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Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62781
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association, including its certificate of incorporation, meeting minutes and correspondence. The Ratepayers' copy of such documents as the House of Commons Routine Proceedings of the Day, Lists of Electors for 19…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2000-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of papers pertaining to the Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association, including its certificate of incorporation, meeting minutes and correspondence. The Ratepayers' copy of such documents as the House of Commons Routine Proceedings of the Day, Lists of Electors for 1960-1961 as well as proposals put forward by the Burnaby Planning Department are also included.
History
The Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association was incorporated as a Society on November 21, 1944. The Assocation operated out of the Douglas Road School with membership open to all ratepayers and bona fide residents of Central Burnaby. In the beginning, the Association had the objective of developing interest in local municipal affairs in cooperation with the Council of Burnaby, and to promote the social and cultural life of the community. By 1964, the Association's objective was to keep the citizens informed on subjects of local interest, to enquire into local problems, and, if necessary, to petition Council.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Central Burnaby Ratepayers and Citizens Association
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS093
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Chamberlain family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription26
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a Burnaby Land prices brochure and photographs pertaining to the Chamberlain family of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920-1949
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Chamberlain family subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-27
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a Burnaby Land prices brochure and photographs pertaining to the Chamberlain family of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Photo catalogue 179 and MSS152
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Charles Brown family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription27
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]-[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
8 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken and collected by Charles Brown's family. Brown was a long-time employee and former Municipal Clerk of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]-[1950]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Charles Brown family subseries
Physical Description
8 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-49
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs taken and collected by Charles Brown's family. Brown was a long-time employee and former Municipal Clerk of Burnaby.
History
Charles B. "Charlie" Brown began working for the municipality of Burnaby in 1911 as a stenographer in the Engineer's office. He was appointed assistant municipal clerk in 1927 and assumed the role of municipal clerk in 1933. He served as municipal clerk from 1933-1954 and chief administrative officer from 1954 until his retirement in 1959. Charles was married to Lillian Bernice "Bernie" Bryan Brown.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Brown, Charles B. "Charlie"
Notes
Title based on creator and contents of subseries
PC307
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Charles Lee subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription28
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
8 postcards
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of postcards collected by Charles Lee that depict the mill and village at Barnet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Charles Lee subseries
Physical Description
8 postcards
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2000-13
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of postcards collected by Charles Lee that depict the mill and village at Barnet.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Lee, Charles
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC411
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Confederation Community Centre for the Retired subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records related to the Confederation Community Centre for the Retired, also known as Confederation House. Records include minutes, reports, and correspondence, as well as photographs that depict some events held at the Centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1967-1988
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Confederation Community Centre for the Retired subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1997-03
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records related to the Confederation Community Centre for the Retired, also known as Confederation House. Records include minutes, reports, and correspondence, as well as photographs that depict some events held at the Centre.
History
In 1959, Commissioner George McLean, a former Alderman, first met with the elder citizens of northern Burnaby who, not wanting to be programmed into other recreation centres, expressed their need for their own community building. Over the next decade, representatives of the O.A.P.O., Senior Citizen Associations, and the existing elder citizen’s programme at Willingdon Heights met with members of the Parks and Recreation Commission and staff to discuss what type of facility was needed to meet the recreational needs of the retired population in North Burnaby. In 1971, the Burnaby Parks and Recreation Commission authorized the building of the Confederation Community Centre for the Retired (also known as Confederation House) at 4585 Albert Street. Architect Norman S. Jones designed the building with the assistance of Consultant W.D. McKinnon of Industrial Construction Centre Ltd. A sod turning ceremony was held on Friday, June 11, 1971. A minimal mandatory membership fee was established in order to establish a membership list. As it was then, and continues to be today, anyone fifty or over and retired is eligible for membership. The Centre offers exercise classes, credit and non-credit college courses, drop-in, club activities and social events.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Confederation Community Centre for the Retired
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC343, PC344, MSS083
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Constance Cooter subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97414
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1981
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of greeting cards collected by Constance Cooter and the Cooter family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1981
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Constance Cooter subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1999-21
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of greeting cards collected by Constance Cooter and the Cooter family.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Cooter, Constance
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
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Davies family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription33
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1953 (dates of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
17 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Davies family. Photographs depict Central Park and Burnaby events like the May Day parade, as well as photographs taken during the time Joan Davies worked at Burnaby General Hospital.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1953 (dates of originals)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Davies family subseries
Physical Description
17 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-41
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Davies family. Photographs depict Central Park and Burnaby events like the May Day parade, as well as photographs taken during the time Joan Davies worked at Burnaby General Hospital.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Davies, Joan
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC190
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Disney family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Disney family and photographs of Burnaby schools taken by John Howard "Jack" Disney.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1919]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Disney family subseries
Physical Description
Photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1996-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Disney family and photographs of Burnaby schools taken by John Howard "Jack" Disney.
