1954- 1
- McAnelly, Florence 2
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921- 1
- Peardon, Celeste Comegys 2
- Pride, Harry, 1925- 2
- Sone, Michael 1
- White, Janet 1
exercise book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41453
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.227
- Description
- Exercise book, buff cover, dark blue print; "BURNABY SCHOOL BOARD" inside border, dotted lines near bottom for "School" and "Name" have handwritten "(V / Kingsway West" and "Eric Coe"; printed below border is "COLUMBIA PAPER CO., LTD." "VANCOUVER, B.C."; handwritten above top border is "Geography"; soiled, spotted, creased; back cover is blank; staplebound, staples are rusty; ruled pages; geometrical drawing on first page, then map of South America; rest of book is written work and maps, from Feb.18 to June 14, 1921; most of book is unused
- Colour
- Beige
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Burnaby School Board
- Publication Date
- 1921
- Names
- Kingsway West School
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exercise book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41454
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.228
- Description
- Exercise book, buff cover, dark blue print "Burnaby School Board" in border; dotted lines for "School" and "Name" have handwritten "Kingsway West" and "Eric Coe"; handwritten "History Book" above border at top; below border at bottom is "MADE IN B.C."; soiled, stained; back cover missing; staplebound, staples rusty; ruled pages; first page has essay dated Nov. 1 1920, last page is May 27, 1921; some work has been corrected; all items are about explorers
- Colour
- Beige
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Title
- Burnaby School Board
- Publication Date
- 1921
- Names
- Kingsway West School
Images
exercise book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41456
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.230
- Description
- Exercise book, buff cover with blue print, "BURNABY SCHOOL BOARD" inside border, "MARGINAL", dotted lines for "School" and "Name" have handwritten "Kingsway West" and "Eric Coe"; "History" handwritten above border at top; below bottom border, "COLUMBIA PAPER CO., LTD." "VANCOUVER, B.C."; stained, soiled; back cover is blank; staplebound, staples are rusty; ruled pages; first page is dated Sept. 7 1922, last worked page is Sept. 27 1922; some work is marked; blank pages at back; last page torn out, others cut
- Colour
- Beige
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Burnaby School Board
- Publication Date
- 1922
- Names
- Kingsway West School
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
A H I S T O R Y O F B U R N A B Y S C H O O L S
INKWELLS TO INTERNET
�FRONT IMAGES:
(TOP) Kitchener School. COURTESY OF BURNABY SCHOOL BOARD
(BOTTOM) Gilmore Avenue School, 1920. BVM HV971.23.3
REAR IMAGES:
(TOP LEFT) Douglas Road School, 1928. CBA 525-022
(TOP RIGHT) Kingsway West Lacrosse, 1923
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Edition
- Rev.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282893
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Edition
- Rev.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Historic sites
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
Church and also a
member of the Burnaby School Board.
To attend the School Board meetings he had to walk up Gilley Limits
(now Sperling) and along Kingsway to Central Park, a considerable
distance. These meetings usually lasted so long that the trek home had to
be made with only the light of the lantern
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- 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
exercise book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41181
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5994.1
- Description
- Burnaby School Board - Exercise Booklet - [192-?]. School exercise booklet for Kenneth Alger at Kingsway West School in Burnaby. The booklet was produced by the Burnaby School Board. The booklet was for General Purpose and was not dedicated to one particular subject. There are little drawings throughout the booklet along with course work.
- Names
- Kingsway West School
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
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History of Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7492
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2019
a Burnaby school teacher
to seek election to the Burnaby
school board. She handily won the
election, and was re-elected to the
board consistently until 1966 when
she decided to run for the provincial
legislature in the newly created riding
of Burnaby North as a member of the
New Democratic Party (NDP).
When
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.63.1
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Directories
- Object History
- Created from research gathered by Burnaby Village Museum staff into the diverse History of Burnaby.
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blackboard ruler
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact33637
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.3
- Description
- Blackboard yardstick, wooden; marked off in inches, to 36"; black lettering; "ACME MADE IN CANADA"; handle at centre, hole one end
- Object History
- This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum. The ruler was from the Burnaby School Board and assumed to have been used in a Burnaby school.
- Classification
- Weights and Measurements Tools and Equipment
- Object Term
- Ruler
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field sports trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact33635
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.1
- Description
- Trophy, silver-coloured cup with handle either side, mounted on dark wooden base; inside of cup is gold, flaking off; hammered finish on outside; on cup front, "1918" "GRAND AGGREGATE CUP" "PRESENTED BY BURNABY SCHOOL BOARD" "FOR SCHOOL OBTAINING HIGHEST MARKS AT ANNUAL FIELD SPORTS"; three silver shield- shaped plaques around base (rest is empty), "1920 Won by KINGSWAY WEST", "1918 Won by KINGSWAY WEST", "1919 Won by KINGSWAY WEST"; tarnished
- Names
- Kingsway West School
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Fun with Nick and Dick
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3241
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gates, Arthur I. (Arthur Irving), 1890-1972
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Peardon, Celeste Comegys
- Publication Date
- 1937
- Call Number
- 428.6 GAT Vol.2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.112
- Call Number
- 428.6 GAT Vol.2
- Author
- Gates, Arthur I. (Arthur Irving), 1890-1972
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Peardon, Celeste Comegys
- Contributor
- McAnelly, Florence
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Publication Date
- 1937
- Series
- The good-companion books
- Physical Description
- viii, 168 p. : ill. (col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "S 25" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front). "Gilmore Avenue School Library / Number" -- stamped on endpaper (front). "203-39-0-92" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front). "Gilmore Avenue School Library / Number" -- stamped on flyleaf. "Burnaby School Board" -- stamped on flyleaf. "202-39-0-92" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf. "Sept/39 - Sch Bd." -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf. "Vicki" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf (back). "Gilmore Avenue School Library / Number" -- stamped on endpaper (back). "203-39-0-92" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Gates, Arthur I. (Arthur Irving), 1890-1972
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Illustrated by Florence McAnelly
journal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact15164
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV984.63.1
- Description
- Journal; hand bound journal tied together with three ribbons along the left edge. Green coloured cardstock cover of journal includes hand drawn art nouveau style border illustration and title in black and gold; title in centre reads: "Observations / from / NATURE". Original water-soluable ink drawings of flora and fauna throughout. Nine black and white photographs of Deer Lake and "Class VI Boys" and "Farmerettes of Class VI" working in school garden are glued onto the last seven pages. Preface on page 3 of journal indicates that the content includes personal observations of the woods around Deer Lake made by the author, S. Herbert Price and is dated May 8, 1923. Content on pages within journal document the creator's observations with texts and illustrations between January 1923 and May 1923.
