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Willingdon Heights Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Heritage Value
Willingdon Heights was another new subdivision developed in Burnaby during the post-World War Two building boom. A brochure about the development published in 1948 proclaimed "the Willingdon Heights 500 home development project in Burnaby fulfills its promise to provide a self-contained community for former members of the armed services and their families...the largest single veteran housing project in Canada as far as homes for individual ownership is concerned, Willingdon Heights development was planned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation...At this date the earlier built rows of homes have passable roads and the owners are improving lawns and gardens in spare time...eventually additional stores and professional services will be installed and recreational projects will add to the amenities of a community of congenial residents..."
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
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Latin lessons for beginners

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Robertson, John Charles, 1864-1956
Carruthers, Adam
Edition
Enlarged ed.
Publication Date
1910
c1906
Call Number
475 ROB Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.38.2
Call Number
475 ROB Copy 1
Edition
Enlarged ed.
Author
Robertson, John Charles, 1864-1956
Carruthers, Adam
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Educational Book Co., Limited
Publication Date
1910
c1906
Physical Description
iii-xii, 418 p. : ill., maps, ; 19 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover: crossed-out "W-86" [handwritten in ink] printed label: Free Text-Book The Property of "Mary M.R. Jeffs"[handwritten in ink] "Britannia High School Vancouver, B.C. 658" By Order of the Education Department of B.C. inside last page: "Mary Jeffs, Class 3" [handwritten in pencil] inside back cover: "Miss Mary Jeffs" [handwritten in pen] "1250 Salisbury Drive Vancouver, B.C." "Phone No. - High - 848"
Library Subject (LOC)
Latin language--Grammar
Latin language--Composition and exercises
Latin language
Notes
"Entered according to the Act of Parliament of Canada, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture, by W.J. GAGE & Co. Limited, Toronto, in the year one thousand nine hundred and six."
Copy 1 of 3. Refer to HV972.122.6 and HV972.122.54
Copy missing pages from 419 to 438
Author's given name and dates : Robertson, J.C. ( John Charles), 1864-1956.
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Applied business English

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.170.1
Call Number
651.74 HAG
Author
Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
SoRelle, Rupert P. (Rupert Pitt), 1873-1937
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
The Gregg Publishing Company
Publication Date
1915
c1909
Physical Description
iii-vi, 190 p. ; 25 cm.
Inscription
inside front cover: printed label: B.C. Commercial and Secretarial School "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] inside front page: "Miss JR Crawford [handwritten in ink] "2833 Burns St." "Vancouver, B.C." "50c" [handwritten in ink] ink stamp: "Premium Stores 4543 Kingsway Burnaby 1, B.C., Canada"
Library Subject (LOC)
Commercial correspondence
English language--Business English
Notes
Includes two works: "Applied Business English" by Hubert A. Hagar and "Applied Business Correspondence" by Rupert P. SoRelle".
Author's given name and dates: Hagar, Hubert A. (Hubert Adonley), 1881-1953
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Progressive arithmetic : third book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914
Publication Date
1913
c1906
c1907
c1908
Call Number
513 MIL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.170.3
Call Number
513 MIL
Author
Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Morang Educational
Publication Date
1913
c1906
c1907
c1908
Series
Milne's progressive arithmetics
Physical Description
366 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"This book is the Property of THE / DEPARTMENT OF SOLDIERS' / CIVIL RE-ESTABLISHMENT / and must not be sold to or found / in possession of any private indi- / vidual." - stamped in green ink on inside of front cover and title page. "PREMIUM STORES / 4543 KINGSWAY / BURNABY 1, B.C., CANADA" - stamped in black ink on title page. "S16 [crossed out] / 15c " - handwritten in ink on title page. "Feb 4 1922 / Feb 4 1922 Sal / Pencil / Redipoint" - handwritten in pencil on inside of front cover. "1 eagle weighs 258 / grams" - handwritten in pencil on back cover page. "es 50" - handwritten in pencil on inside of back cover. "G. S. FORSYTH & CO. / VANCOUVER, B.C." - stamped in blue ink on inside of back cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Arithmetic
Mathematics--Textbooks
Notes
"Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in British Columbia." - title page.
Includes index.
Author's given name and dates: Milne, William J. (William James), 1843-1914.
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The history of photography, from 1839 to the present day

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993
Publication Date
c1949
Call Number
770.9 NEW
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
770.9 NEW
Author
Newhall, Beaumont, 1908-1993
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Museum of Modern Art
Publication Date
c1949
Physical Description
256 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Inscription
"D. H. MOORE / 221 PARK ST. / PORT ARTHUR, ONT. CANADA", printed on sticker on inside of front cover.
"Hal Johnston Images / 4447 Venables Street / Burnaby, B.C. / V5C 3A5", printed on stick on inside of front cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Photography--History
Notes
Distributed by Simon and Schuster, New York
Text first published in the exhibition catalog Photography, 1839-1937 by the Museum of Modern Art in 1937. In 1938 the text and ill. were reprinted with minor revisions as Photography: a short critical history.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251) and index.
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The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada; 50th anniversary, 1897-1947

