"Central Park" found 68 records

- pioneers were just starting to trickle into the pocket of settlement around Deer Lake i n 1888. It was also three years before the completion of the single rail line between N e w Westminster a n d Vancouver, later to become k n o w n as the B . C . Electric Railway Co.'s Central Park interurban. M o s t

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 096928280x

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

Contributor: Sone, Michael

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Corporation of the District of Burnaby

Publication Date: c1987

Physical Description: 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Inscription: "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page

Library Subject (LOC): Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography

Object History: Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.

Notes: "Editor Michael Sone".; Includes index.; 4 copies held: copy 4

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Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1994

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

with the Central Park Interurban line to Vancouver. The other way to Vancouver was by the Burnaby Lake tram line which �followed, roughly, the route of today’s freeway. The Cumberland Road station was at the foot of a long hill near where the George Derby Home for Veterans was later built. Below 14th Avenue

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ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 971.133 BUR COPY 3

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1994

Physical Description: 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

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Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2007

Call Number: 388.460971 TRA

interurban to run between Vancouver and New Westminster rattled and swayed its way through a thickly treed area. The few settlers who lived in the vicinity of the tracks came out to welcome this beginning of a mechanical public transit system which would be known as the Central Park tramline. Before

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Call Number: 388.460971 TRA

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Contributor: Friends of Interurban 1223

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2007

Printer: City of Burnaby Printshop

Physical Description: 91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Electric railroads; Local transit; Street-railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Name Access: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Editor : Pixie McGeachie

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Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Luxton, Donald, 1954-; Wolf, Jim

Edition: Rev.

Publication Date: 2011; c2007

Call Number: 971.133 LUX COPY 1

instrumental in lobbying Council to establish the Heritage Advisory Committee in 1988. h ��contents Con tents i INTRODUCTION A BRIEF HISTORY HERITAGE INVENTORY EVALUATION HISTORIC NEIGHBOURHOODS SOUTH BURNABY Central Park Alta Vista Fraser Arm Edmonds East Burnaby Burnaby Lake Deer Lake Park Heritage Precinct

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Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282893

Call Number: 971.133 LUX COPY 1

Edition: Rev.

Author: Luxton, Donald, 1954-; Wolf, Jim

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2011; c2007

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture; Historic buildings; Buildings; Historic sites

Subjects: Buildings; Buildings - Heritage

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 2 copies held: copy 1.

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Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: 1976; c1975

Call Number: 971.133 MCG COPY 4

Church and also a member of the Burnaby School Board. To attend the School Board meetings he had to walk up Gilley Limits (now Sperling) and along Kingsway to Central Park, a considerable distance. These meetings usually lasted so long that the trek home had to be made with only the light of the lantern

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Call Number: 971.133 MCG COPY 4

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Century Park Museum Association

Publication Date: 1976; c1975

Physical Description: 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History

Notes: 4 copies held: copy 4.

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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Publication Date: 2020

Call Number: 371 CAR

weekends sewing all the costumes. These performances also included Christmas Concerts. Mr. Fennel also instituted Burnaby May Day, in 1927, which was held at Central Park from 8:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. with compulsory attendance by the students and staff. Maypole Dances, Folk Dances and Track and Field

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ISBN: 978-0-9781979-2-6

Call Number: 371 CAR

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby

Subjects: Education

Notes: "Includes index"; A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.; The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.

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Follow that fire : the history of the Burnaby Fire Department

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Penn, Douglas H. (Douglas Harold), 1947-

Publication Date: 1997

Call Number: 363.378 PEN COPY 3

cost $10,000 for equip- ment of the cheapest kind for the volunteer stations, while Councillor McPherson claimed it would cost a Burnaby's Reeve J.W. Weart addresses a large crowd of Burnaby's citizens gathered around the Central Park Bandstand to celebrate "Splash Day," the inauguration of Burnaby's

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ISBN: 0969282826

Call Number: 363.378 PEN COPY 3

Author: Penn, Douglas H. (Douglas Harold), 1947-

Place of Publication: [Burnaby, B.C.]

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 1997

Physical Description: 160 p. : ill. (some col.), 2 maps, ports. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Fire departments; Fire fighters

Name Access: Burnaby Fire Department

Notes: Maps on lining papers.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

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The book of the goat : containing full particulars of the various breeds of goats and their profitable management

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Pegler, Henry Stephen Holmes, 1848-

Edition: 4th ed. rev. and enl.

Publication Date: 1909

Call Number: 636.39 PEG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.5.5

Call Number: 636.39 PEG

Edition: 4th ed. rev. and enl.

Author: Pegler, Henry Stephen Holmes, 1848-

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: L. Upcott Gill

Publication Date: 1909

Printer: L. Upcott Gill & Son, Ltd.

Physical Description: 336 p. : ill. : 20 cm.

Inscription: Inside cover has "W-26" writen on it. "Geo Jeffery Central Park" [Handwitten in pencil on pre-title page verso]

Library Subject (LOC): Goats; Goats--Breeding; Goats--Economic aspects

Object History: In in on inside of book "Geo Jeffery" "Central Park". George Jeffery served as a Constable on the Burnaby Police Force from 1912 - 1935. His patrolled the large Central Park District by foot, stretching from Boundary to Royal Oak and Marine Drive to Moscrop. Over the coarse of his duties, Constable Jeffery saw the need for recreational activities in the area. He founded the Burnaby Athletic Association which featured a competitive boxing ring and gym. In 1935, when the Burnaby Police became the British Columbia Provincial Police, rather than leave the community he chose to leave the force. George Jeffery then worked at the nearby Oakalla Prison Farm until retiring in 1945.

