Narrow Results By
Decade
- 2020s 23
- 2010s 28
- 2000s 28
- 1990s 37
- 1980s 33
- 1970s 61
- 1960s 40
- 1950s 44
- 1940s
- 1930s 52
- 1920s
- 1910s 91
- 1900s 87
- 1890s 35
- 1880s 19
- 1870s 6
- 1860s 4
- 1850s 4
- 1840s 2
- 1830s 1
- 1820s 3
- 1810s 1
- 1800s 2
- 1790s 1
- 1780s 1
- 1770s 1
- 1760s 1
- 1750s 1
- 1740s 1
- 1730s 1
- 1720s 1
- 1710s 1
- 1700s 1
- 1690s 1
- 1680s 1
- 1670s 1
- 1660s 1
- 1650s 1
- 1640s 1
- 1630s 1
- 1620s 1
- 1610s 1
- 1600s 1
Subject
- Agriculture - Farms 2
- Animals - Dogs 1
- Buildings - Civic - Museums 1
- Buildings - Commercial - General Stores 1
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores 1
- Buildings - Heritage 1
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories 1
- Buildings - Industrial - Saw Mills 2
- Buildings - Residences - Houses 2
- Buildings - Residential 2
- Buildings - Residential - Houses 1
- Buildings - Schools 3
Creator
- Adams, St. Clair, 1883- 2
- Alexander, William John, 1855-1944 1
- Aston, Benjamin Gwilliam 1
- Baar, Ewald 1
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949 1
- Bancroft, Rose 1
- Binks, James 1
- Burnaby Art Gallery 1
- Burnaby Village Museum 7
- Calot, François, 1861-1944 1
- Campbell, H. L. (Harold Lane), 1892- 1
- Chapman, Frederick 1
Handbook for newspaper workers : treating grammar, punctuation, English, diction, journalistic structure, typographical style, accuracy, headlines, proofreading, copyreading, type, cuts, libel, and other matters of office practice
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary403
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.30.2
- Call Number
- 070 HYD
- Edition
- Enl. ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century Co., Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1926
- c1921
- Physical Description
- v-xvi, 264 p. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Journalism
- Newspapers
- Notes
- Includes index.
Narrative and lyric poems : third series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary466
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV987.18.7
- Call Number
- 821.8 STE
- Edition
- B.C ed.
- Contributor
- Stevenson, O. J.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Copp, Clark
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Physical Description
- 55 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "Margery Dingman Divi" [written and underlined in blue ink] Back endpaper: "00 30" [written in pencil] "Nixon's Book Store New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in purple ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- Notes
- with annotations by O.J. Stevenson
- Contributer's full name given as follows: Stevenson, O. J. (Orlando John), 1869-1950.
Writing and thinking : a handbook of composition and revision
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1523
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3745.1
- Call Number
- 808 FOE
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Publication Date
- c1941
- Printer
- Riverside Press
- Physical Description
- iii, [448] p. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Gerald Flink Cl. 21 (Div. II) Sr. Matric, King Ed." [handwritten in black ink on page before t.p.] "Canadian Agents Thomas Nelson & Sons, Ltd. Toronto, Ont." [stamped in black ink at bottom of t.p.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English language--Grammar
- Notes
- Tables on lining-papers
- Author's given name and dates: Steadman, J. M. (John Marcellus), 1889-1945
Shakespeare's King Henry the Fifth
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1849
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.24
- Call Number
- 822.3 SHA
- Contributor
- Stevenson, O. J.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Copp, Clark
- Publication Date
- c1923
- Physical Description
- xxii, 167 p. : front. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "ehas" [written in black ink] "Grade XII A" [written in pencil] "Dorothy" [written in black ink] An arithmetic equation [written in pencil] T.p. verso: "Essay Conquest of France by Henry V" [written in black ink] "Ed III" [written in black ink] Back endpaper: "Janne J" [written in black ink] drawing of a flag [in black ink] Throughout book: Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and black ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English drama
- Notes
- with annotations by O.J. Stevenson
- Contributer's full name given as follows: Stevenson, O. J. (Orlando John), 1869-1950.
