26 records – page 1 of 2.

Learnings from the pandemic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14748
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Aug. 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of screenshots taken from an iPhone Apple Notes text application. The photographs consist of a piece of writing reflecting on the learnings of COVID-19 by Yimeng (Jane) Zhao. A transcription of the written work reads: "Before pandemic ¦Synchronization¦ The moment whe…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 72 dpi.
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of screenshots taken from an iPhone Apple Notes text application. The photographs consist of a piece of writing reflecting on the learnings of COVID-19 by Yimeng (Jane) Zhao. A transcription of the written work reads: "Before pandemic ¦Synchronization¦ The moment when your local cafe plays the same song as you're listening to on your headphones When you arrive for your date with the girls and end up matching by accident After getting a new lipstick it made you decide to finally make the move (travel to a new place, land your dream job) Posted a similar WeChat moment/Instagram story as your dudes/gals When you walk into the men's washroom by accident then at the guitar class They taught you the song "yellow" during... Learnings 1. Drilling helps you relieve wrists pains especially if you are tech-addict or journal writers 2. Sudden stopping on the car happens often, don't forget the safety belts 3. Never ride with a complete strange driver unless you're with someone you trust 4. Don't pick wild flowers no matter how small they are 5. Put things back to where you found them 6. Your folks are just like children, spending time to listen 7. Slow to anger. Always respect 8. Smile 9. #blackoutTuesday 10. Your index finger can work wonders 11. So can a stylus 12. Try before actually buying/returning 13. Think before speaking/answering 14. Just do it 15. Action speak louder than words 16. Let music speak 17. A picture is worth a thousand words 18. Words can be weapons 19. #createdonthate 20. Do not take anything for granted 21. Family first 22. Don't cry or get angry if it doesn't help the situation 23. Laughing out loud cures mild depressed moods 24. So does exercise 25. And culinary arts 26. Painting/sketching too 27. Journal the things you want to complain, but be grateful for all that comes 28. Pray 29. Used aroma therapy 30. CBT 31. Eye drops are cheesy p"
Creator
Zhao, Yimeng (Jane)
Subjects
Pandemics - COVID-19
Accession Code
BV020.23.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Aug. 2020
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of photographs
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
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.
Images
Digital Books
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Victorian pharmacy : rediscovering forgotten remedies and recipes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6758
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Eastoe, Jane
Publication Date
2010
Call Number
615.1094 EAS
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
615.1094 EAS
Author
Eastoe, Jane
Contributor
Goodman, Ruth, 1963-
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Pavilion
Publication Date
2010
Printer
L.E.G.O. spa
Physical Description
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm
Library Subject (LOC)
Traditional medicine
Pharmacognosy
Pharmaceutical industry
Pharmacy
Notes
"As seen on BBC"--Cover
"Foreword by Ruth Goodman".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-207) and index.
Summary: Follows the fascinating story of the emergence of high street healthcare in the form of the chemist's shop and the products on offer. Investigates which pills, potions, tonics and cures were available-- some effective, some deadly, and some still with us today.
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CIBC Run for the Cure

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport835
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
66320
Meeting Date
20-Feb-2006
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
66320
Meeting Date
20-Feb-2006
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Item No.
9
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Kids Cut for the Cure event

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97471
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charlene Lydon and Dylan Strong reflected in a mirror, after Lydon cut Strong's hair at MasterCuts in Metrotown during a fundraising event.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2810
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Charlene Lydon and Dylan Strong reflected in a mirror, after Lydon cut Strong's hair at MasterCuts in Metrotown during a fundraising event.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Events - Fundraising
Names
Metrotown
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an October 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Dylan Strong, 12, checks his new haircut with Charlene Lydon, of MasterCuts in the Metrotown Shopping Centre, at their "Kids Cut for the Cure" on Saturday. Proceeds from all kids' haircuts on that day go to breast cancer research."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4700 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Burnaby wallpaper installation process

