39 records – page 1 of 2.

Alfred Bingham's writings - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory251
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1865-1919
Length
0:10:18
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Alfred Bingham's essay entitled Stump Rangers, a listing of early settlers that includes addresses and short descriptions, essays on Confederation Park, land clearing and on Burnaby's first Council meeting.
Date Range
1865-1919
Photo Info
Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
Length
0:10:18
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Land Clearing
Scope and Content
Recording is of Alfred Bingham's writings, as read by Alfred Bingham. Major themes discussed are: Pioneers, early days in Burnaby and the Co-op Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Aungus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation 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. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Total Tracks
12
Total Length
1:38:06
Interviewee Name
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
MSS142-001 contains transcripts for each of the short stories
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.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of Alfred Bingham's writings

Less detail

Canadian readers : book V

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1495
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1836-1902
Publication Date
1883
Call Number
428.2 MEI Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3716.3
Call Number
428.2 MEI Copy 1
Author
Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1836-1902
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage and Company
Publication Date
1883
Series
W.J. Gage & Co.'s educational series
Physical Description
vii, 384 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"Ernest Keyes 1333 Howe st. Van. BC" [handwritten in pencil on front pastedown] "Dr. Purdy, P.M. East Selkirk" [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown] "Ernest Keyes" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers
Readers--19th century
Object History
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
Notes
"Based on the series prepared by J. M. D. Meiklejohn" --t.p.
"And edited by Canadian educationists for use in the schools of Canada" --t.p.
Author's given name and dates: Meiklejohn, J. M. D. (John Miller Dow), 1830-1902
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. i

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary77
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1860
Call Number
032 CHA v.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.51
Call Number
032 CHA v.1
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1860
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
819 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 1 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. ii

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary78
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1861
Call Number
032 CHA v.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.52
Call Number
032 CHA v.2
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1861
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
828 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 2 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. iii

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary79
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1862
Call Number
032 CHA v.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.53
Call Number
032 CHA v.3
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1862
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
827 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 3 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. iv

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary80
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1862
Call Number
032 CHA v.4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.54
Call Number
032 CHA v.4
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1862
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
828 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 4 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. ix

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary85
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1867
Call Number
032 CHA v.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.59
Call Number
032 CHA v.9
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1867
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
827 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 9 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. v

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary81
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1863
Call Number
032 CHA v.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.55
Call Number
032 CHA v.5
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1863
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
828 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 5 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. vi

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary82
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1864
Call Number
032 CHA v.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.56
Call Number
032 CHA v.6
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1864
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
826 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 6 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. vii

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary83
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1865
Call Number
032 CHA v.7 1865
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.57
Call Number
032 CHA v.7 1865
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1865
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
828 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 7 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. viii

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary84
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1866
Call Number
032 CHA v.8 1866
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.58
Call Number
032 CHA v.8 1866
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1866
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
828 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 8 of 10.
Less detail

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. x

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary86
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Publication Date
1868
Call Number
032 CHA vol. x
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.15.60
Call Number
032 CHA vol. x
Author
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Chambers, William, 1800-1883
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
W. and R. Chambers
Publication Date
1868
Printer
W. and R. Chambers
Physical Description
821 p. : ill., maps (some col.); 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Object History
From the August 3, 1971 acquisition record: "This set of Encyclopedia was given to my paternal Grandparents on their wedding day in 1876, in London, England. They were given to my father (L.W. Taverner) upon the day of his father in 1897 and he brought them to Canada when he emigrated here in 1904. I can recall they many times they were used as "reference" in my early childhood not only by our family, but by neighbours and friends in settling 'friendly' arguments."
Notes
volume 10 of 10.
Less detail

Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark714
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1865
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1865
Heritage Value
Douglas Road was built between 1862-1865 by the Royal Engineers based in New Westminster. Originally known as the Douglas Street Trail, it took its name from Governor James Douglas. In 1926 a new connection was made to reach Grandview Road in Vancouver at Boundary Road. To distinguish this new highway it was renamed the Grandview Highway and it became commonly known as the combined Grandview-Douglas Highway until 1968 when the Burnaby and New Westminister sections were renamed Canada Way, in recognition of Canada's Centennial in 1967. The old part of Douglas Road north of Sprott Street remained intact.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Images
Less detail

The elements of structural botany with special reference to the study of Canadian plants ; to which is added a selection of examination papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2747
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Spotton, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1844-1933
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1888
Call Number
580 SPO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.121.5
Call Number
580 SPO
Edition
Rev. ed.
Author
Spotton, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1844-1933
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage and Company
Publication Date
1888
Series
W. J. Gage & co.'s educational series
Physical Description
176 p. : ill ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"Betty Goodfellow Class 23 / J.O.H.S. / Mark Turnbull / Galt. Collegiate Inst/ Mar 5th 1889 Mark Turnbull" - first two lines printed in two different inks? then the rest of inscription is handwritten in two different inks and hand. on the opposite page of front endpaper.
Library Subject (LOC)
Botany
Biology--Historical texts
Education, Secondary--Canada
Notes
"Price $1.00."
"With many illustrations by the author and others."
"Entered according to the Act of Paliament of Canada, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture, in the year 1888, by W.J. Gage & Co., Toronto
Includes index
Less detail