- "Canadian School Shakespeare" --t.p.
- "for use in public and high schools" --t.p.
It can be done : poems of inspiration
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1895
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.35
- Call Number
- 821.082 MOR
- Contributor
- Morris, Joseph, 1889-1947
- Adams, St. Clair, 1883-
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- George Sully
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Physical Description
- xiv, 252 p. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "2.00" [written in pencil] "Frank B. Street" [written and underlined in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English poetry
- American poetry
- Notes
- "collected by Joseph Morris and St. Clair Adams".
- Includes index.
Facing forward : poems of courage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1896
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.36
- Call Number
- 821.08 MOR
- Contributor
- Morris, Joseph, 1889-1947
- Adams, St. Clair, 1883-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Ryerson Press
- Publication Date
- c1925
- Physical Description
- xii, 257 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "3 CUL 200" [written in pencil] "Frank B. Street" [written in black ink] "Frank, Merry Xmas and Happy New Year, Xmas 1925" [written in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- American poetry
- English poetry
- Notes
- "collected by Joseph Morris and St. Clair Adams"
- Includes index.
Everyday classics first reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3202
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dunn, Fannie Wyche, 1879-1946
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Thorndike, Ashley Horace, 1871-1933
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Call Number
- 428 DUN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.21
- Call Number
- 428 DUN
- Author
- Dunn, Fannie Wyche, 1879-1946
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Thorndike, Ashley Horace, 1871-1933
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Series
- Everyday classics
- Printer
- L. H. Jenkins, Inc.
- Physical Description
- 156 p. : ill. (col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "S33" -- crossed out
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Study and teaching (Elementary)
- Children--Conduct of life
- Children's stories
- Conduct of life
- Notes
- "Acknowledgements are made for the selection 'The Little ant,' used by permission of Thomas Y. Crowell Company, and for the poem 'Foot soldiers,' by Father Tabb, used by and with the permission of Small, Maynard and Company."
- Includes index.
- Baker, Franklin T. (Franklin Thomas), 1864-1949
- Illustrated by Maude and Miska Petersham
Learning to speak and write book II : grades V, VI, VII, and VIII
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3232
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972
- Publication Date
- c1924
- Call Number
- 428.34 DIC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.101
- Call Number
- 428.34 DIC
- Author
- Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Educational Book Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1924
- Series
- Learning to speak and write
- Physical Description
- vii, 220 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "S23" -- crossed-out on endpaper (front). "Suncrest Elementary School / 4511 Rumble Street / South Burnaby, B.C. / 1957" -- stamped on endpaper (front). "Kingsway West School McKay, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front & back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English language--Composition and exercises
- English language
- Readers (Elementary)
- Reading (Elementary)
- Names
- Kingsway West School
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, and New Brunswick."
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and dates: Dickie, D. J. (Donalda James), 1883-1972.
My spelling : grade seven
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3251
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.123
- Call Number
- 372.42 YOA v.1
- Contributor
- Paus, Herbert
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Ginn and Company
- Publication Date
- [1942]
- Series
- My spelling
- Physical Description
- 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "Douglas Road Elem. School / Grandview Hwy. at Douglas Road / Burnaby 2, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front). "s20" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front). "P. Mak" - handwritten in pen on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Spellers
- English language--Orthography and spelling
- Subjects
- Education
- Names
- Douglas Road School
- Notes
- Revised for Canadian schools
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and date: Yoakam, Gerald A. (Gerald Alan), 1887-
- Author's given name and date: Daw, Seward E. (Seward Emerson), 1886-.
- "Illustrated by Herbert Paus
- Volume 1 of 2
My spelling : grade eight
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3252
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.124
- Call Number
- 372.42 YOA v.2
- Contributor
- Chapman, Frederick
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- Ginn and Company
- Publication Date
- [1942]
- Series
- My spelling
- Physical Description
- 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "s20" -- handwritten and corssed-out on flyleaf, title page and endpaper (front). "Moscrop Junior High School / 4431 Moscrop Street / Burnaby 1, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front) and last page. "621312" -- stamped on endpaper (front and back). "33" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front). "611306" -- stamped on flyleaf and endpaper (back). "601015" -- stamped and crossed-out on flyleaf and endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Spellers
- English language--Orthography and spelling
- Subjects
- Education
- Names
- Moscrop Secondary School
- Notes
- Revised for Canadian schools
- Includes index.