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gibbon, John Murray, 1875-1952
Publication Date
c1947
Call Number
610.73 VIC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
610.73 VIC
Author
Gibbon, John Murray, 1875-1952
Contributor
Sotham Press
Place of Publication
[Montreal]
Publication Date
c1947
Physical Description
124 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Inscription
"With the Compliments / of the / Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada / NATIONAL OFFICE / OTTAWA, ONTARIO", printed on card attached to cover page.
"EX LIBRIS / Ruby E. Good", printed and handwritten in ink on bookplate attached to cover page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada
Community health nursing--Canada
Nursing--Canada
Public health--Canada
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An introductory English grammar

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
Publication Date
c1909
Call Number
425 LAN Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3738.1
Call Number
425 LAN Copy 1
Author
Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
The Copp, Clark Company Limited
Publication Date
c1909
Series
Western Canada Series
Printer
The Copp Clark Press
Physical Description
x, 186 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"who subject / whom object" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). Various signatures thoughout the book.
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Grammar
English language--Grammar--Study and teaching
Notes
Includes index.
"Authorized for use in the Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia."
Author's given name and dates: Lang, S. E. (Sidney Edward), 1864-1950
Copy 1 of 9
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Silk : its origin and culture, illustrated

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1902
Call Number
677.39 COR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV975.103.1
Call Number
677.39 COR
Place of Publication
St. Johns, P. Q.
Publisher
The Corticelli Silk Company, Limited
Publication Date
c1902
Series
Rev. and enl. ed.
Physical Description
60 p. : ill ; 17 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Silk--Industry--Canada
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Britannia history reader : introductory book : stories from British and Canadian history

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
1st ed.
Publication Date
c1909
Call Number
909.0971241 COP
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.121.29
Call Number
909.0971241 COP
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
The Copp, Clark Company, Limited
Publication Date
c1909
Physical Description
261 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"Murray Hockridge / 2079 - West 46"--stamped on front past board "Murray Hockridge / 1339, 19th Ave East / Vancouver / B.C. / G, N,?"--inscribed in pencil and ink on verso of leaf of plates. Study notes in pencil on back paste board.
Library Subject (LOC)
Canada--History
Great Britain--History
Object History
Donor inscribed his name and address inside book.
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High school physical geography

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918
Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1914
c1902
Call Number
917.02 GIL Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.187.8
Call Number
917.02 GIL Copy 1
Edition
Rev. ed.
Author
Gilbert, Grove Karl, 1843-1918
Brigham, Albert Perry, 1855-1932
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Macmillan Company of Canada
Publication Date
1914
c1902
Physical Description
351 p. : ill. , map ; 20 cm.
Inscription
inside, "Ella Mildred McEwan Junior 1"
Library Subject (LOC)
Physical geography
Notes
Includes index.
"Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario."
"Authorized for use in Saskatchewan and Alberta."
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Selected stories from Canadian prose

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1941
1929
Call Number
810.81 MAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.40.9
Call Number
810.81 MAC
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
MacMillian Company of Canada Limited
Publication Date
1941
1929
Series
St. Martin's classics
Physical Description
xx, 274 p., iv : 18 cm.
Inscription
Scribbles on series page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Short stories
Short stories, Canadian
Notes
"Authorized for use in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia"
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Chrysler shop manual, 1942-46

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1947, c1946
Call Number
629.2 CHR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.35.93
Call Number
629.2 CHR
Place of Publication
Windsor, Ont.
Publisher
Chrysler Corporation of Canada
Publication Date
1947, c1946
Physical Description
1 vol. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Inscription
"J.H. ROBINS 3525 DOVER ST BURNABY BC" [Handwritten in blue ink on front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Automobiles
Automobiles--Maintenance and repair
Chrysler automobile
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Pitman's high speed in typewriting : a series of advanced lessons for the development of expertness in the operation of the standard keyboard typewriter

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
2nd ed. , rev.
Publication Date
1942
c1918
Call Number
652.3 PIT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
X5085
Call Number
652.3 PIT
Edition
2nd ed. , rev.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons (Canada) Ltd.
Publication Date
1942
c1918
Physical Description
59 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Typewriting
Notes
hinged at the top of the page.
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Camp fire songs