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12102
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1998
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Burnaby" wallpaper being prepared for hanging in the parlour of the Love farmhouse. Photograph was taken during restoration. Paper is being folded on itself to cure before going up on the wall.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love farmhouse restoration photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Burnaby" wallpaper being prepared for hanging in the parlour of the Love farmhouse. Photograph was taken during restoration. Paper is being folded on itself to cure before going up on the wall.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV018.41.921
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1998
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See BV018.41.85 for File level description
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
04-Nov-19
Photographer
Langlet, Lisa
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 col. photograph negative accompanying print; Part of Farmhouse restoration photographs -Book 3 - BV018.41.85
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Curing Rink - Block 22, DL 98, Plan 5701

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport39049
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
35234
Meeting Date
3-Jul-1962
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
36
Item No.
11
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
35234
Meeting Date
3-Jul-1962
Format
Council - Manager's Report
Manager's Report No.
36
Item No.
11
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Application to Establish a Plant for the Curing and Storage of Wool, Fur and Hides on Lots 35 and 36, Block 1, DL 98

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport47253
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
46621
Meeting Date
5-Mar-1951
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
46621
Meeting Date
5-Mar-1951
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Application for Permission to Operate a Fish Curing Plant on Lots 5 or 6, Block "J", DL 96

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48240
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
47472
Meeting Date
24-Jan-1949
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
47472
Meeting Date
24-Jan-1949
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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Application for Purchase of Lot 5 or 6, Block J, DL 96 for the Purpose of Erecting a Fish Curing Building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport48287
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
48698
Meeting Date
28-Dec-1948
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
48698
Meeting Date
28-Dec-1948
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
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History of Burnaby and vicinity