- Author's given name and date: Yoakam, Gerald A. (Gerald Alan), 1887-
- Author's given name and date: Daw, Seward E. (Seward Emerson), 1886-.
- "Illustrated by Frederick Chapman
- Volume 2 of 2
Robbins mammoth collection of world famous songs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6627
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.38.14
- Call Number
- 784.8 FRE
- Contributor
- Frey, Hugo, 1873-1952
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Robbins Music Corp.
- Publication Date
- c1942
- Series
- Mammoth series No. 2
- Physical Description
- 224 p. ; 30 cm.
- Inscription
- "Alabama Lullaby 14 I Love You Truly 20 xHome on the Range 64 Dark Eyes 76 Believe Me If All Those Endearing Y Ch 82 Two Guitars ? Abide with Me. 119 Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming 196 Beautiful Dreamer 198 Jean W.T.L.B.H. 208 The Band Played On" [handwritten in pencil on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Songbooks
- Songs, English
- Notes
- "Over 225 songs and choruses"--t.p.
Laurence J. Peter family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88409
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Laurence J. Peter family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one Share Certificate for the Lochdale Co Operative Association.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Laurence J. Peter family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- 2013-29
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one Share Certificate for the Lochdale Co Operative Association.
- History
- In 1941, Laurence J. Peter began his career as an industrial arts teacher at Lord Tweedsmeer High School in Cloverdale, after an illness kept him out of World War II. It was here that he met his future wife, Nancy M. Bailey, who was the vice principal of the school. The couple married in 1943 and made their way to Burnaby in 1947 after purchasing a one-acre lot in Burnaby from Mr. Wright for $1,000. When the couple purchased this lot, Nancy was teaching English at Burnaby South High School, while Laurence was teaching Woodwork at New Haven Borstal Home for Boys in the Provincial Corrections system. The lot was located in the historic neighbourhood of Lozell’s at 7229 Lougheed Highway and was renumbered to 7449 Lougheed in 1958. Laurence and Nancy had four children, two boys (John and Ted) and two girls (Alice and Margaret). When they first purchased the lot, they built a small house where they lived with their eldest son, John, until the completion of a larger house in 1949. Their second son, Ted, was born a few weeks before the completion of the larger house and was brought into the new home from the hospital. Their daughters were born over the next few years. Laurence and Nancy had built the larger house using a technique of peeled plywood core logs. Laurence and his cousin, Hewton Peter, who owned the lot next door, designed and built a machine to build exterior walls for their houses using plywood cores. In 1947, plywood cores were turned (peeled) down to six inches in diameter and then discarded to be chipped for the pulp industry. To build the house, the cores were splined together and stood on end making a vertical log house. Only three houses were ever built using their invention. The three-bedroom, one-bathroom house was completed in October 1949. The exterior of the house was never painted, just brushed with linseed oil. The traffic of the Lougheed Highway was not heard inside the house due to the six-inch walls and was very economical to heat in the snowy winters of the 1950s. Over the years, the couple worked on finishing the interior of the house, which included an intricately carved eight-foot-wide oak mantelpiece carved by Laurence. Parts of the mantel were reclaimed from the demolished old Hotel Vancouver and cobblestones reclaimed from the interurban tracks were used for the fireplace and stonework around the property. The family raised goats for milk and chickens for eggs and maintained a large vegetable garden and fruit trees on the property. When the goats and chickens were not needed anymore, Laurence slaughtered them for meat which they stored in a freezer at the Lochdale Co-operative until they were ready to consume them. The family was actively involved in the Burnaby community with Laurence and Nancy taking part in local politics and community activities and their children participating in Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and music lessons. All four children graduated from Burnaby North High School, and in 1970, Ted and Alice completed their studies at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). They worked at local jobs in the community, including building the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. Laurence moved on to take a position as a Mental Health Coordinator (Special Counselor) in the Vancouver School System, and in 1959, Nancy joined the staff at the newly opened Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School as a math teacher, later becoming the head of the Mathematics Department. The couple continued their education at summer school at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, where Nancy completed her Master's Degree in 1964 and Laurence his Doctoral degree in 1963. Laurence joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 and later received the WSU Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980. The couple separated in 1965 and Laurence moved to California in 1966 to teach at the University of Southern California. Laurence became widely famous in 1969, after the publication of his bestselling book, "The Peter Principle," which has been translated into more than 38 languages. Following this publication, he went on to author eight more books and published several texts in the field of ‘Prescriptive Teaching’. He died on January 12, 1990, at the age of 70 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, and is honoured with a plaque as part of the Literary Landmarks program of the Vancouver Public Library located at the Metro Theatre, 1370 Marine Drive. Nancy continued to teach at Burnaby South, until her retirement in 1978 after 30 years as head of the Mathematics Department at Burnaby Central. She was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society for many years. She passed away in Nanaimo near her family on April 21, 2013, at the age of 97.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Peter, Laurence J.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS186-001
