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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
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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Clarion annual

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1938
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1938
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV021.25.1
Call Number
373.71 BUR 1938
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Students of Burnaby North High School
Publication Date
1938
Physical Description
52 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Inscription
There are various signatures on pages 26, 27, and 52
Library Subject (LOC)
Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
School yearbooks
Names
Burnaby North High School
Object History
The donor and her siblings attended North Burnaby High School (decades after 1938), and the donors parents lived in the Burnaby Heights area from 1963-1993. Their father passed in 2002 and their mother in 2010. The yearbook formerly belonged to the donors parents, though it is not known how they obtained it as the parents did not attend Burnaby North for high school.
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100 Years of Gilmore School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2017
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
"100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (34 min., 23 sec.) : digital, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
"100 Years of Gilmore School". Filmed by Yunuen Perez Vertti and made by the Heights Neighbourhood Association. The film includes interviews with former students and highlights their experiences through the Great Depression, the Second World War and the 1960s.
History
Yunuen Perez Vertti is a filmmaker and digital media artist originally from Mexico City. She has produced films for many public, private and non-profit organizations.
Creator
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Students
Events - Anniversaries
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Responsibility
Heights Neighbourhood Association
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV018.13.1
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
2017
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Reproductions are restricted by copyright holder
Images
Video

100 Years of Gilmore School, 2017

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Bird's eye view of New Westminster, Burnaby and Vancouver

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1911]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : hand painted ; 65.5 x 99 cm
Scope and Content
An untitled monochromatic grayscale map of a developer's bird's eye view looking north west from Burnaby Mountain. View includes Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver with the North shore in the distance. Burnaby neighbourhood subdivisions of "Burnaby Heights" and "Buena Vista" are featured near the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : hand painted ; 65.5 x 99 cm
Scope and Content
An untitled monochromatic grayscale map of a developer's bird's eye view looking north west from Burnaby Mountain. View includes Burnaby, New Westminster, Vancouver with the North shore in the distance. Burnaby neighbourhood subdivisions of "Burnaby Heights" and "Buena Vista" are featured near the centre of the map. These neighbourhood subdivisions were marketed by Real Estate Agents Liebly & Blumer in 1911. Roads, buildings, factories, railways and bridges are identified on the map.
Subjects
Businesses - Real Estate Agencies
Responsibility
Leibly & Blumer Realty Co. Incorporated
Accession Code
HV983.12.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[ca. 1911]
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
December 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of map
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Make tint block of Buena Vista / Blocks only as shown in lots"
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booklet

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.3
Description
Booklet; business directory; thin card cover secured to single signature with two metal staples; 16 pages (double sided) printed on newsprint; Front cover reads: "North Burnaby / Business / Directory / 8th annual edition / 1973-74" / "Beacon Publications / Room 3 - 4023 Hastings / 298-1611" First page includes a list of "Important / Telephone Numbers" handwritten names and numbers added in ink and pencil
Object History
Donor's family lived in North Burnaby. Business directory was probably provided to all residents who lived in this neighbourhood of Burnaby.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Book
Marks/Labels
Beacon Publications Room 3 - 4023 Hastings 298-1611
Measurements
23 x 15 cm
Maker
Beacon Publications
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Publication Date
[1974]
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Businesses
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90323
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.11
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.11
Description
Booklet; school handbook; red paper cover folded around 17 typewritten pages of cartridge paper with 5 metal staples; front cover reads "Alpha / burnaby bc". Second page inside reads: "Alpha / Junior Secondary / School / Handbook". Includes index on page 5; pages numbered 5 to 29; pull out floor plan of "Alpha Junior Secondary School" on blue paper in back of booklet. Handwritten annotations on first page
Object History
Donor attended Alpha Junior Secondary School.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Book, Instruction
Marks/Labels
Alpha Junior Secondary School
Measurements
23 x 15 cm
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Title
Alpha burnaby bc
Publication Date
[c. 1956]
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Buildings - Schools
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Burnaby North High School grade 9 class

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1931
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the grade nine class of Burnaby North High School arranged in rows and standing in front of the entrance to the school. Walter "Wally" Westerman is identified on the far left, standing in the fourth row from the bottom.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Westerman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Material Details
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Scope and Content
Photograph of the grade nine class of Burnaby North High School arranged in rows and standing in front of the entrance to the school. Walter "Wally" Westerman is identified on the far left, standing in the fourth row from the bottom.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Buildings - Schools
Names
Westerman, Walter "Wally"
Burnaby North High School
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.17.15
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1931
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
22-Sep-2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Walter age 14/1931 1st year high"
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Burnaby South High School basketball team