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
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
Images
Digital Books
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View at back of mushroom houses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77191
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the equipment at the back of the mushroom houses used to get compost ready to be used in the mushroom houses.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[before 1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2013
Collection/Fonds
Stiglish family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy-print ; 9 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
552-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2013-07
Scope and Content
Photograph of the equipment at the back of the mushroom houses used to get compost ready to be used in the mushroom houses.
Subjects
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Agriculture - Farms
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "curing [illegible] - with compost on for mushroom houses / at back of mushroom houses no 5 and no 6"
Original spelling of surname was "Stiglich"
Geographic Access
Keswick Avenue
Street Address
3782 Keswick Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
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magazine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46335
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5158.74
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5158.74
Description
Physical Culture - Magazine -- [1923]. Issue of Physical Culture Magazine from April 1923. The front cover has an illustration of a boxer leaning on the ropes of the boxing ring. The front cover advertises articles on: Childbirth Made Easy and Safe, Constipation Cured by Simple Method, Build Vital Vigor - Sleep on a Hard Bed, Don't Fear Cancer - Here's Why, Habits that Kill - Give a Thought to Yours A Beautiful Neck for Every Woman The magazine includes articles on physical health and fitness as well as numerous advertisements for health related products. The magazine is 30cm x 22.5cm.
Reference
Ball State University Library – Archives and Special Collections: Physical Culture Magazine Collection. Accessed September 14, 2009 http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/collections/archives/findingaids/physicalculture.pdf
Christy, Jim, (2008), Scalawags: Rogues, Roustabouts, Wags & Scamps – Brazen Ne’er-Do-Wells Through the Ages. Vancouver: Anvil Press. Bernarr Macfadden (1868 – 1955), p. 153-158
Title
Physical Culture
Publication Date
April 1923
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Magazines
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magazine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact46336
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5158.75
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5158.75
Description
Physical Culture - Magazine -- [1922]. Issue of Physical Culture Magazine from August 1922. The front cover has an illustration of a woman hurdling over a barrier. The front cover advertises articles on: The Remaking of My Sickly Family How to Cure Appendicitis Without the Knife Make Your Baby Strong, Beautiful The magazine includes articles on physical health and fitness as well as numerous advertisements for health related products. The magazine is 30cm x 22.5cm.
Reference
Ball State University Library – Archives and Special Collections: Physical Culture Magazine Collection. Accessed September 14, 2009 http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/collections/archives/findingaids/physicalculture.pdf
Christy, Jim, (2008), Scalawags: Rogues, Roustabouts, Wags & Scamps – Brazen Ne’er-Do-Wells Through the Ages. Vancouver: Anvil Press. Bernarr Macfadden (1868 – 1955), p. 153-158
Title
Physical Culture
Publication Date
August 1922
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Magazines
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A brief manual directions for curing herring, cod, and salmon : taken from R.J. Duthie's "The art of fish-curing", published by the Rosemont Press, Aberdeen, Scotland, Bulletin no. 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5544
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Duthie, R. J.
Babcock, John Pease, 1855-1936
Publication Date
1919
Call Number
641.49 DUT
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV988.44.38
Call Number
641.49 DUT
Author
Duthie, R. J.
Babcock, John Pease, 1855-1936
Place of Publication
Victoria, B.C.
Publisher
Provincial Fisheries Dept. of the government of British Columbia
Publication Date
1919
Printer
William H. Cullin
Physical Description
12 p.
Library Subject (LOC)
Curing
Fisheries
Fishes
Preservation
Cookbooks--1910-1919
Notes
Compiled by: Babcock, John Pease, 1855-1936
Bulletin No. 2
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Leila Orman subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62945
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1918-1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Leila Orman subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of manuscripts written by Leila Orman as well as paintings, scrapbooks, postcards, photographs, hymn books and correspondence.
History
A. Leila Orman was born June 2, 1901 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. She is the youngest daughter of Daisy Marie Orman, her sister Daisy Hilda Orman (later Targett) being three and a half years her senior. At five years old Leila began a long fight with a crippling type of rheumatoid arthritis. By the time she was thirteen, she experienced completely ankylosed joints. Her family travelled all over hoping to find a cure, but to no avail. In 1913 her father joined his two brothers in Calgary, and by 1915 the family had joined him. Leila developed an interest in painting and knitting, and composed her own poems. She began writing news articles for the Calgary Daily Herald in the 1930s, and her first sonnet was published in that paper on August 28, 1934. She had a strong interest in the arts, often writing about music and the visual arts. While living in Calgary, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club as well as a member of the Canadian Author’s Association. When her father retired in 1938, the family moved to Rosewood Avenue in Burnaby. Leila wrote on a typewriter with two sticks to type out the letters. She was an avid reader and was able to turn the pages with a special stick with elastic bands wound around the ends. Canadian novelist Maida Parlow French became her lifelong friend and encouraged her to write her own autobiography, but she was not able to finish it. Leila wrote “The Giving Heart” in October of 1948. By 1952, she was writing the "Across the Board" column for the British Columbia Saturday Magazine with the intention of inspiring other “incapacitated folk” to live up to their full potential: “If [she] could reach a few people, and encourage them to reach up and out, [she] should feel the effort well worthwhile.” A member of the St. Alban’s Prayer Healing Fellowship group, Leila wrote the “Christian Manifesto for World Peace” in 1963. The Prayer Group met twice monthly at one of the members’ homes and undertook to pray daily for the sick and for world peace. After Leila’s mother died in 1955, Leila’s friend Jeanie Brown kept house for her and was her constant companion. Jeanie Brown and Leila lived together for over thirteen years until an accident sent Leila to hospital and later to nursing home where she died on February 16, 1976.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Orman, A. Leila
Notes
MSS104 and PC506
Title based on content of subseries
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Charlotte Vidal and two unidentified men