E.W. Bateman family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15157
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1857]-[195-]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
63 photographs + 6 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs of the family of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and residences including Elworth house, along with letters written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Bateman family photographs series 2) Bateman family World War II lette…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
63 photographs + 6 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs of the family of Edwin Wettenhall Bateman and residences including Elworth house, along with letters written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Bateman family photographs series 2) Bateman family World War II letters series
History
Edwin Wettenhall "E.W." Bateman was born in 1859 in Sandbach, Cheshire, to James and Caroline Mary Wettenhall Bateman (their home in Sandbach was called Elworth Cottage). When he was twenty-one, E.W. Bateman immigrated to Manitoba, Canada where he met Catherine “Cassie” Dale, daughter of George and Sarah Gillon Dale. They were married in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba on November 9, 1886. Edwin and Cassie had seven children, the eldest Edna Caroline Annie (Corner) (1889-1969); George Edwin (1890-? ); Mamie (McWilliams) (1892-1979); Marianne “May” Bateman (1894-1990); Warren Stafford (1896-1954); Jessie (Fox Kemp) (1899-1978) and John Carey (1901-1945). Catherine “Cassie” (Dale) Bateman died in Portage La Prairie in 1909. After Cassie's death, Edwin was transferred to Vancouver by the Canadian Pacific Railway where he married Cassie’s younger sister Mary Dale (1896-1935). Edwin moved his six of his seven children to Vancouver (not including George). Edwin and Mary (Dale) Bateman first lived at 7th and Balsam Street in Vancouver and in 1920, they decided to move to the quieter atmosphere of the Burnaby Lake- Deer Lake area. By this time Edwin Wettenhall Bateman was a retired CPR executive. He moved his wife and daughter Marianne “May” Bateman to Deer Lake and commissioned architect, Enoch Evans to build 'Elworth' house (named after Edwin’s family home in Sandbach, Chesire). The house was completed by contractor William Dodson in 1922 and located at the site of what would become Heritage Village and later, Burnaby Village Museum, 6501 Deer Lake Avenue. The Batemans lived at this location for thirteen years before moving back to Vancouver in May of 1935. Mary Dale Bateman died in July 1935 and sometime after, Edwin W. Bateman married Dora Coulton. Edwin W. Bateman died in 1957 at the age of 98. Edna Caroline Bateman married Raymond Westley Corner in 1920 and had a daughter named Catherine Mary (Levins). Edna and Raymond lived in Kelowna. George Bateman married Louise Agness Birss in January 1910 and continued to live in Manitoba. Mamie Dale Bateman married George Lloyd McWilliams in 1915. The couple had two children, Warren Finley McWilliams and Bruce McWilliams. Mamie and George McWilliams lived with their family on Douglas Road across the road from Elworth house in Burnaby. Warren McWilliams was on North Atlantic convoy duty during World War I from 1942 to 1944. Warren McWilliams died in 2004. Warren Stafford Bateman married Norah Withington in Burnaby in 1924; Winifred Dare Webster in Burnaby in 1932 and Dorothy Margaret Buchanan in New Westminster in 1949. Warren and Winnifred “Winnie” Webster celebrated their marriage at Elworth house in 1932. Warren served in World War I. Jessie Madeline Bateman married Ernest Denby Fox (1900-1945) in 1921. Jessie and Ernest Fox had three children, Colin Rhodes Fox (1921-2005); Mary “Betty” (Gludo) and Allan Fox. Jessie and Ernest Fox operated a small logging company near Powell River, B.C. Sometime after the death of her first husband, Ernest Denby Fox, Jessie married James Kemp. The youngest child of Edwin and Cassie, John “Carey” Bateman married Sophia Spak (1899-1977) in 1925. On September 10, 1939, the day that Canada declared war on Germany, Colin Rhodes Fox (eldest son of Jessie and Ernest Fox) enlisted in the army at the age of 18 years. Colin initially served in an anti-aircraft unit, but was soon transferred to the Field Artillery. During his service overseas, Colin wrote letters to family members including his aunt May Bateman who was living in Burnaby. Colin went through basic artillery training in Edmonton before heading overseas to the United Kingdom with his unit, the 13th Field Regiment , 44th Canadian Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery and later the 78th Canadian Field Battery in Germany and Holland . Colin was wounded on June 8, 1944 (two days after D-Day) but returned to serve in Holland and Germany until the war ended. Colin suffered bullet and shrapnel wounds while laying communication cable from the Normandy beachhead. In 1946, Colin married Susan Streika (Striha) of Pitt Meadows and he began a thirty five year career in the B.C. Telephone Company on Vancouver Island. Colin and Susan had three children; Gary, Elaine and Irene. Colin Rhodes Fox died in 2005. The E.W. Bateman house, "Elworth" is a heritage building on the site of the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public. The E.W. Bateman House was purchased by Burnaby in 1970 and became the focal point for the development of the Museum. Both the interior and exterior of the house have been restored and interpreted to the date of original construction, including recreated room interiors and period furnishings.
Creator
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Bateman, Caroline Mary Wettenhall
Accession Code
HV974.22
HV974.90
HV975.120
HV976.37
HV979.32
BV985.1003
BV986.21
BV992.29
BV994.22
BV004.28
BV004.84
BV020.27
Date
[1857]-[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Related Material
See also: Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Tracks 1-4. City of Burnaby Archives Item No. MSS137-014-1
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Less detail