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwe…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby South Highschool basketball team. Members of the team are gathered around a basketball net in the school gymnasium. Team manager, Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is standing in the back row (left) next to coach, Terry Julian (right). Basketball players are identified as: Ken Swalwell (#35- holding basketball); Bill Popowich (#10-third from right); David Cordis (#8-fourth from right) and Fred Forshaw (far right), other players are unidentified. The photograph has been taken from above the basketball court.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Sports - Basketball
Persons - Students
Names
Burnaby South High School
Hurley, Lavergne "Vern"
Julian, Terry
Swalwell, Ken
Popowich, Bill
Cordis, Dave
Forshaw, Fred
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.39.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 25, 2021
Scale
100
Photographer
Henderson, Norman "Norm"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph by / Norman M. Henderson"
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Burnaby South High School rugby team

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby South Highschool Junior Boys English Rugby Team. Players identified in the back row include (left to right): Alan Scott, Dave Amundsen, ?, Ernie Stevens, ?. Players identified in the middle row include: Stan Bishop (far left) and Lavergne "Vern" Hurley (center).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby South Highschool Junior Boys English Rugby Team. Players identified in the back row include (left to right): Alan Scott, Dave Amundsen, ?, Ernie Stevens, ?. Players identified in the middle row include: Stan Bishop (far left) and Lavergne "Vern" Hurley (center).
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Students
Sports - Rugby
Names
Burnaby South High School
Hurley, Lavergne "Vern"
Amundsen, Dave
Scott, Alan
Stevens, Ernie
Bishop, Stanley "Stan"
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.39.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 25, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "1945-46 / From LaVergne / Juniior English Rugby 1945-46"
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Burnaby South High School students

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Burnaby South Highschool. Students in front row include; Shirley Garett, Jean (Ranger) Penzer, Rae Milton and Margaret Farrand [sic] and Jean Wellsby (far right). Students in the second row include: Rogers and Bigham. Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is identified in back row (fourt…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 1200 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of students at Burnaby South Highschool. Students in front row include; Shirley Garett, Jean (Ranger) Penzer, Rae Milton and Margaret Farrand [sic] and Jean Wellsby (far right). Students in the second row include: Rogers and Bigham. Lavergne "Vern" Hurley is identified in back row (fourth from right).
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Persons - Students
Names
Burnaby South High School
Garrett, Shirley
Ranger, Jean
Farrand, Margaret
Milton, Rae
Geographic Access
Pandora Street
Street Address
4375 Pandora Street
Accession Code
BV020.39.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1945 (date of original), copied 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
March 25, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "Front Row: Shirley Garett / Jean Ranger / Rae Milton / Margaret Farrand [sic]"
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Calendar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90316
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.14
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.8.14
Description
A Childhood Safety Calendar from Helen's Children's Wear from 1966. The front page of the calendar has a airbrushed image of a small girl smiling with blue eyes. She has a headband with silver pom-poms. She is holding a doll with a red hat and braids. The first two pages of the calendar are entitled "Children's Safety Diary. Each month of the calendar has a different image of a child. The back page has a reading entitled "Safety: Your Child's Most Important Lesson!"
Object History
Helen's Children's Wear was a popular and well known shop in Burnaby
Helen's Children's Wear was located at 4142 Hastings Street. Owner Helen Arnold opened the store on East Hastings Street in 1948. She moved to the 4142 Hastings Street location in 1955, and added a landmark neon sign to the building in 1956. The sign featured a girl on a swing, and served as an important landmark in the neighbourhood. The store closed in 2007.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Calendar
Marks/Labels
Helen's Children's Wear Specializing in Brand Name Merchandise 4142 E Hastings Street, North Burnaby, BC
Measurements
21 cm l x 17cm h
Country Made
United States of America
Title
Childhood Safety Calendar
Publication Date
1966
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Stores
Clothing
Documentary Artifacts
Persons - Children
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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camera

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.28.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.28.1
Description
A Kodak camera inside of a brown leather camera case with a long shoulder strap. The camera case opens with a round metal clasp at the front top-centre. The rectangular camera fits snugly inside the case.
Object History
This camera belonged to Percy Mallett who immigrated to Okotoks, Alberta from Cornwall, England. He married Alice Mallett (nee Lowry) and moved to Vancouver, BC in 1910. The couple later moved to Burnaby to raise their family in 1915. They had three children.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Photographic T&E - - Camera Equipment
Object Term
Camera
Marks/Labels
Kodak
Colour
Brown
Measurements
height: 24 cm width: 13 cm depth: 5.5 cm
Subjects
Photographic Tools and Equipment - Camera
Names
Mallett, Percy
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Class on the front steps of Gilmore Avenue School