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Girl Guides Association
Edition
Rev.
Publication Date
c1944
1956
Call Number
369.4 GIR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
BV015.35.34
Call Number
369.4 GIR
Edition
Rev.
Author
Girl Guides Association
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Girl Guides Association
Publication Date
c1944
1956
Printer
Lowe and Brydone
Physical Description
40 p. ; 16 cm.
Inscription
"Mrs. Eleanor Holvick (Mrs. J. P.) 1471 - Fell Ave North Burnaby #2 B.C. Phone Number-298-0087" [handwritten in green ink on inside front cover] "This book belongs to Guider Holvrick (Eleanor) April, 15th/57" [handwritten in blue ink on contents page]
Library Subject (LOC)
Girls--Societies and clubs
Camping--Songs and music
Songbooks
Music
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides Association
Girl Guides of Canada
Holvick, Eleanor Bruce
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Edith Adam's wartime cook book : prize winning wartime recipes, substitutions, lunch boxes, budget stretching, wartime canning

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Adams, Edith
Edition
Vancouver Sun 9th Annual
Publication Date
[1943]
Call Number
641.5 ADA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
BV018.11.22
Call Number
641.5 ADA
Edition
Vancouver Sun 9th Annual
Author
Adams, Edith
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC]
Publisher
Vancouver Sun
Publication Date
[1943]
Physical Description
32 p. : 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Cookbooks--1940-1949
Cookbooks--British Columbia
Cooking--Canada
Cooking--British Columbia
World War, 1939-1945--Canada
Edith Adams
Notes
"The Vancouver Sun 9th annual". -- title page.
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Files, rasps

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Nicholson File Company
Publication Date
c1949
Call Number
621.9 NIC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
621.9 NIC
Author
Nicholson File Company
Place of Publication
Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Publisher
Nicholson File Company
Publication Date
c1949
Physical Description
50 p. : ill. ; 24 x 31 cm.
Inscription
Middle of title page uder date of 1949: "-----FROM----- F. DREXEL CO. LTD. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES HASTINGS 5241-2-3 633 POWELL STREET VANCOUVER, BC '' [STAMPED IN BLACK INK]
Library Subject (LOC)
Files and rasps
Tools
Catalogs
Notes
"Black Diamond, Made in Canada" -- title page
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Progress report