Hawkshaw family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19354
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1888-1976, predominant 1931-1939
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 album (284 photographs) + 19 photographs + 17.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family photographs including a photograph album created by Crichton Hawkshaw, correspendence, reports and literary works created by and belonging to Mabel Hawkshaw and a series of photographs documenting special events in Burnaby including, Burnaby's first May Day in 1925 and a v…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
1 album (284 photographs) + 19 photographs + 17.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family photographs including a photograph album created by Crichton Hawkshaw, correspendence, reports and literary works created by and belonging to Mabel Hawkshaw and a series of photographs documenting special events in Burnaby including, Burnaby's first May Day in 1925 and a visit to Burnaby by Governor-General Lord Willingon in 1928. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Hawkshaw family photographs series 2) Mabel Hawkshaw records series 3) Burnaby events photographs series
History
Mabel Edith Honor McClean Hawkshaw (1886-1946) was born in Wexford, Ireland to parents, Washington Gilliland McClean and Honor Delamore McClean (nee Thomas). Mabel's parents had four children; Charles Gilliland McClean; Elsie (Rae); Evangeline Mai (Goff) and Mabel Honor (Hawkshaw). Mabel emigrated from Ireland to Canada with her family in 1903 and the family moved to Vancouver in 1905. In 1909, Mabel married John Edward “Jack” Hawkshaw. Mabel and Jack Hawkshaw had three children; Richard “Crichton” Gilliand Hawkshaw (1912-1972); Edward Delamere “Dal” Burrington Hawkshaw (1914-1988) and Merton Cedric “Cedric” Perry Hawkshaw (1924-2008). Prior to her marriage in 1909, Mabel Hawkshaw worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway in Revelstoke. Mabel was founder and publisher of the “Burnaby Post” newspaper (1922-1937) and wrote articles for city dailies and magazines under the pen name “Percy Egerton Sterling”. Mabel also worked as the first female bank teller in Canada and was the first female censor of motion pictures in British Columbia (1928-1946) and also worked as an assistant advertising manager of the Hudson’s Bay Company. Among other accomplishments, Mabel was the chairperson of the committee for Burnaby's first May Day event in 1925, was active as a leader in the Girl Guides, a member of several women's clubs, a speaker on matters of education and film production in Vancouver and Victoria and was also a member of the Juvenile Court in Burnaby and the I.O.D.E. At time of her death in 1946, Mabel was living on West 57th Street, Vancouver. John Edward “Jack” Hawkshaw (1881-1934) who was born in Glanworth Ontario to Captain William Stearne Hawkshaw and Elizabeth Merton Hawkshaw (nee Shore). Jack came to Vancouver in 1900 and soon after arriving, Jack moved to the Yukon where he worked for the Canadian Bank of Commerce serving in Dawson and White Horse. He returned to Vancouver in 1904 and joined the newly-organized Northern Bank. In 1906, Jack became a bank manager in New Westminster and later was manager in New Westminster for the Northern Crown Bank. Jack resigned from the bank in 1914 to fight in World War I and moved his family to Calgary where he began his military training. In 1915, Jack was stricken with polio which left him crippled in one leg barring him from active service. In the 1920’s, he worked as a treasurer for the Royal City Canning Co. and Cunningham Trapp Hardware Company. In 1933, Jack worked as an accountant treasurer for the Crane Shipyards. Jack Hawkshaw was a member of the Canadian Credit Men’s Association of Burnaby and the Kiwanis Club of New Westminster. In May 1934, Mabel and Jack purchased property on Lasqueti Island with a sheep ranch. One month after purchasing the property Jack Hawkshaw died tragically in an accident on the island when he was thrown from a horse drawn carriage with his ten year old son Cedric. Cedric survived the