- Object History
- Sydney Herbert Price was born on December 18 1903 in England to Frank Price (1872-1952) and Ruth Parlour (1875-1941). He was a school teacher for the Burnaby School Board and lived at 6050 Clinton Street, Burnaby. He died in 1969. The family lived at 3113 Royal Oak in Burnaby (later renumbered to 6290). In 1906, his uncle (Herbert Price) purchased the land on which Oakalla Prison Farm was to be built on. The Price family farm grew strawberries and then raspberry canes. The business grew so big that the family hired up to 100 berry pickers to help out.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Book
- Colour
- Green
- Gold
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- Measurements
- Height: 9.8 cm
- Width: 7.7 cm
- Depth: 2 cm
- Subjects
- Plants - Flowers
- Animals - Birds
- Names
- Price, Sydney Herbert
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Nick and Dick
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3242
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gates, Arthur I. (Arthur Irving), 1890-1972
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Peardon, Celeste Comegys
- Publication Date
- 1937
- Call Number
- 428.6 GAT Vol.1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.113
- Call Number
- 428.6 GAT Vol.1
- Author
- Gates, Arthur I. (Arthur Irving), 1890-1972
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Peardon, Celeste Comegys
- Contributor
- McAnelly, Florence
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Publication Date
- 1937
- Series
- The good-companion books
- Physical Description
- vi, 138 p. : ill. (col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "S 25" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front). "Gilmore Avenue School Library / Number" -- stamped on endpaper (front). "201-39-R-92" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front). "Gilmore Avenue School Library / Number" -- stamped on flyleaf. "Burnaby School Board" -- stamped on flyleaf. "201-39-R-92" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf. "Sept/39 - Sch Bd." -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf. "Gilmore Avenue School Library / Number" -- stamped on endpaper (back). "201-39-R-92" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Gates, Arthur I. (Arthur Irving), 1890-1972
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Illustrated by Florence McAnelly
sewing machine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91513
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.8.1
- Description
- Wooden sewing table and machine. Top of table opens up to reveal a sewing machine, and expands to more work space. Front drawer flips open for more storage space. There is a black pedal attached to machine with a cord. Legs are curved, wood is polished and a warm brown colour.
- Object History
- This sewing machine and set was owned by Rose Tuff . The sewing machine represents a large part of Rose's life, who often sewed her siblings' clothing from a young age while growing up, and left school after Grade 8 to begin working as a dressmaker to help financially support her family. Rose moved to BC in 1941, met her husband Joseph, and the couple moved to South Burnaby. Later in life, Rose continued to pursue the creative arts in many ways including welding, sculpting and teaching creative arts to children aged 6-14 for the Burnaby School Board for eight years.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Textileworking T&E - - Needleworking Equipment
- Object Term
- Sewing Machine
- Colour
- Brown
- Subjects
- Furniture
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
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teacher desk
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact1209
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.29.25
- Description
- Oak desk, 5 drawers, light colored wood, dove tailed joints
- Object History
- This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum. The desk was from the Burnaby School Board and assumed to have been used in a Burnaby school.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Storage & Display Furniture
- Object Term
- Desk
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wall clock
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81748
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV011.20.1
- Description
- Clock - wall clock in a wood case with a pendulum enclosed by a lower extension of the case. The case face is octagonal with a round clock dial. The clock is made by the "New Haven" clock company of the USA. and is marked as a "REGULATOR"
- There is a paper label glued to the back of the clock : "8 Day ERIE REGULATOR / TIME PIECE / MADE BY / THE NEW HAVEN CLOCK CO. / NEW HAVEN CONN. / U.S.A. / DIRECTIONS FOR REGULATING THE CLOCK / If the clock should go too fast, lower the ball; if too / slow, raise it." printed on label.
- There is a pendulum with the clock
- There is a key to wind the clock
- Object History
- The donor was a janitor working for the Burnaby School Board durring most of his career. The clock was donated is from the Riverway East School. This school was built in 1906 and torn down after the Second World War, ca 1948, and replaced with a new school called Glenwood.
- Riverway East School was very similar to the Seaforth School now located at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Classification
- Timekeeping T&E
- Object Term
- Clock
- Subjects
- Timekeeping Tools and Equipment
- Names
- Riverway East School
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