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1947
Call Number
388.46 BCH VR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Call Number
388.46 BCH VR
Contributor
British Columbia Electric Company
Place of Publication
[British Columbia, Canada]
Publisher
BC Hydro
Publication Date
c1947
Physical Description
1 videodisc (13 min.) : sd., b&w. ; 4 3/4 in.
Library Subject (LOC)
Natural gas industry
Local transit
Hydroelectric power plants
Electric railroads
Electric power-plants
Transportation
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Summary: Promotional film. The BC Electric Railway Company's $50 million post-war expansion and modernization program, to be completed by 1950. Includes: expansion of transit services, including start of the switch from streetcars to trolley buses; water gas plant; explanation of the Bridge River project, with footage of construction (including La Joie Falls storage dam); Lower Mainland power sub-stations. Various Vancouver street scenes, especially Fraser Street and downtown
Credit note : sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producer: Lew M. Parry; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.
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Interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1600-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Oct. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (111 min., 51 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (111 min., 51 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar discusses and provides in…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
South Asian Canadian Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (111 min., 51 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (111 min., 51 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewers: Anushay Malik, Rajdeep Co Interviewer and technical support: Kate Petrusa Interviewee: Nadeem Parmar Location of Interview: Residence of Nadeem Parmar in Burnaby Interview Date: October 7, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:51:51 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep with assistance from Burnaby Village Museum Assistant Curator, Kate Petrusa. During the interview Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar discusses and provides information on; his ancestral background, his education, his employment background, his experiences of racial discrimmination as a South Asian immigrant, saw mills established by South Asian relations in Paldi (Vancouver Island), in North Vancouver and Burnaby, family relations in the South Asian Canadian community and in regions in Punjab, the caste system, his literary works, locations of family homes in Burnaby, the architectural design of his house, personal stories and anecdotal information as a South Asian Canadian living and working in Canada. 00:00 – 01:45 The framework and purpose of the interview is explained to interviewee Nadeem Parmar by interviewers Rajdeep and Anushay Malik. The interviewers explain how the information from this interview can be drawn on for Burnaby Village Museum’s future exhibits and also how researchers will learn more about the history of the South Asian community in Burnaby through residents’ stories. Interview begins with Nadeem providing his full name "Kulwant Singh Parmar". He clarifies that his name was given to him by his grandfather who was a civil engineer and that his father also worked as a civil engineer. Nadeem expresses that he was born with a “silver spoon in his mouth” as a descendent of his maternal grandfather who was a successful landlord. Nadeem explains that when the Partition of India came into effect, (1947) he was 11 years old. He and his family left the partitioned side, his native village was located in Punjab and his forefathers were located in Rajasthan. 3:20 – 4:57 Nadeem explains further about his forefathers who came from Rajasthan. He shares information about his ancestor on his father’s side, named Vijay Singh who was friends with Emperor Jahangir. When fighting began against Jahangir he left the area to head to the middle of central India, then to the Punjab area with small states. As a clan, as a Parmar, he conveys there were about eleven or twelve villages with the same name. Interviewer, Anushay helps Nadeem to clarify the time period of this information. Nadeem refers to the time period being similar to the epic historical film “Moghal-e-Azam” and Anushay confirms the time period being the 1600s when they left Rajasthan. 4:58 – 10:59 Interviewer Anushay asks Nadeem to about his migration to Canada. Nadeem conveys that his first ancestor on his in-laws side of the family migrated around 1889. Further discussion ensues about reading Punjabi and how interviewer Rajdeep can read Punjabi and that she comes from the village of "Lakhpur" in Punjab. Rajdeep notes that “Lakhpur” is near "Phagwara". Nadeem clarifies that his village is "Panchat" and this family used to live in "Phagwara". and Nadeem and Rajdeep compare their familiarity and memories of the area. Nadeem conveys some of his comments in Punjabi and then changes to English. Nadeem recollects when the Japanese bombarded Shillong, he was around seven years old and attended missionary school. The only languages that were taught were English and Persian. Nadeem conveys that his mother had hopes of Nadeem becoming an army officer and moving up the ranks but Nadeem wasn’t interested. Nadeem attended college, graduated with a Bachelor of Science, BSC with Physics and Chemistry, followed by another Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and finally a degree in his favourite subject in the language of Urdu. He completed these degrees in Punjab in Doaba College, Jalandher. Nadeem recollects how he started teaching but wasn’t getting paid very well. When he was at college, with encouragement from his professor, Veer Pankalia [sic] he began writing poetry and short plays. His professor also introduced him to a famous poet of Punjab, Mila Ram Offa [sic] and he gave him the name of Nadeem. Nadeem explains the meaning of the name “Nadeem” “…the one who know about it, inside out…” even though we generally think of the meaning being “friend” it’s not just about friend. 11:00 -24:48 Nadeem provides background information on how he ended up marrying his future wife who was born in India and immigrated to Canada with her family. Nadeem explains how the marriage was arranged through family relations that were already established in Punjab over a century ago. One of his wife’s ancestors, head of the family called “baniye” (traders) immigrated to Canada in [1899]. This relation returned to Punjab where he had nephews, the youngest of the nephews was Nadeem’s father (Lashman Singh Manhas) in law’s father (Sher Singh Manhas). He expresses that his wife’s ancestor couldn’t bring Nadeem’s father in law’s father since he was only 12 or 13 years old but he brought three of the nephews back to Canada with him. The nephews were named, Pola Singh, Ginaya Singh and Doman Singh (also named Dolmans). He describes how the group left India but it took them two to three years before they arrived in Canada. The group travelled to Burma, Indonesia and Hong Kong before landing in San Francisco. From San Francisco they walked and worked on the rail line before entering Canada and arriving in Grand Forks. The men got work on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) and eventually made their way to the lower mainland. Nadeem conveys that the younger brother of Ginaya Singh, Maya Singh joined the others in Canada taking the same route, arriving in Bridal Falls where they were working at a saw mill