Correspondence - Way Sang Yuen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9555
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949-1970
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various documents including letters of correspondence from Hong Kong addressed to "Way Sang Yuen" / "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" with the content of the letter written in Cantonese as well as a three page document with letterhead which reads: "HEATLEY TRADING COMPANY LTD. / WHOLESA…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of various documents including letters of correspondence from Hong Kong addressed to "Way Sang Yuen" / "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" with the content of the letter written in Cantonese as well as a three page document with letterhead which reads: "HEATLEY TRADING COMPANY LTD. / WHOLESALE TOBACCONISTS & CONFECTIONERS / 77 PENDER STREET / VANCOUVER, B.C." and the body of the documents written in both Cantonese and English and an invoice/receipt from "CHINA DAILY NEWS".
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.389
- Date
- 1949-1970
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Exercises in literary appreciation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5972
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV014.21.3
- Call Number
- 820.9 WOO
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- viii, 295 p., xliv : ill. : 18 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English literature--Study and teaching
- Criticism
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates: Wood, Frederick T. (Frederick Thomas), 1905-1967.
Wanda and Tadik on their wedding day
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77718
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- Septmeber 19, 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy's godchild Wanda and her husband Tadik on their wedding day.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- Septmeber 19, 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 8 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-007
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Eugenia “Jenny” (Haresomovych) (Carman) Nagy's godchild Wanda and her husband Tadik on their wedding day.
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Weddings
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on album page reads: "grannie's godchild Wanda + Tadik 19 IX 48"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph [not in English]
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Mum's God child Wanda + Tadik"
Images
Interview with David Skulski
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19606
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, at…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (80 min., 38 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (80 min., 38 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: David Skulski Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 6 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 80 min., 38 sec. Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Murray "David" Skulski conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00:00 – 00:22:22 David Skulski provides biographical information about himself. He talks about his childhood experiences growing up, attending school in New Westminster and Burnaby and Hebrew school in Vancouver. David recalls his early experiences in music, instruments that he played and describes some of his Jewish family traditions. 00:22:23 – 00:49:57 David talks about his experiences studying music at university and following his passion as a musician and oboist. He recalls his experiences of working with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC Orchestra, Vancouver Society for Early Music, the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra, other musical ensembles and venues where he’s performed. 00:49:58 – 01:00:00 David talks about living in Burnaby in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. David describes some his experiences playing traditional music from different countries. 01:01:01 – 01:14:15 David comments on the changes that he’s seen in Burnaby over the years, some of his favourite places, activities, cultural amenities and development on the Fraser River. David talks about the Jewish community in Burnaby, his involvement with the Peretz Centre and examples of Jewish cuisine. 01:14:16 – 01:20:38 David talks about Yiddish being his first language, his language studies in Lithuania, the roots of the language and provides some examples of speaking Yiddish.