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82525
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a woman identified as Charlotte Vidal, sitting on the deck of a ship. Two unidentifed men are looking on.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1915 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 8.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-099
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of a woman identified as Charlotte Vidal, sitting on the deck of a ship. Two unidentifed men are looking on.
Subjects
Transportation - Ships
Names
Hill, Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso reads: "What do you think of my cure for sea sickness?"
Stamp on verso reads: "Gepruft / 42 / Gef.-Lager / Chemnitz"
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Mental-physical efficiency : dealing with the combination of psychic-therapeutic with physical methods for cure or development.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2687
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Dorchester, Frank E.
Publication Date
1914
Call Number
613.7 DOR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.27.74
Call Number
613.7 DOR
Author
Dorchester, Frank E.
Place of Publication
Vancouver, B.C.
Publisher
The Metropolitan Press
Publication Date
1914
Physical Description
129 p.: ill: 19.5 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Physical education and training
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script booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact4137
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.44.31
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.44.31
Description
No Pay, No Cure - Script Booklet. Short Script for a comedy called "No Pay, No Cure". The script was written by A.J. Leavitt and published by The Dramatic Publishing Company in Chicago. The script has parts for five characters. The front cover is yellow and has an illustration of two men in Medieval costume, sitting on benches having a conversation. Handwritten in ink on the front cover is "C.J Caunt/ 5". Also on the front cover is a stamp of "Property of/ C.J. Caunt". The booklet measures 12.5cm x 18.5cm.
Colour
Yellow
Maker
Dramatic Publishing Company
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
Illinois
Site/City Made
Chicago
Patent Date
Copyright 1882
Title
No Pay, No Cure
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Scripts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Images
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autograph book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7129
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.407.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.407.6
Description
Autograph Book - Booklet -- [1915]. Autograph book produced by Rose & Co at 44 Above Bar, Southhampton. The book was a gift to Mrs. Orman from the Teachers and Children of All Saints Sunday School, Eastleigh, Southhampton, upon her departure to Canada. The first four pages lists all the teachers and children's names. The front cover of the book is green with two painted purple flowers and "Autographs" embossed in white on the bottom right.
Object History
This accession appears to be connected to the Orman family. Ada Leila Orman was born June 2, 1901 in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England. According to the 1915 Census, the Orman family came to Canada in 1911 and settled in Calgary. Father Willoughby Henry Orman is listed there as working as a C.P.R. foreman, while mother Daisy Marie (Harklett) Orman worked at home. Older sister Daisy Hilda (Targett) Orman, worked as a stenographer. At five years old Leila began a long fight with a crippling type of rheumatoid arthritis. By the time she was thirteen, she experienced completely ankylosed joints. Her family travelled all over hoping to find a cure, but to no avail. While living in Calgary, Leila developed an interest in painting, knitting, and composing her own poems. She began writing news articles for the Calgary Daily Herald in the 1930s, and her first sonnet published was in that paper on August 28, 1934. She had a strong interest in the arts, often writing about music and the visual arts. While living in Calgary, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women’s Club as well as a member of the Canadian Author’s Association. Three members of the family moved to B.C. when Willoughby retired, ca. 1938. In the 1940 BC Directory, the family are listed as living at 407 Campbell Street, Burnaby. Willoughby died in Burnaby in 1945. Daisy Marie died in 1955 after living 15 years in Burnaby. Her address at the time of her death is listed as 407 Rosewood Avenue, Burnaby. Leila was living with her at that time. Older sister Daisy Hilda married Edgar Harold Targett in 1922. They moved to B.C. from Alberta some years after the other three members of the family (ca. 1962). Daisy Hilda died in 1972. Her address at the time of her death was 7969 Rosewood Avenue, Burnaby. Leila wrote on a typewriter with two sticks to type out the letters. She was an avid reader and was able to turn the pages with a special stick with elastic bands wound around the ends. Canadian novelist Maida Parlow French became her lifelong friend and encouraged her to write her own autobiography - unfortunately it was never finished. Leila wrote “The Giving Heart” in October of 1948. By 1952, she was writing a column for the British Columbia Saturday Magazine entitled “Across the Board” with the intention of inspiring other “incapacitated folk” to live up to their full potential, “If [she] could reach a few people, and encourage them to reach up and out, [she] should feel the effort well worthwhile.” A member of the St. Alban’s Prayer Healing Fellowship group, Leila wrote the “Christian Manifesto for World Peace” in 1963. The Prayer Group met twice monthly at one of the members’ homes and undertook to pray daily for the sick and for world peace. After Leila’s mother died in 1955, Leila’s friend Jeanie Brown kept house for her and was her constant companion. Jeanie Brown and Leila lived together for over thirteen years until an accident sent Leila to hospital and later to nursing home where she died on February 16, 1976.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
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