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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
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
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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Florence Hart Godwin photograph album

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Florence Hart Godwin fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 album (29 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)
Scope and Content
File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Florence Hart Godwin. The first page of the album reads "Florence, with Grandma's and Auntie Felicia's best love, Xmas 1910" and the other pages contain photographs. The album was given to Flore…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Florence Hart Godwin fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 album (29 photographs: b&w negatives ; 35 mm)
Scope and Content
File consists of a photographic reproduction of a twenty nine page photograph album that was created by Florence Hart Godwin. The first page of the album reads "Florence, with Grandma's and Auntie Felicia's best love, Xmas 1910" and the other pages contain photographs. The album was given to Florence Hart for Christmas in 1910, by her grandmother Jane Chapman (nee Isbell) and her Aunt Felicia Chapman. Album contains photographs of the Alice and Frederick J. Hart and Chapman families, including childhood photographs of the five Hart children, Kingsley, Florence, Fredricka, Edwyna and Jack; the Hart family at their home in New Westminster and at "Avalon" their summer residence and home on Deer Lake.
Names
Godwin, Florence Hart
Accession Code
HV976.168.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1893-1923 (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-24
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph album
29 b&w copy prints accompanying
Item level descriptions available per album page
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The surgical clinics of John B. Murphy, M.D. at Mercy Hospital, Chicago: April, 1913.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
April 1913
Call Number
617 MUR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.27.63
Call Number
617 MUR
Contributor
Murphy, J. B. (John Benjamin), 1857-1916
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Ma.
Publisher
W. B. Saunders Co.
Publication Date
April 1913
Printer
J.F. Hartz Co.
Physical Description
181-352 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Surgery
Surgery--Statistics
Periodicals
Notes
Contains index and bibliographic references.
Contain's publisher's catalogue.
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The surgical clinics of John B. Murphy M.D. at Mercy Hospital, Chicago: June, 1913.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2675
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
June 1913
Call Number
617 MUR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.27.62
Call Number
617 MUR
Contributor
Murphy, J. B. (John Benjamin), 1857-1916
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Ma.
Publisher
W. B. Saunders Co.
Publication Date
June 1913
Printer
J.F. Hartz Co.
Physical Description
353-538 p.: ill.; 23.5 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Surgery
Surgery--Statistics
Periodicals
Notes
Contains index and bibliographic references.
Contain's publisher's catalogue.
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Bucilla blue book of novelty & filet crochet, volume no. 2

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1915
Call Number
746.43 BUC v.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV972.103.40
Call Number
746.43 BUC v.2
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Bernhard Ulmann Co.
Publication Date
c1915
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Crocheting
Tatting
Knitting
Embroidery
Notes
"price 10 cents"-- cover.
"Bucilla Blue Book editions following Vol. 2 will be equally interesting and useful. They will contain many exceptionally novel ideas for crochet, including filet crochet, tatting, knitting, embroidery, etc. Every Art-Needleworker should have a complete library of Bucilla Blue Books." -- Title page verso
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Flooded Chan family farm

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1948]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan in a canoe on the flooded family farm; background contains trees and two buildings; foreground contains a hedge.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : sepia ; 1000 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan in a canoe on the flooded family farm; background contains trees and two buildings; foreground contains a hedge.
Subjects
Agriculture - Farms
Natural Phenomena - Floods
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Chan, Puy Yuen
Accession Code
BV017.24.23
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1948]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
1000
Scan Date
01-Oct-2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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The surgical clinics of John B. Murphy, M.D. at Mercy Hospital, Chicago: February, 1913.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2683
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
February 1913
Call Number
617 MUR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.27.70
Call Number
617 MUR
Contributor
Murphy, J. B. (John Benjamin), 1857-1916
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pa.
London
Publisher
W. B. Saunders Co.
Publication Date
February 1913
Printer
J.F. Hartz Co.
Physical Description
179 p.: ill. ; 23.5 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Surgery
Surgery--Statistics
Periodicals
Notes
Contains index and bibliographic references.
Contains publisher's catalogue.
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The surgical clinics of John B. Murphy M.D. at Mercy Hospital, Chicago: October, 1913

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
October 1913
Call Number
617 MUR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.27.71
Call Number
617 MUR
Contributor
Murphy, J. B. (John Benjamin), 1857-1916
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Ma.
Publisher
W. B. Saunders Co.
Publication Date
October 1913
Printer
J.F. Hartz Co.
Physical Description
749-923 p.: ill.; 23.5 cm.
Inscription
"E.H. Funk/Dec. 1. 1913." - in ink, inside cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Surgery
Surgery--Statistics
Periodicals
Notes
Contains index and bibliographic references.
Contains publisher's catalogue.
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5th Burnaby Brownie Pack scrapbook