and in CP rail construction. He describes Maya Singh as business minded and since he was too young to work in the mill, he began working as a cook and then began growing potatoes on land that he leased from a Dutch land owner. The local mill at Bridal Falls was facing bankruptcy and Maya Singh arranged to lease the mill, eventually buying it. From there the group moved their business to Strawberry Hill in Surrey and when the sale of logs declined, they moved over to Vancouver Island and established a sawmill with Doman Singh in the community of Paldi (originally known as Mayo Lumber) near Duncan. He explains further how the South Asian community helped each other like they did back home. He clarifies that his father in law’s father is the youngest cousin of Ginaya and Doman Singh and when he died, his father in law’s younger brother started Kashmir Lumber. Eventually his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) and the rest of the whole family including cousins and nephews were sponsored by their relations and immigrated to Canada. Nadeem explains how in 1959, his brother in law returned home to Punjab to get married, bringing his family with him. He tells of how during this time period, a marriage was arranged by his parents for him to marry his future wife. Nadeem recollects how this came to be. Nadeem and his wife Surjeet married in Punjab in December 1960, Nadeem was 24 years old and his wife was 18 years old. 24:49 – 39:42 Nadeem describes how he obtained his teaching degree from Ramgarhia College in Phagwara (located in the Kapurhtala district of Punjab) and after a disagreement with a teacher at home, he decided to go to England. He explains how he joined his brother who had moved to England and was working as a labourer. Nadeem tells of the difficulties he faced applying for a teaching job in England and how he had to go back to school to help with his English pronunciation. Nadeem explains that after taking this course, he got work teaching Grade two students which he felt was below his qualifications (he mentions that while living in Punjab, he was a Secondary School teacher) and the pay was very low. He discovered that his brother was making more money working as a labourer so Nadeem became discouraged and quit. When Nadeem couldn’t find work as a labourer, his brother advised him to shave off his beard. Nadeem conveys how difficult it was for him to shave off his beard and how once he was clean shaven he got work as a sweeper in a factory. He shares his experience of working in the factory and of how with his former education he got himself promoted to a more technical position. With encouragement from his employer, Nadeem enrolled in technical courses which lead to him obtaining an HNC Engineering Degree. He completed the course work in two years, obtaining skills in microwave communication becoming the senior test engineer at the factory. While working in this position, Nadeem shares how he suffered discrimination when he was passed over for a senior chief engineer position at the factory by a less educated and experienced employee. 39:43 – 53:38 Nadeem recollects how things changed for him in the 1970s. It began with his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) passing away in 1970 while he and his family were living on 18th Street in Burnaby. His father in law had been working at the saw mill, Kashmir Lumber Company in North Vancouver that was owned by his father in law’s younger brother (Kashmir Singh Manhas). The mill had burnt down and many of the workers lost everything. Nadeem confides that during this time, his wife was suffering from depression and wanted to be with her mother back in Canada now that her father had passed away. Nadeem emphasizes how his wife’s family (over 300 relatives) in Canada often get together every year on July 1st in Paldi near Duncan. In 1972, Nadeem arrived in Canada on his own to find work but was unsuccessful so he and his wife made plans to move to Uganda where he was offered a job. In 1973, when his visa didn’t come through for Uganda, Nadeem, his wife and two children decided to come to Canada. Nadeem describes that after several unsuccessful experiences to find skilled work in Canada, he eventually found work at Canadian National Telecommunications. During this time, Nadeem and his family lived with his father in law’s family at 5216 Pandora Street in Burnaby and in 1974, Nadeem purchased a house at 131 Fell Avenue in Burnaby. Nadeem provides further details of when the families lived at these different addresses and how in 1983 he had a house built on Woodsworth Street where he is still living now. He conveys some of the history of the lot where his current house resides including details on the lot subdivision, lot ownership and the cost of building his new house. Nadeem tells of how he designed his home with help from his son who was working as an apprentice with architect Arthur Erikson at the time. He describes the architectural interior as an open concept design, in an “L” shape in honour of his father “Lakhmir Singh”. Nadeem shares information on his mother’s name which was Jamna (prior to her marriage) and became Davinder Kaur after she was married. (Note: Jamna was her name before marriage. Traditionally after a woman is married, her husband’s family changes her first name because she is now considered a part of a new family). 53:39 – 58:56 Nadeem provides information on his career working as CNCP technician working with CPIC systems and how he was promoted to a new position. Nadeem inserts a quote from a Punjabi poem which he translates to English as “Somebody asked the blind people. What do you need? He said, do you need two eyes?, he said, what else do I need?”. Nadeem conveys how in 1986 his mother passed away so he went back home to the village of Lakhpur where his father and younger brother were living. His father and younger brother were on their own and in 1986 they decided to demolish the family home. He explains that there’s a college there now and that a library was built at this location in the name of his grandfather. 58:57 – 1:04:38 Nadeem shares how he suffered a heart attack in 1990 during the marriage ceremony of his son in Williams Lake. Nadeem talks about the complicated relations of the South Asian families and the saw mill owners in Paldi and comments on the problems with the caste system that provokes discrimination within the South Asian community. Nadeem refers to disputes that arose amongst mill owners and investors that included Kapoor Singh Siddoo, Mayo Singh, Gurdial Singh Teja and Ginaya Singh which caused problems amongst his family and also lead to Kapoor Singh selling his portion of the mill. Nadeem spells “Ginaya” Singh’s name and explains that this name is the nickname for “Krishna”. Nadeem provides his insight into the joint ownership of the saw mills located in Paldi and how the the joint ownership was dissolved in 1952. Nadeem clarifies that Ginaya Singh also left Paldi and that Ginaya Singh’s wife is his mother in law’s aunt and that he also moved to Burnaby. Nadeem explains the proper name spelling of mill owner “Mayo Singh” and that the correct spelling is actually “Mayan Singh” but he changed it to “Mayo” when it was mis-pronounced. Nadeem also comments on the problems that he encountered in 1970 on the pronunciation of his own name while living in England and at one point his employer referred to him as “Paul”. 