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students from about age eight to ten lined up on the front steps of a school in three rows. The school in the background appears to be the Gilmore Avenue School There are eighteen girls, mostly in knee length dresses or skirts with dark stockings or knee high socks, and se…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 8.8 x 13.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of students from about age eight to ten lined up on the front steps of a school in three rows. The school in the background appears to be the Gilmore Avenue School There are eighteen girls, mostly in knee length dresses or skirts with dark stockings or knee high socks, and seventeen boys, in either button up shirts or sailor suits. Annotations on the back of the postcard read: "c. 1915" and "Mr. Smith."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Names
Gilmore Avenue School
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV985.100.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Colour party

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company carrying flags in the colour party of a parade. They are walking down an unidentified street in North Burnaby and walking next to the an automobile pulling the Sea Ranger Float.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company carrying flags in the colour party of a parade. They are walking down an unidentified street in North Burnaby and walking next to the an automobile pulling the Sea Ranger Float.
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of photograph
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Transportation - Parade Floats
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.290
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1960]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05/11/2018
Notes
Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.166
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Colour party

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1960]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company carrying flags in the colour party of a parade near the corner of Ingleton and Hastings Street. The Glenburn Restaurant can be seen in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 7 x 9.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of unidentified members of 4th Burnaby Guide Company carrying flags in the colour party of a parade near the corner of Ingleton and Hastings Street. The Glenburn Restaurant can be seen in the background.
Other Title Information
Title based on contents of photograph
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Transportation - Parade Floats
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.291
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1960]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
05/11/2018
Notes
Photograph is part of scrapbook BV015.35.166
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doll crib

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact83508
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV013.21.4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV013.21.4
Description
Doll Crib - The doll crib is large. The solid ends and bottom are made from 3/8 " plywood. The sides are eight, 3/8 ' dowels set in an upper and lower rail. The whole is screwed and glued together. There is the remains of a decal on the inside face of one end panel. The wood has been finished with a yellowed shelac or varnish.
Object History
Donor states that the object was one of a pair of doll beds made by Ed Simpson for the donor and her sister. Mr Simpson was a carpenter who was a member of the Longshoreman's union.
Category
09. Recreational Artifacts
Classification
Toys
Object Term
Doll Accessory
Measurements
L: 71.0 cm W: 35.5 cm H: 66.5 cm
Subjects
Toys
Names
Conway, Olymbia “Lym” Basil
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
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Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
27 Oct. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 56 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food" and is presented by Denise Fong, Planning Assistant for the City of Bu…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series
Subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2020 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (61 min., 56 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Material Details
Presenter: Denise Fong
Host: Kate Petrusa
Date of Presentation: October 27 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks:61 min., 56 sec.
Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Kate Petrusa, Burnaby Village Museum assistant curator. The webinar is titled "Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food" and is presented by Denise Fong, Planning Assistant for the City of Burnaby. The zoom webinar is the seventh in a collection of seven "Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker series" webinars that were presented and made available to the public between September 29 and October 27, 2020. The live webinar and recording was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. In this webinar, Denise Fong talks about how Chinese Canadians have played a key role in supplying food to Burnaby’s community through their participation in the local market gardening, green grocer, and restaurant industries. The presentation is supported with historical maps, photographs, documents, census records and stories from recent research on the 1960s-1970s period in Burnaby’s Big Bend and Capitol Hill neighborhoods. In her presentation, Denise also talks about the history of Chinese Immigration in Canada including the political circumstances and legal barriers that Chinese migrants faced in the late nineteenth to early twentieth century. Denise highlights specific Chinese Canadian family farms in Burnaby including; the Jung family farm located on 5460 Douglas Road operated by Jung Chong and his wife Jung Gee Shee; "Hop On Farms" located on Marine Drive, operated by Chan Kow Hong, Sui Ha Hong and family; the Tong Yip Farm located on Byrne Road operated by D.T. "George" Yip and his wife, Yip Chow Won Tai. Denise also highlights her recent research regarding Chinese Canadian corner stores and green grocers in Burnaby including; The Lee Kee grocery store located at 3824 East Hastings Street, owned and operated by Yow Lee Ko and his wife Say Jan Chan; the Burnaby Market located at 3942 East Hastings Street, owned and operated by Chin Yin Wong; the Quon Bros. located at 3702 East Hastings Street.; Y. Hoy Produce Co. located at 4092 East Hastings Street operated by Hoy Yen; Louie's Food Basket located at 5886 South East Marine Drive operated by Hoy Bew Louie, his wife Poy Yee and later by thier son Bing Louie and Tommy's Market located in Burnaby's Edmonds neighbourhood, operated by Tommy Chu. Denise also provides a detailed history of Tommy Chu and family who owned and operated Tommy's Market. Denise tells of how in the early 1970s, Chinese grocers in the lower mainland came together and formed the Lower Mainland Independent Grocers Association and Lower Mainland Grocers Co-Op. The organization was formed to protect the rights and promote businesses of independent grocers. In closing, Denise explains how her research of Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby continues and by the end of the project, the information will be made accessible in the form of a publication.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues - Discrimination
Agriculture - Farms
Social Issues - Racism
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Fong, Denise
Jung, Chung Chong
Tommy's Produce
Lee Kee Grocery
Louie's Food Basket
Louie, Hoy Bew
Jung, Gee Shee
Hong, Chan Kow
Hong, Sui Ha
Yip, D.T. "George"
Yip, Chow Won Tai
Ko, Yow Lee
Ko, Chan Say Jan
Burnaby Market
Wong, Chin Yin
Quon Bros.
Y. Hoy Produce Co.
Yen, Hoy
Louie, Poy Yee
Louie, Bing
Chu, Tommy
Chu, Sharon
Chu, Calvin
Responsibility
Petrusa, Kate
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
3942 Hastings Street
3824 Hastings Street
3702 Hastings Street
4092 Hastings Street
Accession Code
BV020.29.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
27 Oct. 2020
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Notes
Title based on contents of video recording
Video recording was edited for publication on Heritage Burnaby. Original mp4 video recording (BV020.29.7.1) is 72 min., 14 sec.
Images
Video

Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food, 27 Oct. 2020

Eating your way through Burnaby: A look at Chinese Canadian history through food, 27 Oct. 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0029_0007_002.mp4
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Film of Barrie McKenzie discussing Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5121
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
January 17, 2017
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 2 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Video recording of an anecdote shared by Barrie McKenzie, pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Barrie attended the school in the 1940s and 1950s. He describes the “punishment paddle” as made by and used on students in the woodworking shop.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (2 min., 2 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
Scope and Content
Video recording of an anecdote shared by Barrie McKenzie, pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Barrie attended the school in the 1940s and 1950s. He describes the “punishment paddle” as made by and used on students in the woodworking shop.
Creator
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
McKenzie, Barry
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV017.48.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
January 17, 2017
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

Film of Barrie McKenzie discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

Film of Barrie McKenzie discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0001_001.mp4
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Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5118
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
January 17, 2017
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Recording is of anecdotes shared by Bruce McRae pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Bruce recalls that he didn’t attend Gilmore Avenue School, but his mother, Sheila McRae, worked there as an assistant. He describes her work and her enjoyment of it. Bruce also notes that the school had …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
Scope and Content
Recording is of anecdotes shared by Bruce McRae pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Bruce recalls that he didn’t attend Gilmore Avenue School, but his mother, Sheila McRae, worked there as an assistant. He describes her work and her enjoyment of it. Bruce also notes that the school had an air raid siren mounted on its roof which sounded terrifying to him when it was tested periodically during the 1950s Cold War era.
Creator
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Public Services - Civil Defence
Names
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Gilmore Avenue School
McRae, Bruce
Geographic Access
Gilmore Avenue
Street Address
50 Gilmore Avenue
Accession Code
BV017.48.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
January 17, 2017
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

Film of Bruce McRae discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0004_001.mp4
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Film of Dave Linton discussing Gilmore Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5117
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
January 17, 2017
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (51 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Recording is an anecdote shared by Dave Linton pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Dave displays a medallion which was awarded to his mother by the Burnaby School Board for perfect attendance between the years 1921-1929. Dave attended Gilmore Avenue School, but it is unclear which schoo…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
100 Years of Gilmore School video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (51 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
Film recorded at the McGill Library on January 17, 2017 as part of an event to screen "100 Years of Gilmore School" by filmmaker Yunuen Perez Vertti.
Scope and Content
Recording is an anecdote shared by Dave Linton pertaining to Gilmore Avenue School in Burnaby. Dave displays a medallion which was awarded to his mother by the Burnaby School Board for perfect attendance between the years 1921-1929. Dave attended Gilmore Avenue School, but it is unclear which school his mother attended. Asked her name, he replies “Stark”.
Creator
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Names
Linton, David "Dave"
Perez Vertti, Yunuen
Gilmore Avenue School
Accession Code
BV017.48.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
January 17, 2017
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Images
Video

Film of Dave Linton discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

Film of Dave Linton discussing Gilmore Avenue School, January 17, 2017

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2017_0048_0002_001.mp4
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