accident but his father died on the dock on Lasqueti Island. The family dog, Dixie also died after she swam after the fishing boat carrying Jack Hawkshaw’s body and Cedric to the mainland for medical attention. John and Mabel’s first home was located at 309 Pine Street in New Westminster. In 1920, the family relocated to 763 Wedgewood, Burnaby (later renumbered 7743 Wedgewood Street) where they lived until 1931. In 1932, the Hawkshaw family moved to Vancouver where they resided in different locations until after the death of Jack Hawkshaw. Mabel continued to operate the sheep ranch on Lasquesti after Jack died in 1934, with a succession of tenants until Mabel’s death in 1946. In 1936, Mabel moved back to Burnaby for a few years, residing at 5590 Douglas Road in 1936 and 3908 Deer Lake Avenue in 1937 (Heritage home known as the R.F. Anderson House). In 1938 Mabel moved back to Vancouver where she lived until her death in 1946. Richard “Crichton” Gilliland Hawkshaw (1912-1972) married Ivy Ina Hawkshaw (nee Hughes) (1913-1987) at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Vancouver in 1939. Crichton enlisted with the Canadian military and trained at Shilo and Sarcee military bases. Following his military training, Crichton got work as an operator in the mill at Britannia Beach mine where he worked between 1938 and 1949. Crichton and Ivy Hawkshaw lived at Britannia Beach during the time he worked there. Ivy and Crichton had two sons, Bruce and Dick Hawkshaw. After Britannia Beach, the family lived in Abbotsford and Chilliwack before moving to North Vancouver. Prior to his death in 1972, Crichton Hawkshaw worked as an auditor for the Government of British Columbia in the Internal Revenue Department. Crichton was a member of Abbotsford Masonic Lodge No. 70, past patron of the Order of the Eastern Star, member of the North Shore Shrine Club and Upper Fraser Valley Shrine Club and Gizeh Shrine Temple. He was also a devoted fan and supporter of the B.C. Lions football team. Edward Delamere “Dal” Burrington Hawkshaw (1914-1988) married Barbara Walters Fry (1913-2001) in 1940. The couple had three children; Nancy Susan, Peter Burrington and John Edward (who died in infancy). Dal Hawkshaw worked as a financial consultant with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. In his free time, Dal served on the board of the Goodwill Enterprises for the Handicapped, the Victoria Symphony Society and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. Dal was the first honorary treasurer of the University of Victoria and served on the advisory council and as a trustee of the British Columbia Institute of Technology. In 1985, Dal Hawkshaw was named an honorary citizen of British Columbia. Merton "Cedric" Perry Hawkshaw (1924-2008) married Carol Violet (Worrall) Hawkshaw (1923-1985) in 1947 (Carol remarried later to Jack Madsen). The couple had three children, Frances Jacqueline (b. 1948) and Geraldine Lucy (b.1952), and Barry (b.1957). ). Cedric was a member of the Old Boys Association of St. Georges School, served in the Navy (DEMS) and was a proud veteran of WWII. When the war ended he saved enough money to purchase a home in Burnaby on acreage which he sold soon after and relocated to Armstrong Street, Burnaby. Cedric worked for his father in law at William Worrall furniture. After the company closed in 1959, he worked in the furniture department at T. Eaton Co., West Vancouver. Cedric retired at a young age to run and live on the Hawkshaw Ranch on Lasqueti Island where he spent many years before returning to the mainland due to health issues. He lived at George Derby Veterans Centre for 17 years. While living at George Derby, Cedric was involved in Arts and Crafts, creating works in ceramic and textiles.
Creator
Hawkshaw, Richard Crichton Gilliland "Crichton"
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Accession Code
HV977.17
HV982.25
BV996.6
Date
1888-1976, predominant 1931-1939
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Arrangement
Arrangement is based on the order in which records were compiled by creators and donors.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Less detail