Notes: Author's full name and dates: Pegler, Henry Stephen Holmes, 1848-; "With numerous illustrations" -- Title page; Includes index

History of Burnaby and vicinity

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Green, George, 1872-1955

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1

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Accession Code: BV017.17.1

Call Number: 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1

Author: Green, George, 1872-1955

Place of Publication: [S.l.]

Publisher: [s.n.]

Publication Date: 1947

Printer: Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch

Physical Description: 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Name Access: Green, George

Notes: Autographed by author; "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."; Copy 2 of 2

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Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Pride, Harry, 1925-; Burnaby Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: 2002

Call Number: 971.1 PRI COPY 1

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Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282877

Call Number: 971.1 PRI COPY 1

Author: Pride, Harry, 1925-; Burnaby Community Heritage Commission

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.

Inscription: "To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.

Library Subject (LOC): Moore family; Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History; Frontier and pioneer life; Pioneers; Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby; Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.; Signed by the author.; 2 copies held : copy 1.

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Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wolf, Jim

Publication Date: c1998

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

the Central Park tramline to convey mas- ther 200 prisoners, sive quantities of building materials for the con- Recesslon and War The construction of Oakalla fore- shadowed a darker period for Deer Lake and indeed British Columbia The rampant real estate boom came quickly to an end with a world wide recession

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Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282834; 9780969282839

Call Number: 971.133 WOL COPY 2

Author: Wolf, Jim

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission

Publication Date: c1998

Physical Description: 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History; Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby; Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Notes: 2 copies held : copy 2.

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History of England for public schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1924

Call Number: 942 MAC c.1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.5.15

Call Number: 942 MAC c.1

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited

Publication Date: 1924

Series: The Western Canada series

Physical Description: 336 p. : ill., ports ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Winnie Jeffery / 4531 Burke St. / Inman Ave. School / Central Parks / B.C."--Handwritten in ink on front past down. "May 15 1933"--Handwritten in pencil on front past down. "Don't steal this book...For $1.60 is cost mum"--Handwritten in pencil on front paste down. "1933" and "Don't steal this / book...carries a pocket / knife." and "Sweet little Emily Rose,...and sweet Little Emily 'Rose'"--Handwritten in pencil on front end paper. "June 14, 1933 / age 13"--Handwritten in pencil on t.p. "May 15, 1933 / June 15, 1933"--Handwritten in pencil on verso of t.p. "May 16th/1929"--Handwritten in pencil on back fly leaf. Study notes handwritten in pencil on back fly leaf and paste down. 5 transfer pictures of mostly household items adhered to front end paper.

Library Subject (LOC): Great Britain--History

Notes: Includes index.; Copy 1 of 3; "Authorized by the Department of Education for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia."--T.p.; "Copyright, Canada, Nineteen Hundred and Ten, by Morang Educational Company Limited"--T.p. verso.; Includes a chapter on "The Great War"

The Holy Bible

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1906

Call Number: 220.5 OXF 1906

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.58.39

Call Number: 220.5 OXF 1906

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 1906

Printer: Horace Hart

Physical Description: 1000 p. : maps (col.) ; 17 cm.

Inscription: "To Annie Wilson / from her teacher / for regular Attendance / St. Johns SS Central Park / XMas 1906 / SS Teacher / Mr J. Bowman" -- handwritten in 2 different colours of ink on the title page verso. "171YJ c/c" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (back).

Library Subject (LOC): Bible

Names: Farrand, Annie Walmsley

Notes: "Containing Old and New Testaments" -- title page; "Translated out of the original tongues : and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by His Majesty's special command" -- title page; "Appointed to be read in churches" -- title page; Oxford facsimile Series, No. 5.; Includes index.

In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

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Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282885

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

Contributor: Wolf, Jim; Pride, Harry, 1925-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.

Geographic Access: Barnet Road; Burrard Inlet

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.; "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"; Copy 2 of 2

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The life of Sir Walter Scott : abridged from Lockhart's Life of Scott

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hutton, Richard Holt, 1826-1897

Publication Date: 1905

Call Number: 823.7 HUT

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV982.24.120

Call Number: 823.7 HUT

Author: Hutton, Richard Holt, 1826-1897

Contributor: Lockhart, J.G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854; Hay, John, 1838-1905

Place of Publication: Philadelphia

Publisher: John D. Morris & Company

Publication Date: 1905

Physical Description: xvi, 308 p. ; 22 cm.

Inscription: "Property of Robert A Mobbs" [handwritten in blue ink (Property of) and pencil (Robert A Mobbs) on front endpaper] Post card from Central Park Veterinary Hospital to "F. Street, 6176 Walker Ave BBY" in Feb, 1976 reminding of pet's annual booster and rabies vaccinations. Found between p. 4-5

Notes: "As suggested by the former Prime Minister of England, William Ewart Gladstone"--title page; "with an introductory appreciation by the late Secretary of State John Hay"---title page; "Edition de luxe, limited to one thousand copies, printed for subscribers"---title page. verso; Abridged from 10 volume "Life of Sir Walter Scott" by J.G. Lockhart; Contributor's given name and dates: Lockhart, J.G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854

Redemption songs ; a choric collection of one thousand hymns and choruses for evangelistic meetings solo singers choirs and the home

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Call Number: 783.952 PIC Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV980.8.8

Call Number: 783.952 PIC Copy 1

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Pickering & Inglis

Physical Description: (unpaged) : music ; 18 cm.

Inscription: "Mrs Fitzpatrick 3512 Chaffey Ave. Central Park" -- handwritten in ink on endpaper (front).; "117" -- handwritten in pencil on last page.