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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
Images
brochure
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2137
- Description
- Burnaby School Concerts - B.C. Centennial brochure; trifold on glossy paper. Front of Flier reads: "Burnaby Schools' / Concert Band / BRITISH COLUMBIA"; centre of cover includes B.C. Centennial logo in yellow on blue background with dogwood flower and three 'c' s; text at bottom on front cover reads: "CENTENNIAL YEAR TRIP / to / DISNEYLAND AND SAN DIEGO". Content within Flier includes Burnaby - Community Development Information, Map of Burnaby District Municipality and The Burnaby School's Concert Band. Inside flap title reads: "HIGHLIGHTS OF AN EXCITING / CENTENNIAL YEAR; back of pamplet includes a list of Centennial events and is titled: "CENTENNIAL / CELEBRATIONS / May to November, 1971".
- Object History
- Burnaby School's Concert Band was organized in the fall of 1969 to provide further challenge and opportunity for interested music students throughout the Burnaby School District. Students represented eleven Junior and Senior Secondary Schools instrumental programs with the majority of students in grades ten to twelve. The Burnaby Schools' Concert Band performed for a number of concerts including the New Westminster May Day and Pacific National Exhibtion parades and during the Royal visit to Burnaby in May 1971. In April 1971, the band performed at the Music Education Conference (Western Division) held in San Diego. The Band auxilliary formed in May 1970 and became a registered society.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Brochure
- Colour
- White
- Blue
- Measurements
- Length: 23 cm x Width: 30 cm; folded to Length: 23 cm x Width: 10 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Publication Date
- 1971
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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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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
Images
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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Album page
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90370
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.665
- Description
- Album page with two notices; typewritten on Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee letterhead stationery paper; notice - March 4, 1971 - invitation to "Barkerville '71" with pink ticket attached to bottom "Barkerville '71 / Burnaby Centennial High School Auditorium...Saturday March 13, 1971..."; notice - March 2, 1971 addressed "To All Burnaby School Principles" re: "Barkerville '71" tickets.
- Object History
- Album page 137 from Don Copan album/scrapbook for Burnaby Centennial '71 celebrations
- Don Copan was an active member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee and later became the founding President of the Century Park Museum Association. While a member of the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee, Don created a scrapbook album of photographs and ephemera documenting the Burnaby Centennial ’71 Committee’s involvement in celebrating British Columbia’s Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971 including Burnaby’s Commemorative Project – Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum).
- Reference
- Photographs from the Don Copan scrapbook/album are described as part of the Donald Copan collection - Copan Album series
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Correspondence
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baseball trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact12472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.4071.1
- Description
- Trophy, silver cup with handle either side, mounted on polished round wooden base; on cup front, "BURNABY SCHOOL LEAGUE BASEBALL TROPHY" "PRESENTED FOR PERPETUAL COMPETITION BY ALFRED W. MCLEOD LTD." "NEW WESTMINSTER AND VANCOUVER, B.C." "1925"; A strip of polished metal is mounted around the circumference of the wood base. I has the names of the trophy recipients engraved on it. It is divided into five sections by engraved lines, each headed "WINNER"; centre section "1925 GILMORE AVENUE" "1926 NELSON AVENUE" "1927 NELSON AVENUE"; other sections are blank ; The cup and strip are tarnished
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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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field sports trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact49085
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.1
- Description
- Cup trophy for Burnaby Schools Field Day, Grand Aggregate Cup. 1921-1929.
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Jesse Love farmhouse series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9782
- 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
- 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
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
Images
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Monuments for school sites
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11915
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1915]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : pencil on paper ; 27.5 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a drawing titled "Plans of Proposed concrete monuments for corners of / school sites for Burnaby School Board".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 architectural drawing : pencil on paper ; 27.5 x 21 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a drawing titled "Plans of Proposed concrete monuments for corners of / school sites for Burnaby School Board".
- Creator
- McGugan, Donald Johnston
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1915]
- Media Type
- Architectural Drawing
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of drawing
- Red crayon marking on plan reads: "001819"
Images
![Monuments for school sites, [1915] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0010_001.jpg)
police badge
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48349
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.18.4
- Description
- British Columbia Provincial Police badge (# 678). It is silver-coloured and has geometic line shapes bordering a circle with engraving. An engraved banner crosses the circle. The obverse pattern is visible on the reverse.