Hazel Peterson papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62795
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1886-1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of notarized papers pertaining to Hazel Erickson Peterson's marriage on August 31, 1936 to Edwin Peterson as well as naturalization papers awarding Edwin the status of British subject from the Dominion of Canada in 1921. Included in the file is a document written in Swedish (untransla…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1886-1950
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Hazel Peterson subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS094-001
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2000-08
Scope and Content
File consists of notarized papers pertaining to Hazel Erickson Peterson's marriage on August 31, 1936 to Edwin Peterson as well as naturalization papers awarding Edwin the status of British subject from the Dominion of Canada in 1921. Included in the file is a document written in Swedish (untranslated).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Less detail

Hill family and Vidal family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82116
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Physical Description
255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and William Cowper, newspaper clippings, and a New Testament.
History
Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill was born in Burnaby on July 31, 1893, to Marian (nee Berkeley) and Bernard Richard Hill. Marian was born in London, England. Bernard Hill, born in Bengal, India, in 1858 to Sir Richard Hill and Jane Ann (nee Rollinson) where his father worked for the East Indian Railway, was one of the early inhabitants of Burnaby. Despite their years of training as engineers, Bernard, along with his brother, Louis Claude Hill, became strawberry farmers and owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and halfway around Deer Lake. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. Bernard also served as a Burnaby trustee and as councilor of Burnaby in 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1909. Bernard and Marian had four children: A. Claude (born in England around 1885, married Marion “Mamie”), Frank L., Winnifred “Winnie” L., and Gerry. Gerry attended Miss Harriet Woodward’s kindergarten class, and went on to Edmonds School with Miss Ellen Lister as his teacher. He later went to Central High School in New Westminster, often on horseback. Gerry served in World War I, signing his recruitment papers on November 9, 1914. When he returned home, he worked felling trees, then as an apprentice surveyor and finally as a carpenter. His father, Bernard, died in Burnaby on March 27, 1939, at the age of 80. Bernard's brother, Louis, was one of the first members elected to the Burnaby council and served in 1892, 1893, 1894, and again from 1909-1910. Louis, born in 1860, married Annie Sarah Kendrick (born in 1896) and they moved to the Burnaby Lake area in the early 1890s. Together they had one child, Katherine “Kitty” Maude, born in 1898. The first Hill family home, “Brookfield,” was sold around 1907 and the family moved to their new home, “Broadview,” which was also built in the vicinity of Deer Lake. Kitty, their only child, married William “Bob” John Peers in 1925 and they went on to have three children: Robert C.K., Barbara (later Barbara Jeffrey), and Anne (later Anne Latham). Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal was born in 1897 in the United States to Louisa Sophia (nee Jones) and Herbert P. Vidal. Louisa Vidal (1871-1943) was a descendent of Jones of Exeter of England and the House of Llanio Cardigan of Wales. Herbert Vidal (1868-1934)’s father was Alexander Vidal (1819-1906). Alexander Vidal, born in Brocknell, England, immigrated to Upper Canada in 1835 and later served as a senator of Canada from 1873 to 1906. He married Catherine Louisa Wright, the daughter of Capt. William Elliot Wright. Both of Charlotte’s parents, Louisa and Herbert, were born in Ontario. Charlotte Vidal was sister to Dorothy Kate and Alexander E. E. Vidal. Gerry Hill (aged 27) and Charlotte E. Vidal (aged 23) married on September 28, 1920, in Vancouver. Gerry built a house for him and his wife about a thousand feet from his parents’ home. He also bought property at Yellow Point on Vancouver Island around this time. By the early 1930s, Gerry had moved to Yellow Point permanently and begun building the Yellow Point Lodge. Gerry and Charlotte bore three children: David, Lesley C. (born in 1929), and Gerald. Gerry was later remarried to Elizabeth (nee Holen) and had one child: Richard Grant McEwan Hill, born in Ladysmith. Lesley married M. Clarke and had two boys: Roy and Graham. She later married B. Durban and had four boys: Patrick, Michael, Gary, and Grant. Charlotte died on February 11, 1984, at the age of 87. Gerry died on January 30, 1988, in Ladysmith at the age of 93.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Hill Family
Vidal family
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 550, MSS176
Less detail

History of Canada

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary181
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Jeffers, J. Frith (James Frith), 1842-1917
Edition
Rev. ed.
Publication Date
1884
Call Number
971 JEF
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.120.29
Call Number
971 JEF
Edition
Rev. ed.
Author
Jeffers, J. Frith (James Frith), 1842-1917
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Canada Publishing Company, Limited.
Publication Date
1884
Series
History primers
Physical Description
145 p. ; 16 cm.
Inscription
"W15" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front paste down] "Maggie.Emily.Patterson" "Bolton" [handwritten in black ink on front end paper] "Id_[e] 35" [handwritten in pencil on front end paper] "30" [handwritten in pencil on front end paper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Canada--History
Notes
"Authorized by the Minister of Education for Ontario" -T.p.
Author's given name: Jeffers, J. Frith (James Frith), 1842-1917.
Less detail

House of Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39507
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1881
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon USA. Prior to moving to Canada, Claude Hill (an early resident of Burnaby Lake) lived and worked in Oregon for the Steers family. Mr. and Mrs. Steers can be seen in this photograph on the lawn of their home.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1881
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-826
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steers, Oregon USA. Prior to moving to Canada, Claude Hill (an early resident of Burnaby Lake) lived and worked in Oregon for the Steers family. Mr. and Mrs. Steers can be seen in this photograph on the lawn of their home.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Images
Less detail

39 records – page 1 of 2.