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1948-1965
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files : (pdfs) + 58 photographs : col. (tiffs)) + 1 file of textual records + photographs + illustrations + ephemera
Scope and Content
File consists of images and original records from a scrapbook that was created by Mrs.M. Bate during her involvement with Burnaby Girl Guides. The original scrapbook is titled: "Scrapbook / Presented to / 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack / by Mrs. M. Bate / April 7th 1948" . The scrapbook contains 62 photo…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files : (pdfs) + 58 photographs : col. (tiffs)) + 1 file of textual records + photographs + illustrations + ephemera
Scope and Content
File consists of images and original records from a scrapbook that was created by Mrs.M. Bate during her involvement with Burnaby Girl Guides. The original scrapbook is titled: "Scrapbook / Presented to / 5th Burnaby Brownie Pack / by Mrs. M. Bate / April 7th 1948" . The scrapbook contains 62 photographs, newspaper clippings, original artwork and memorabilia for 5th Brownie Pack; 1948 to 1965. Many of the photographs are described with notes on each page, some photographs refer to : a group photo of brownies and leaders gathered on April 7th, 1948 for the "Presentation of 3 Proficiency Badges and 17 Golden Bars" outside [St. Alban's church]; A Guide Rally at Hastings Auditorium; Sports Day events held at Stanley Park June 1948; Girl Guide parade floats for Community Day 1949 and 1950; Lady Baden-Powell in Vancouver ca. 1952; 3rd Brownie Pack Easter visit to Eatons; Christmas Party 1958 and a Gathering of Guides and Scouts on Burnaby Mountain [1961].Scrapbook also includes various awards, certificates, original artwork, correspondence and a pop up Christmas Card.
Creator
Bate, May
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Bate, May
5th Burnaby Brownie Pack
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.156
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1948-1965
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records
A selection of textual records have been retained under BV015.35.156
A selection of photographs from scrapbook have been retained and some are described at item level (BV015.35.169 to BV015.35.188)
Christmas card is described separately under BV015.35.332
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50th Anniversary G.G.C.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1926-1979]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (51 photographs + 1 postcard + textual records)
Scope and Content
File consists of a scrapbook with a handpainted wood cover titled "50th Anniversary / G.G.C". The scrapbook documents events and ceremonies of the 4th Guide Company with the first half of the scrapbook containing photographs and documents regarding the 50th Anniversary of Girl Guides which was cele…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (51 photographs + 1 postcard + textual records)
Scope and Content
File consists of a scrapbook with a handpainted wood cover titled "50th Anniversary / G.G.C". The scrapbook documents events and ceremonies of the 4th Guide Company with the first half of the scrapbook containing photographs and documents regarding the 50th Anniversary of Girl Guides which was celebrated at St. Nicholas Church in 1960 while the second half documents earlier events from 1926, as well as other events in the 1960s such as; "Year of the Golden Jubilee", a parade in North Burnaby as well as Thinking Day 1976-1978, banquets, a disco contest, camping on Hollyburn mountain and a visit to Victoria in 1979. On November 3rd, 1926 the company was registered as the 5th Burnaby Guide company, in 1951 the number was changed to the 4th Vancouver Guide Company and in 1956 the number was changed to the 4th Burnaby Company.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
St. Nicholas Anglican Church
Accession Code
BV015.35.166
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1926-1979]
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Items within scrapbook have been redacted in compliance with Section 22 of FIPPA
A selection of photographs are described at item level (BV015.35.285 to BV.015.35.300).
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Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Apr. 1945
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. (double sided and folded)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks May for a registered letter containing a neck chain; how the troops are advancing on the Germans each day and of how the people were glad to see them when they crossed the Rhine into Holland.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Bateman, Marianne May
Accession Code
BV020.27.37
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
5 Apr. 1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
Circular postmark stamps read: FIELD POST OFFICE 487 / * / AP 7 / 45"
Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
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A Latin grammar for schools : based on the principles and requirements of the Grammatical Society

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929
Edition
12th ed.
Publication Date
1911
c1889
Call Number
475 SON
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3715.2
Call Number
475 SON
Edition
12th ed.
Author
Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929
Place of Publication
London ; New York
Publisher
George Allen & Co., Ltd.
The MacMillan Company
Publication Date
1911
c1889
Series
Parallel Grammar series
Physical Description
2 pts. in 1 v.(vii, 219 p.) ; 19 cm.
Inscription
Front end paper:[middle of page] "Annie Hill" [handwritten in ink] "McGill Univ. Coll. " "Vancouver, B.C."[handwritten in pencil] Back end paper: "as/1.00" [top left corner; handwritten in pencil] "Thomson Staionery Company Ltd. Vancouver" [bottom left corner, white rectangler label with dark blue lettering]
Library Subject (LOC)
Latin language--Grammar
Latin language--Composition and exercises
Latin language
Notes
Contains two seperate books: Part I - Accidence (1911) and Part II - Syntax (1909).
Includes index
Author's given name and dates : Sonnenschein, E. A. (Edward Adolf), 1851-1929.
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The American library atlas of the world : containing about 100 maps, specially drawn and engraved for this work, from the latest federal, state andtransporation surveys; over 100,000 indexed place names, with their populations, and much valuable statistical information; making a complete compendium of geography with ample text and half-tone illustrations, all fully indexed