History
John Howard "Jack" Disney served as Burnaby Surveyor from 1911-1919.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Disney, John Howard "Jack"
Notes
Title based on creator and content of subseries
PC325
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Douglas Road School subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-[1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the demolition and construction of buildings at the Douglas Road school site, as well as a photocopied guest book of attendees to a Douglas Road school reunion.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1956-[1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Douglas Road School subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-28
BHS2005-3
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the demolition and construction of buildings at the Douglas Road school site, as well as a photocopied guest book of attendees to a Douglas Road school reunion.
History
The Douglas Road School was originally established as a two-room school in 1908, which later expanded to four classrooms. Anticipating rapid settlement of this district, the School Board purchased two acres adjoining the original building. Two of the four rooms were designed to become one large auditorium suitable for special events and public gatherings, with seating for two hundred people. Designed by McCarter & Nairne, the school was built by contractor A.S. Perry.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Douglas Road School
Notes
Title based on contents of collection
PC471, MSS023
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Easthope family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription99
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Easthope family subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2003-06
BHS2003-10
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.
History
The Easthope family has lived in Burnaby since 1889, when Ernest and Ann Easthope emigrated from Wolverhapton, England with eight of their nine children and settled in the Edmonds district. They later moved to Vancouver where Ernest started Easthope Bros., a marine engine business on Georgia Street with two of his sons, Percy and George. George married Elizabeth Tisdale of Sapperton, BC in 1902 and in 1905, George Jr. was born, eventually having eight siblings. In 1926, the family moved to Lochdale, Burnaby, where the children attended St. Helen's Catholic private school, Capitol Hill School and Burnaby North High School. George Jr. married Dorothy May Parkes (b. 1903), and by 1930, they had built a house at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby where they lived for the rest of their married lives. George Jr. died in 1986.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Moving Images
Creator
Easthope family
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC451, MSS105, MI630
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Ed Brown family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription40
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916]-[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
3 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Brown family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916]-[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Brown family subseries
Physical Description
3 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
BHS1992-38
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Brown family.
History
Ed Brown and Jennie Birtch Brown had five daughters: Dickie Brown (later Catli), Flossie Brown, Laura Brown (later Francescini), Reta Brown, and Elsie Brown (later Nykyfork). Ed owned and operated E.S. Brown's Transfer trucking company, located at 3131 Royal Oak Avenue.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Brown, Ed
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC298
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Edmonds School subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription41
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1916] (date of origial)-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Edmonds School subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1988-07
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.
History
Edmonds School traces its history back to the opening of the first school in Burnaby in 1894. The "Burnaby school" was a typical one-room school house constructed on a small site on the opposite side of Canada Way (then named Douglas Road) and 18th Avenue. In 1896, when West Burnaby School, was built the school was renamed the "East Burnaby School." By 1908, the original small school house and its little playground became too small to contain the growing number of school-aged children living in the area. That year the Municipality of Burnaby and the Burnaby School Board funded a new four room school to house 75 students on the present site facing Edmonds Street. This building was known for many years as the old "gray school" because of its drab paint colour. In 1913, a four-room addition completed this school which was then renamed the "Edmonds Street School." In 1922, the school was was expanded with a new four-room "bungalow" building on the Douglas Road side of the property. By 1925, four more rooms were added to house the student population of this rapidly growing district, which peaked at 580 by 1930. After World War II, the old school was designated as a junior high school and in 1949, the present building was opened on an expanded site. By 1953 and 1955 the school received more additions to accommodate a student enrolment that had expanded to thirteen hundred students. The original gray building was demolished in 1956 and the bungalow building, which had served for many years as the elementary school, was destroyed by fire in 1989. The school was later rebuilt as Edmonds Community School.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Creator
Edmonds Community School
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC207, MSS036
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Elsie B. Wilson subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97446
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records documenting the piano career of Elsie B. Wilson. Records include concert programmes and newspaper clippings.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1904-1933
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Elsie B. Wilson subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records documenting the piano career of Elsie B. Wilson. Records include concert programmes and newspaper clippings.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Wilson, Elsie B.
