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Audels carpenters and builders guide #4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics, and all wood workers

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965

Publication Date: c1923

Call Number: 694 GRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV000.3.3

Call Number: 694 GRA

Author: Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965

Contributor: Emery, Thomas J.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: T. Audel & Co.

Publication Date: c1923

Physical Description: 4 v. (xvi, 1546 p.) : ill. : 17 cm.

Inscription: "H. A. McCallum" [Handwritten in pencil on front flyleaf and first page of chapter 47] "WALTER GALLOWAY BOOKSTORE 135 HASTINGS ST. E. VANCOUVER, B.C." [Stamped in purple ink on back endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Notes: "Thomas J. Emery--associate."; Includes index.; Author's full name and date : Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-

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

in the inlet was revived with the announcement chat Port Moody would become the terminus for the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1879. It provided the only route for New Westminster residents who wished to access Burrard Inlet during the real estate frenzy and construction activity that began at the head of Port

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

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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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

in 1886. The construction of an electric interurban tramline between these two cities created the impetus for local landowners and residents to incorporate the Municipality of Burnaby in 1892. Early growth, however, was hampered by the onset of an economic depression in the 1890s. Despite this setback

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

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

." In those early days land could be procured by a settler staking out a parcel of ground, registering it and 1 �agreeing to pay the government $1.00 per acre for his holdings. If the settler did not have the required dollars then he could work out the amount on road construction in and around New Westminster

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

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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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

son the Reverend Thomas Burnaby joined the movement ... to promote Subscription Concerts. � L a n d o f P r o m i s e 25 In September of 1860, Robert Burnaby was again called upon to chair a meeting which had been scheduled to discuss the construction of a new road between Esquimalt and Victoria

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282850; 9780969282853

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence; Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence; British Columbia--History--1849-1871; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

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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

with the beauty of the lake and its valley, realizing its recreational value for his men, their families and the future residents of the Capital City. He immediately ordered the construction of a trail to link the Royal Engi- neers camp at Sapperton with Burnaby Lake. Called "the pleasure path" when it was com

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

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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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1987

Call Number: 971.133 SON COPY 4

house was located at Westminster R o a d (now K i n g s w a y ) a n d a trail later n a m e d W i l s o n A v e n u e i n honor of the family. M i s s W i l s o n ' s mother h a d arrived i n Burnaby i n 1891 as M r s . Samuel Walmsley, whose husband was w o r k i n g o n the construction

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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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Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: [2022]

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

and European miners. RBCM d-08746 �Chinese railroad workers played a key role in the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). From 1881 to 1885, over 17,000 Chinese railroad workers were recruited to complete the western portion of the railway, which connected British Columbia to Nova Scotia across

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Digital Resource

Accession Code: BV022.8.1

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

Contributor: City of Burnaby

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: [2022]

Physical Description: 36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs; Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Chinese--British Columbia--History; Pharmacy--Canada; Pharmacy--United States; Pharmaceutical museums; Directories

Object History: Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.

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The Boy mechanic, book 1 : 700 things for boys to do

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1913

Call Number: 745.5 WIN v. 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV988.42.28

Call Number: 745.5 WIN v. 1

Contributor: Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven), 1859-1924

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: Popular Mechanics

Publication Date: c1913

Physical Description: 469 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Handicraft

Notes: Copyrighted by H.H. Windsor; Contributer full name given as follows: Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven), 1859-1924.; "How to construct wireless outfits, boats, camp equipment, aerial gliders, kites, self-propelled vehicles engines, motors, electrical apparatus, cameras and hundreds of other things which delight every boy" -- t.p.; "With 800 illustrations" -- t.p.; Includes index; Book 1 of 2; "800 Illustrations Showing How" -- Cover

The Boy mechanic, book 2 : 1000 things for boys to do

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1915

Call Number: 745.5 WIN Vol. 2

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV988.42.29

Call Number: 745.5 WIN Vol. 2

Contributor: Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven), 1859-1924

Publisher: Popular Mechanics

Publication Date: c1915

Library Subject (LOC): Handicraft

Notes: Copyrighted by H.H. Windsor; Contributer's full name given as follows: Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven), 1859-1924.; "How to construct devices for winter sports, motion-picture camera, indoor games, reed furniture, electrical novelties, boats, fishing rods, camps and camp appliances, kites and gliders, pushmobiles, roller coaster, ferris wheel, and hundreds of others things which delight every boy" --t.p.; With 995 illustrations; Includes index; Book 2 of 2

Boy craft : containing plans and working drawings with clear and concise descriptions of useful articles, toys, and games : for boys of 10 to 16 years to construct.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c1928

Call Number: 745.59 BOY

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 745.59 BOY

Place of Publication: Racine, Wis.

Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company

Publication Date: c1928

Physical Description: 208 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Handicraft; Toys

Notes: "The material in this book... collected almost entirely from the pages of 'The junior home magazine', the well known children's publication." -- title page.

Electronic organs

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Anderson, H. Emerson

Edition: 1st ed.