1:04:39 – 1:18:50 Nadeem relays that when he emigrated from India and to Canada that he carried his personal possessions in a small suitcase made from cardboard since the weight limit on the airplane was just three pounds. He conveys that many of his relations have all suffered from heart problems including Ginaya Singh and his children. Nadeem shares that Ginaya Singh’s three sons all lived in Burnaby. Nadeem conveys that many South Asians lived in Burnaby and many worked at saw mills in North Vancouver and in the L&K sawmill near Pemberton. Nadeem explains further about the how the disagreements came to be between Mayo Singh and Kapoor Singh. He describes how each had a different business strategy in harvesting lumber and that there were feuds amongst the families. Nadeem provides further details on the root of the family feuds. Nadeem provides definitions for certain Punjabi terms that he’s using including “Mehta”(meaning lowest class of farmers, foreigner as well head as a title given to people of a clan living in the area) and ‘Panchat”, the name of his family village that was built and founded by five brothers and one nephew (Panj- meaning five and the sound “cht” meaning six). Nadeem explains that these terms were given to people from his own clan living in the area because it was small. Nadeem explains further about status that is based on money and the Punjabi terms “Parsu”, “Parsa” and “Pasaram” that are often used to describe a person. When you are poor the term “Parsu” is used and when you become rich the term “Pasaram” is used. Nadeem refers to Mayo Singh as a Pasaram as the second most successful millner in British Columbia, second to Frederick John Hart. Nadeem mentions that Ginaya Singh, elder brother to Mayo Singh helped provide the finances to start the mill and when there was a disagreement, Ginaya Singh left the mill business, moved his family to Burnaby and began working in insurance. Nadeem shares the sad story of Ginaya Singh’s sudden death (in 1953). Nadeem states that many of the people who left the mills at Paldi went to work at the Kapoor Mill in Burnaby and some relocated to the Interior of British Columbia. Nadeem mentions that his father in law (Lashman Singh Manhas) was able to purchase a house on 18th Street in along with other residences that he bought with his hard earned money working in the farms and mills, 16 hours per day, seven days a week. 1:18:51 – 1:32:04 Nadeem explains why he thinks that most South Asian people worked in the mills in the earlier days. Nadeem conveys that since Sikh men wore beards and turbans they encountered discrimination and were unable to get work in the business community. Nadeem shares his own personal experiences of wearing a turban and the discrimination he’s encountered while living in Scotland and Canada. Nadeem mentions that a defense committee was formed to protect the Gurdwaras and people’s homes from being vandalized due to racial discrimination. Nadeem describes some of the troubles that he’s encountered in his own neighbourhood when he had to call the police. Nadeem shares a personal experience just after 9/11 where he was the target of racial discrimination in the parking lot of Burnaby Lake. Nadeem emphasizes that he has experienced many incidents of racial discrimination, especially in the workplace and that this was not unusual for him. 1:32:05 – 1:36:19 Nadeem talks about his interest in writing and his many literary works including 12 novels that he’s written in Punjabi. Nadeem highlights a few books that he’s written including a book titled “Rape” and another one titled “Sponsorship” which conveys the complex nature of people immigrating to Canada. Nadeem mentions a particular book about AIDS, titled “Wide Net” that he’s been trying to get published. Nadeem speaks to the challenges and high costs of trying to get his works published. Nadeem provides a brief synopsis of his book “Wide Net”. Nadeem relays that this is a personal account of a gay couple that he knew where one of the partners died of AIDS and that the couple gave Nadeem permission to tell their tragic story. 1:36:20 – 1:51:51 Nadeem talks about his children and compares their experiences to his own as a South Asian immigrant. Nadeems talks about the accomplishments of his son, his daughter and grandchildren including their education and careers. Nadeem says that his children are well educated and well established in their careers. Nadeem’s children attended Capitol Hill Elementary School and North Burnaby High School in Burnaby. Nadeem shares specifics of his son’s career history. Nadeem expresses that he still considers Canada to be the best country for opportunities and that he prefers to live in Burnaby rather than Surrey and shares some personal anecdotes. Nadeem lists some local places that he’s shopped for South Asian groceries and spices rather than travelling to Surrey. He mentions shopping at Kelly Douglas, stores in Chinatown, small grocers on Capitol Hill, Patel’s on Commercial Drive and Main Street. As an aside Nadeem mentions that he worked as a security guard and the wages that he earned. Nadeem comments that he has been awarded various certificates and certifications from his education and career over the years, including a Bachelor of Science. The interviewers further express their interest in seeing the cardboard case that Nadeem brought with him when immigrating to Canada. In closing Nadeem states that his favourite food from back home was kheer (rice pudding).
History
Interviewee biography: Kalwant Singh "Nadeem" Parmar was born June 9, 1936, Chuck 138 in Lyalpur (India before 1947) to parents Lakhmir Singh Parmar and Davinder Kaur Jamana Parmar. Nadeem grew up in the village of Panchat in the northern region of Punjab, India. Nadeem married his wife Surjeet in Punjab in 1960. After marrying the couple immigrated to England where Nadeem was already working. While living in England, Nadeem and Surjeet had two children. After Surjeet's father died in Canada in 1972, Nadeem, Surjeet and their two children immgrated to Canada, joining Surjeet's family who were living in Burnaby. After Nadeem immigrated to Burnaby in 1973 he worked various jobs before working with CN/CP Telecommunications. Nadeem holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching from Punjab University and a diploma from the London Board of Education (L.B.E.) and a P.Eng. from Lancaster. He has seven books published in Punjabi, three in Urdu and is published in eight anthologies. He is fluent in Punjabi, Urdu, and Hindi. Interviewers' biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Buildings - Industrial - Saw Mills
Buildings - Industrial - Factories
Education
Employment
Industries - Logging/lumber
Migration
Occupations - Engineers
Occupations - Millworkers
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Writers
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Names
Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"
Kapoor Sawmills Limited
Siddoo, Kapoor Singh
Teja, Gurdial Singh
Parmar, Surjeet Kaur
Manhas, Ghania Singh
Singh, Mayo
Manhas, Kashmir Singh
Manhas, Sher Singh
Manhas, Budhan Kaur
Manhas, Lashman Singh
Responsibility
Malik, Anushay
Rajdeep
Geographic Access
Woodsworth Street
Accession Code
BV022.29.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1600-2022] (interview content), interviewed 7 Oct. 2022
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Capitol Hill Area
Related Material
See also BV022.29.5 - Interview with Surjeet Kaur Parmar
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Spelling of "Ginaya Singh" found as "Ghania Singh Manhas" in obituary and death certificate
Interview is conducted in English with various segments of discussion in Punjabi
Transcript of interview available upon request
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Open meeting with William Pritchard and Norman Penner July / August 1973 - Track 5