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC034, MSS002
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Ethel Derrick subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription44
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920-1928]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
3 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Second Street and Burnaby South High School classes during the 1920s.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920-1928]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ethel Derrick subseries
Physical Description
3 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-05
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Second Street and Burnaby South High School classes during the 1920s.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Derrick, Ethel Beamish
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
PC136
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Ettinger family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and legal documents related to the Ettinger family of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1898-1971
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ettinger family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2002-03
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs, newspaper clippings and legal documents related to the Ettinger family of Burnaby.
History
James Gilmore Ettinger was born in Noel Road, Nova Scotia in 1863. He worked his way across Canada with the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and landed in New Westminster in 1888. He was one of the first men who helped log the area for the settlement that is now Burnaby. With two other men, James started a brick manufacturing plant in the area of Deer Lake. In 1889, a second brick plant was started on Brickyard Road in Surrey on the bank of the Fraser River. Martha Harriet Hembrough was born in Leeds, England in 1874 and later moved to Haney. James Gilmore and Martha married in 1890 and had seven children: Evelina "Eve" (b. August 8, 1891, d. January 1, 1976); Ella May (b. ca. 1894, d. February 1983); Leonard; George William "Bill" (b. February 18, 1899, d. November 26, 1970); Stanley (b. December 27, 1901, d. March 10, 1966); Ethel (b. ca. 1904, d. December 22, 1982); and James. On May 19, 1911, the Ettingers bought parcel Lot 8, Block C sub-division 19 and 20 of DL 95 no. 556 for $350.00. Their eldest daughter, Evelina was signed over the Deed of Land for this property on April 21, 1914. In 1919, the Ettinger family was living at 1177 19th Avenue, Edmonds, Burnaby. James worked as a Road Foreman in Edmonds, and later as ward foreman for the Municipality. Ella May married Charles Morton Marshall on July 7, 1926. Evelina married Don Digby (d. October 21, 1965) on April 30, 1930. Ethel married George H. McKennell (d. June 18, 1985) on March 16, 1931. Bill worked as a Pacific Stage Lines (PSL) bus operator who “pulled” the first bus service between Vancouver and New Westminster and between Vancouver and Chilliwack in 1924. He received a number of National Safety Council non-accident awards during his career. He married Jane Wilson on July 11, 1931. James Gilmore died on June 9, 1948 at the age of 85. Martha died on February 9, 1955 at the age of 80.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Ettinger, James Gilmore
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC 428, MSS147
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Eva Anderson subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64855
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
1 scrapbook
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the scrapbook presented to Eva Anderson on her retirement in 1967 after 19 years of employment in the Treasury Department of the Municipality of Burnaby. Enclosed in the scrapbook are forty-two photographs accompanied by handwritten notes, typed poems and greeting cards.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1962-1967
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Eva Anderson subseries
Physical Description
1 scrapbook
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-02
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the scrapbook presented to Eva Anderson on her retirement in 1967 after 19 years of employment in the Treasury Department of the Municipality of Burnaby. Enclosed in the scrapbook are forty-two photographs accompanied by handwritten notes, typed poems and greeting cards.