- Object History
- This item was a gift to Donald Brown. In 1947, Don left the army to join the ranks of the British Columbia Provincial Police force – embarking on a three-decade long career. His first assignment brought him to the city that he would eventually adopt as home – Burnaby – and he served here from 1947-1954, first as a member of the BC Police Department and then as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman after the Provincial force was absorbed by their federal counterparts, the RCMP. In 1954, Don was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan and then on to Ottawa, Ontario to serve in the Crime Detection Laboratories. After a year and a half spent in training, he became qualified as an Examiner of Questioned Documents and travelled extensively throughout Ontario and Quebec, providing expert testimony in such matters as handwriting, counterfeiting, graphic arts, alterations, etc. During this time, he also attained the rank of first Corporal, and then Sergeant in the RCMP. In total, Don spent over nine years in Ottawa, and while working, managed to add to his education by taking courses from Carleton University, the RCAF and the Ottawa Teacher’s College at night. In July, 1963, Don made his way back to the West Coast when he was transferred to Vancouver to be the Second in Charge of a new laboratory and head of the Document Section. He was soon promoted to Staff Sergeant. Once again, his experience and expertise was called upon and he devoted a great deal of time to providing expert testimony in BC and the Yukon. In May of 1970, he was promoted to Sub-Inspector and was transferred to Edmonton to take command of the new Crime Detection Laboratory built to serve Alberta and the Northwest Territories. By 1972, he was promoted to full Inspector. Under his direction, the new Edmonton lab became one of the most utilised in the RCMP. Transferred back to Vancouver in 1975, Don became the Officer-in-Charge of a new Crime Laboratory and took over the National Police Services pilot project for British Columbia – overseeing work in the areas of computer sciences, laboratory, communications, records, and identification sections. He was rewarded for this work with a promotion to Superintendent in September, 1975. In 1976, after a distinguished 35 years combined service to the armed forces and the police (and a list of awards and citations including the Meritorious Service Award BCPP-1950, the Commissioner’s Commendation RCMP-1951, Chief of Police Commendation-1951, and the Canadian Centennial Medal-1967), Don retired and founded his own laboratory to carry on his work in the field of questioned documents. He supplied his services as an expert witness throughout the western provinces and added to his list of associations and awards. He became a Fellow (Emeritus) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Life Member (Emeritus) and Past Director of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. It was at this point in his life, after his retirement, that Don decided to become involved in local politics and with the blessing of his wife and six children, he joined the Burnaby Voters’ Association as their Secretary and in 1978 was elected to a two-year term as a Burnaby School Trustee. After his two successful years as Trustee, he chose to run as a candidate for alderman during the next municipal election held in November of 1979. Not only did he win his seat for that election, but he was also successful in defending his position on Council during the next two elections as well, serving Burnaby as Alderman from 1979 to 1985. During this time, Don also became a member of the Community College for the Retired, the Horsemen’s Society and the Burnaby Historical Society. He has also given his support to Arts Council programs and numerous other community functions over the years. In 1991, Don was appointed as Chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, dedicating himself to making Burnaby’s Centennial celebration a memorable success. Throughout part of 1991 and all of 1992, Don gave his time unstintingly, often attending several meetings and/or functions a day. His contributions were always supported by his wife Helen, and their work during the Centennial Year was just one example of the strength of their 66-year partnership. They were both formally recognized for their efforts when they were chosen to receive the Kushiro Cup and named the Citizens of the Year in 1992. Also that year, Don was a recipient of the Canadian 125 Medal and one year later, in March 1993, Donald Brown was awarded Burnaby’s highest honour and was made a Freeman of the City of Burnaby.
- Marks/Labels
- "BRITISH / COLUMBIA", engraved on front "POLICE" (large), engraved on front "678", stamped on reverse
Images
school desk
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7082
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.396.6
- Description
- School desk, Globe brand; Waterloo, Ontario; #3, open scrollwork sides
- Object History
- This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum. The desk was from the Burnaby School District.
- Reference
- BV985.396.6 and BV985.396.7 are imaged together.
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Storage & Display Furniture
- Object Term
- Desk
- Maker
- Globe
Images
school desk
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7084
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.396.8
- Description
- School desk, Globe brand; #3
- Object History
- This item is on display at the Seaforth School in the Burnaby Village Museum. The desk was from the Burnaby School District.
- Reference
- BV985.396.8, BV985.396.9, BV986.83.13 are imaged together
- Category
- 02. Furnishings
- Classification
- Storage & Display Furniture
- Object Term
- Desk
- Maker
- Globe
Images
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
Images
tug of war trophy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14023
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.5197.1
- Description
- Trophy, very small, silver urn with handle either side, mounted on round wooden base; on front, "BURNABY SCHOOLS" "TUG OF WAR" "CHAMPIONSHIP"; '534' stamped in underside of base; some tarnish
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wall clock
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- 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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