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1688-1919
Length
0:08:51
Summary
This portion of the meeting pertains to William Pritchard's thoughts on Socialism and Revolution in their various incantations. He also discusses the political leanings of the arrested Winnipeg Strikers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the meeting pertains to William Pritchard's thoughts on Socialism and Revolution in their various incantations. He also discusses the political leanings of the arrested Winnipeg Strikers.
Date Range
1688-1919
Photo Info
William A. Pritchard, Burnaby Reeve 1930-1932 and council member 1928-1930. Item no. 459-016
Length
0:08:51
Names
Woodsworth, James Shaver
Subjects
Political Theories
Interview Date
July / August 1973
Scope and Content
Recording is of a open meeting with William Pritchard and writer Norman Penner. Norman Penner is the editor of the book "Winnipeg 1919" about the strike from the striker's perspective. William Pritchard wrote the speech that was included in the book. Audience members were invited to ask Pritchard questions. Major theme discussed is: The Winnipeg General Strike. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
William "Bill" Arthur Pritchard was born on April 3, 1888 in Salford, England, the son of a miner and factory worker. In May 1911, Bill moved to British Columbia and within a week of arriving became an active member of the Socialist Party of Canada. From 1914 to 1917, he served as editor of the Western Clarion – the SPC newspaper. He became such a well-known socialist figure that when he travelled to Winnipeg to participate in the General Strike in 1919, he was one of only seven people arrested and imprisoned for his participation in the event despite the fact that he was in no way directly involved in its planning nor development. In 1922, Bill and his family settled in North Burnaby in the Capitol Hill District. Almost immediately after his arrival, Bill began to advocate for change and a planned development scheme for the municipality. Pritchard ran successfully for the position of Reeve and held the post until the end of 1932. One of Reeve Pritchard’s highest priorities while in office was to attempt to provide work for as many unemployed as possible all the while trying to elicit more support from the provincial and federal governments. Bill was a strong advocate of the belief that relief work should be focused on projects that would see a comprehensive development scheme for Burnaby – including planned sewers, roads and water supply. Despite Bill's best efforts, however, Burnaby was forced into receivership and at the end of 1932, a Provincial Commission stepped in to take over the governance of the city. Reeve Pritchard, having done all he could as a champion of the unemployed, stepped down as Reeve but left behind an undeniable legacy of courage and determination. He was rewarded for his enormous contributions to the city in 1975 when he was chosen to be made a Freeman of Burnaby. William Pritchard died on October 23, 1981. Norman Penner was born in Winnipeg in 1921 to Rose and Jacob Penner and brother to Roland, Ruth and Walter. Their father Jacob was a leading member of the Communist Party and popular Winnipeg Alderman. Norman graduated from high school in 1937 but did not begin university until much later, preferring to begin his adult life from 1938 to 1941 as a full-time officer of the Winnipeg branch of the Communist Party of Canada. From 1941 to 1946 he served with the Canadian Army which included two-and-a-half years of overseas combat duty. On his return to Canada in 1947 he again returned to his duties as a full-time officer with the communist Labour-Progressive Party (formed in 1941 after the Canadian Communist Party was officially banned). After the abortive Hungarian revolution in 1956, Norman Penner resigned from the party and instead worked as a self-employed manufacturer’s sales representative until 1971. In 1964 he decided to go back to school part time and graduated with a BA from the University of Toronto in 1969. He took an MA in 1971 and a PhD in 1975 from the same institution. Penner was hired as a lecturer at York University's Glendon College in 1972 and soon became a professor, continuing to teach until 1995. He wrote extensively on the Canadian left. Penner edited and introduced "Winnipeg 1919: The Strikers' Own History of the Winnipeg General Strike" in 1973, published "The Canadian Left: A Critical Analysis" in 1977 and contributed three chapters to as well as editing "Keeping Canada Together Means Changing Our Thinking" in 1978. He published "Canadian Communism: The Stalin Years and Beyond" in 1988 and "From Protest to Power: Social Democracy in Canada 1900 to Present" in 1992 as well as numerous articles, reviews and book chapters. Norman Penner was married to Norma Lipes for sixty-seven years. The couple had four children: Steve (Mary Ellen Marus); Joyce (Herman Parsons); Gary (Marlene Kadar); and Bob (Shaena Lambert). Norman Penner died April 16, 2009 at the age of eighty-eight.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:03:00
Interviewee Name
Pritchard, William A.
Penner, Norman
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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William Holmes fonds