Publication Date: c1960

Call Number: 786.9 AND

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 786.9 AND

Edition: 1st ed.

Author: Anderson, H. Emerson

Place of Publication: Indianapolis, Ind.

Publisher: Howard W. Sams

Publication Date: c1960

Physical Description: 270 p. : ill. l 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electronic organ--Construction

Rebuilding the player piano

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Givens, Larry, 1937

Publication Date: c1963

Call Number: 789 GIV

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0911572031

Call Number: 789 GIV

Author: Givens, Larry, 1937

Place of Publication: Vestal, N.Y.

Publisher: Vestal Press

Publication Date: c1963

Physical Description: xi, 64 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Player piano--Construction

The player piano : an historical scrapbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Roehl, Harvey N.

Publication Date: c1958

Call Number: 789 ROE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 789 ROE

Author: Roehl, Harvey N.

Place of Publication: Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Publisher: Century House

Publication Date: c1958

Physical Description: [112] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Player piano--History; Player piano--Construction

Mission furniture : how to make it

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven), 1859-1924

Publication Date: c1999

Call Number: 684.104 MIS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0921335903; 9780921335900

Call Number: 684.104 MIS

Author: Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven), 1859-1924

Place of Publication: Ottawa

Publisher: Algrove Pub.

Publication Date: c1999

Series: Classic reprint series (Ottawa, Ont.)

Physical Description: 120 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Furniture, Mission--Design and construction; Furniture making

Notes: Reprint of 3 part set published: Chicago : Popular Mechanics, 1909-1912.; Includes indexes.; "Over 150 projects"--Cover.

Household counts : Canadian households and families in 1901

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2007

Call Number: 306.850971 SAG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780802038029; 9780802038609; 0802038603; 0802038026

Call Number: 306.850971 SAG

Contributor: Sager, Eric W., 1946-; Baskerville, Peter A.

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: c2007

Physical Description: 485 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Families--Canada--History--20th century; Households--Canada--History--20th century; Families--Canada--Statistics; Canada--Population--History

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Contents: Transitions in household and family structure : Canada in 1901 and 1991 / Stacie D. A. Burke -- Canadian fertility in 1901 : a bird's-eye view / Peter Gossage, Danielle Gauvreau -- Family geographies : a national perspective / Larry McCann, Ian Buck, Ole Heggen -- Family geographies : an urban perspective / Larry McCann, Ian Buck, Ole Heggen -- Rural to urban migration : finding house hold complexity in a New World environment / Kenneth M. Sylvester -- Family geographies : Montreal, Canada's metropolis / Larry McCann, Ian Buck, Ole Heggen -- Families, fostering, and flying the coop : lessons in liberal cultural formation, 1871-1901 / Gordon Darroch -- Canadian children who lived with one parent in 1901 / Bettina Bradbury -- Boundaries of age : exploring the patterns of young-old age among men, Canada and the United States, 1870-1901 / Lisa Dillon -- Inequality, earnings, and the Canadian working class in 1901 / Eric W. Sager -- 'Leaving God behind when they crossed the Rocky Mountains' : exploring unbelief in turn-of-the-century British Columbia / Lynne Marks -- Giving birth : families and the medical marketplace in Victoria, British Columbia, 1880-1901 / Peter Baskerville -- Language, ancestry, and the competing constructions of identity in turn-of-the-century Canada / Chad Gaffield -- Constructing normality and confronting deviance : familial ideologies, household structures, and divorce in the 1901 Canadian census / Annalee Lepp. Edited by Eric W. Sager and Peter Baskerville

The American cyclopedia of the automobile or, Motor cars and motoring self-taught : a work of reference & self instruction

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947; Root, Charles P.

Publication Date: c1909

Call Number: 625.6 RUS v.6

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.48.12

Call Number: 625.6 RUS v.6

Author: Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947; Root, Charles P.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Thompson & Thomas

Publication Date: c1909

Physical Description: 336 p. : ill. : 24 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Automobiles; Automobiles--Design and construction; Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Notes: Author's given name and dates as follows: Russell, Thomas Herbert, 1862-1947.

Audels carpenters and builders guide no. 4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics and all wood workers

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965; Emery, Thomas J.

Publication Date: c1939

Call Number: 693 GRA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV011.7.4

Call Number: 693 GRA

Author: Graham, Frank Duncan, 1875-1965; Emery, Thomas J.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Audel

Publication Date: c1939

Physical Description: xvi, 1089-1546 : ill. ; 17 cm.

Inscription: "NIXON'S / NEW WESTMINSTER B.C.", printed sticker inside back cover, bottom edge near spine

Library Subject (LOC): Carpentry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Building--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Names: Love, George Richard; Exworthy, William Albert "Bert"

Object History: Book was the property of George Love and used by him

Notes: "explaining in practical, concise language and by well done illustrations, diagrams, charts, graphs and pictures, principles, advances, short cuts-based on modern practice - including instructions on how to figure and calculate various jobs" --T.p.