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1718
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Geographical Publishing Co.
Edition
New census ed.
Publication Date
c1911
Call Number
910 GEO OS
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV984.21.31
Call Number
910 GEO OS
Edition
New census ed.
Author
Geographical Publishing Co.
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Geographical
Publication Date
c1911
Physical Description
192 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 38 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Atlases
United States--Maps
Notes
"Engraved and published by The Geographical Publishing Company"--t.p.
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A school geometry: parts I and II, lines and angles, rectilineal figures ; part II areas of rectilineal figures (containing the substance of Euclid book II)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1706
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Edition
3rd ed., rev.
Publication Date
1916
Call Number
516 HAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV984.21.12
Call Number
516 HAL
Edition
3rd ed., rev.
Author
Hall, H.S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
MacMillan and Co., Limited
Publication Date
1916
Printer
University Press by Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd
Physical Description
v-xiv, 138 p. : diagr. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
inside, "50c"
Library Subject (LOC)
Geometry
Geometry--Textbooks
Mathematics--Historical texts
Mathematics--Textbooks
Euclid's Elements
Notes
Authors' given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934 Stevens, F. H. (Frederick Haller), 1853-1933
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"Atkinson" sign painting up to now : a complete manual of the art of sign painting, contains ninty [sic] six designs or layouts and accompanying color notes, seventy five alphabets embracing all standard styles, their modifications and alternates, comprehensive text covering all practical phases of the art, for every day reference in the shop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary433
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Atkinson, Frank H., 1871-
Publication Date
c1915
Call Number
667.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV988.67.6
Call Number
667.9
Author
Atkinson, Frank H., 1871-
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Frederick J. Drake & Co.
Publication Date
c1915
Physical Description
356 p. : ill. : 24 x 30 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Alphabets
Sign painting
Notes
Includes index.
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Bible readings for the home circle : a topical study of the Bible, systematically arranged for home and private study ; containing two hundred readings, in which are answered nearly four thousand questions on important religious subjects, contributed by a large number of Bible students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1602
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Edition
New, revised, and enlarged ed., illuminated
Publication Date
1919
Call Number
230 REV
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3924.1
Call Number
230 REV
Edition
New, revised, and enlarged ed., illuminated
Place of Publication
Washington
Publisher
Review & Herald Publishing Association
Publication Date
1919
Physical Description
794 p. : ill ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Geo E Small 150 __ north Bluff Rd W. R." [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "Geo Small 20-27 Wall St Van" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown and following page] "See page 537 General Booth" [handwritten in pencil on last page] "362 Ezisah or John.the.Baptist" [handwritten in pencil on back endpapers] "See page 537 General Booth" [handwritten in blue ink on back endpapers] markings throughout book
Library Subject (LOC)
Bible
Bible--Study and teaching
Notes
"Illuminated with nearly three hundred beautiful illustrations"
Includes index.
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Black's medical dictionary

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Comrie, John D. (John Dixon), 1875-1939
Edition
5th ed.
Publication Date
1916
Call Number
610.3 COM
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV995.14.2
Call Number
610.3 COM
Edition
5th ed.
Author
Comrie, John D. (John Dixon), 1875-1939
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
A. & C. Black Ltd.
Publication Date
1916
Physical Description
iv, 858, v: ill.; 21 cm.
Inscription
"Eveline Jones" handwritten in ink on title page; "A.E. Jones" stamped on pages; handwritten notes on endpaper (front)
Library Subject (LOC)
Medicine
Dictionaries
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes
Contains appendix.
"Completing thirty-five thousand containg 431 illustgrations in the text, etc. and 12 plates in colour"
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The book of wonders : gives plain and simple answers to the thousands of everyday questions that are asked and which all should be able to, but cannot answer, fully illustrated with hundreds of educational pictures which stimulate the mind and give a bird's eye view of the wonders of nature and the wonders produced by man.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1873
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1916
Call Number
030 BOD
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV982.24.9
Call Number
030 BOD
Contributor
Bodmer, Rudolph J., 1872
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Bureau of Industrial Education
Publication Date
1916
Printer
L. H. Jenkins
Physical Description
603 p. : ill.
Inscription
"[Frank] B. Street - / Xmas 1917" - handwritten on front inside cover
Library Subject (LOC)
Curiosities and wonders
Technology
Natural history
Notes
3 loose photographs contained in the pages
Contributor's given name, date, and contribution : Bodmer, Rudolph John, 1872 (editor)
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The Briton in France : being a pocket interpreter and guide to France and its language

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Rees, D. J. (David John)
Edition
8th ed.
Publication Date
1918
Call Number
448.34 REE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV993.12.5
Call Number
448.34 REE
Edition
8th ed.
Author
Rees, D. J. (David John)
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Leopold B. Hill
Publication Date
1918
Physical Description
119 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
French language--Conversation and phrase books--English
Notes
"Containing travel talk and idiomatic expressions, with correct phonetic pronunciation."
"French grammar at a glance."
Author's given name: Rees, D. J. (David John)
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Burnaby Girl Guides

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
Images
Documents
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