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1841]-1994
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
William Holmes fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family records series 3) Holmes family cemetery photographs series
History
William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby and was born in Kilkenny Ireland January 4, 1812. In 1833, at the age of 20 yrs, William Holmes immigrated to Canada from Ireland in with his parents, Joseph and Jane (McCullough) Holmes and ten other family members including two of his married brothers and their wives, two sisters with their husbands and two unmarried brothers. This was the first group of thirteen to leave Ireland and set up homesteads in Canada near the shores of Lake Huron. The family settled on land concessions in Huron County, Ontario about 14 km southeast of Goderich. The area in Huron County was first founded in 1832 by John and Samuel Holmes and the community was known as Holmes Hill before becoming Holmesville [ca. 1850]. In 1837, William Holmes is noted as owning Lot 23, Concession IX, Goderich Twp. Much of the village of Holmesville grew up around the five road concession near the border of his brother’s farm so William decided to open a store. The Holmesville post office opened on March 1, 1855 and William was appointed the first post master which he operated until May 1857. William met and married Mary Richardson in 1841 and the couple had three daughters: Jane (1844-1926) (married Charles Studdert Finlaison in New Westminster in 1863); Anne Maria (Annie) (1846-192?) (married John Gunther Jennings in New Westminster in 1865 and married Robert Johnson in New Westminster in 1877) and Elizabeth (1848-1934) (married Thomas Carrington of Lakes District in 1867). William’s wife, Mary (Richardson) Holmes died in Holmesville sometime between 1848 and 1853. Following the death of his first wife, Mary, William married Charlotte McCullough (McCulloch). The couple had four daughters; Arabella Charlotte Amelia (1854-1943) (married Arthur Robert Green in 1887); Laura (1855-1867); Arabella Henrietta (1857-1929) (married Clark Wesley Gillanders in 1880) and Mary (1863-1864). During the late 1850s, William became aware of the gold rush and opportunities opening up in British Columbia so left for the west coast in 1858 at the age of 46 yrs. In preparation for his move to the west coast of Canada, William obtained a letter of introduction from top government officials of Canada. William Holmes arrived in British Columbia in 1859. Upon arriving, he first worked running pack trains from Harrison Mills to Lillooet. After earning some money, he decided to re-invest it in land. His first pre-emption of land occurred on January 21, 1860 for 160 acres situated on North Road from the Military Camp to Burrard Inlet and distancing 25 chains south of the Brunette River and 20 chains south of the river with the land extending in a westerly direction. On March 17, 1860, Holmes received a Crown Grant for this and other land in the immediate area totalling 415 acres of which was known as Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District. The balance of land was situated on the east side of the Brunette River – Lot 13, with 344 2/3 acres of which he made an application to purchase on June 26, 1860, and a Crown Grant dated March 16, 1861 covering 86 acres. Holmes also pre-empted land in Port Moody and Pitt Meadows in 1860 and 1861. The name of “Brunette River” is officially attributed to William Holmes who referred to the river as “Brunette” due to it’s dark colour originating from the peat lands above the lake. Following his purchase of property, he sent for his wife Charlotte, their three daughters and her three step daughters (from William’s first marriage). Charlotte and the six children made the long trip to B.C. by ship and rail, crossing the Isthmus of Darien at Panama. They arrived in B.C. in October 1861 and moved into a one room log cabin built by William. The cabin stood on the North Road at the foot of Sapperton, on a bluff overlooking the Brunette River. Eventually the family moved to a larger dwelling but the original cabin remained on the site until the 1890s when it was burned after being used as a sick house. Mr. Holmes was instrumental in organizing the first Orange Lodge in British Columbia. He was a prominent Orangeman who joined the order in 1840 and was the first master in the order of the City of New Westminster when the Lodge No. 1150 was established there. Charlotte Holmes died in New Westminster in 1893 at the age of 70 years and William Holmes died in New Westminster September 11, 1907 at the age of 95 years.
Responsibility
Holmes, William
Accession Code
HV971.46
BV997.50
Date
[1841]-1994
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Related Material
See also: Reference file: Persons - Holmes, William
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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