History
Eva Anderson joined the Treasury Department (now the Finance Department) of Burnaby Municipal Hall in 1949, located on Kingsway near Edmonds at that time. She was well-liked in the department, often complimented for her "soft, Scottish smile." She retired in 1967 following the move to the new hall located on Grandview-Douglas Highway (now Canada Way). Eva passed away in Burnaby on April 22, 2006, at the age of 87.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Anderson, Eva
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS123
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Everett Matthew subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97413
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1942]-1945
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of greeting cards collected by Everett Matthew and the Matthew family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1942]-1945
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Everett Matthew subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1999-20
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of greeting cards collected by Everett Matthew and the Matthew family.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Matthew, Everett
Notes
Title based on content and creator of subseries
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Every-Clayton family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription30
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-[1917] (dates of originals), copied ca. 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
7 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of copies of photographs taken by various members of the Every-Clayton family. Photographs depict the family's home on Buckingham Avenue, the Every-Clayton children, and family friends.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-[1917] (dates of originals), copied ca. 1985
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Every-Clayton family subseries
Physical Description
7 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-11
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of copies of photographs taken by various members of the Every-Clayton family. Photographs depict the family's home on Buckingham Avenue, the Every-Clayton children, and family friends.
Media Type
Photograph
Creator
Every-Clayton, George
Notes
Title based on creator and contents of the subseries
PC141
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Forster family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription48
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]-[1930] (dates of originals), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
8 photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Forster family and home in the Clinton Street and Nelson Avenue area, as well as the Forster home and store in the McKay area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]-[1930] (dates of originals), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Forster family subseries
Physical Description
8 photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-17
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of the Forster family and home in the Clinton Street and Nelson Avenue area, as well as the Forster home and store in the McKay area.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Forster, Tom
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC168
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Fred Blake subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65815
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942- [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of an essay written by Fred Blake entitled "Growing Up in North Burnaby," a hand-drawn map of Gilmore School, an RCAF pamphlet, an Emergency Rescue Training Pocket Manual and a Handbook for Auxiliary Firemen.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942- [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Fred Blake subseries
Physical Description
Textual records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2003-15
BHS2005-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of an essay written by Fred Blake entitled "Growing Up in North Burnaby," a hand-drawn map of Gilmore School, an RCAF pamphlet, an Emergency Rescue Training Pocket Manual and a Handbook for Auxiliary Firemen.
History
Thomas Blake and his wife Gertrude came to Burnaby in 1921 with their three children: Thomas "Tom", Susie and Frederick "Fred" (b. 1912). They lived at 4456 Pandora street, owning that lot and the adjoining 66 foot lot on the west. The Municipality cleared a trail, later putting down a one-plank sidewalk and bringing in a half-inch water line for the family. The Blake family lived in two wall tents for a few years while they cleared their land and built their house. In 1921 at the age of nine, Fred Blake attended Gilmore School where he learned about different woods and how to use hand tools. In 1927, he attended North Burnaby High School in a commercial course were he learned typing, shorthand, book-keeping a commercial law. Throughout his teenage years, Fred worked at Armour Photo Finishing, developing rolls of film and collecting and delivering the films and finished prints. Thomas Blake worked part-time for the Burnaby Advertiser and part-time for the Vancouver Sun to pay his way through university and become a Burnaby school teacher. In 1927, at the age of sixteen, Fred began his firefighting career as a volunteer, with the first major fire of his career taking place December 31, 1927 at the 4600 block of Albert Street. He continued as a volunteer until 1934 when he went to the logging camps as a steam fireman in the Queen Charlotte Islands and on the coast. In the early 1930s, Fred was a member of the Army of the Common Good, and with the falling crew cut second growth timber on Capitol Hill for firewood to be shared with other members. The Army also produced over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were near starvation from lack of adequate relief funds from the municipality. The Army was in operations for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. During this time, while on Relief (now welfare) Fred also worked for the municipality on the two projects of the clearing of Confederation Park and the clearing of Lougheed Highway. Fred re-joined the Burnaby fire department on April 1, 1939, as a paid member at No. 1 Hall. He came up through the ranks to become Training Officer for the department in 1949 and full time training officer with the rank of District Chief in 1952. Fred was promoted to Assistant Chief in 1966. He retired from service March 1, 1972.
Media Type
Textual Record
Creator
Blake, Fredrick "Fred"
Notes
MSS150
Title based on contents and creator of subseries
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