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Murray "David" Skulski was born in 1942 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan and moved to British Columbia with his parents in 1948. Skulski and his family settled in New Westminster before moving to Burnaby in the late 1950's. Skulski took piano lessons at an early age and began playing obo while attending junior high school in New Westminster. In 1960 at the age of 17 years, Skulski began performing with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as solo English horn and is the youngest player to ever be employed with the VSO. In 1991, Skulski started playing with the Vancouver Folk Orchestra and was the conductor between 1997 and 2004. Skulski has been the principal oboe player in many orchestras. In 1968, Skulski founded the Hortulani Musicae; in 1970, he founded the Vancouver Society for Early Music and in 1983 he founded Harmonie, an ensemble concentrating in classical wind music. In 2003, Skulski became president of the Pertez Centre for Secular Jewish Culture. In 2005, Skulski became principal oboist of the Philharmonic Orchestra and the Burnaby Symphony Orchestra and between 2009 and 2019 he was the principal oboist for the Pilgrim Orchestra under Pilwon Suk. David has served as president of the Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture and since 2022, he’s served on the board of the Vancouver Chamber Music Society. Skulski has taught summer courses in Renaissance music in Austria (1972-1979), has been a music resident at Simon Fraser University (1973-1976), has lectured on the history of musical instruments at SFU and UBC and in 2008 began teaching at the Pacific Coast School of Music, Richmond School of Music and Oakridge Music Studios. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Foods
- Music
- Musical Instruments
- Occupations - Musicians
- Performances - Concerts
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Burnaby Symphony Orchestra
- Burnaby South High School
- Burquest
- Skulski, Murray "David"
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
- Vancouver Society for Early Music
- Peretz Centre
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake
- Deer Lake Park
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
Interview with David Skulski, [1948-2023] (interview content), interviewed 6 Jul. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/Hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0010_003.mp3
Three children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77694
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 20, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified children.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 20, 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 8 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-006
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three unidentified children.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph [not in English]
- Date is noted on album page
Images
Walter Yanko and Olga Hryn sunbathing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77758
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of sunbathers, including Walter Yanko and Olga Hryn. They look to be at English Bay in Stanley Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-031
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of sunbathers, including Walter Yanko and Olga Hryn. They look to be at English Bay in Stanley Park.
- Names
- Yanko, Walter
- Hryn, Olga
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "1947 / Walter Yanko / Olga Hryn"
- Note in black ink on album page reads: "1947 / Walter Yanko / Olga Hryn"
Images
At English Bay
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77760
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko and his friend Joe Krawchuk crouched in front of three unidentified men at English Bay in Stanley Park.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1947
- Collection/Fonds
- Yanko family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Material Details
- Secured to album page with photo corners
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 545-032
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-09
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Ivan Yanko and his friend Joe Krawchuk crouched in front of three unidentified men at English Bay in Stanley Park.
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Beaches
- Names
- Yanko, John Ivan
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note written on album page reads: "English Bay 1947 / John Joe Krawchuk"
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "1947'
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Dad / friend Joe Krawchuk "
Images
Science and progress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5481
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- English, H. O.
- et al.
- Edition
- First ed.
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 373.3 ENG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3424
- Call Number
- 373.3 ENG
- Edition
- First ed.
- Author
- English, H. O.
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent and Sons (Canada) Limited
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Wrigley Printing
- Physical Description
- Textbook "Science & Progress", by H.O. English , T. B. Edwards, D. M. Flather, W.C. Ozard and J.A. Spragge ( all teachers in BC schools), published by J.M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Limited. "Made in British Columbia, Canada By Wrigley Printing Company Limited, Vancouver.", copyright , Canada 1947. The book has blue cloth covers and is 14.5 cm wide by 20 cm high and 3.5 cm thick, 711 pages with the last page torn out. Locally produced BC school textbook.
- Inscription
- "Bill R__" and various numbers [handwritten on front pastedown] "Grace Kellie Turn in all experiments Rm. 6 B. R. Edna-Gace Kellie Lois Van Horne" [handwritten in pencil and ink on page opposing front pastedown] [handwritten notes and underlined passages throughout book, chiefly in pencil] "Downtown at noon. I have to go to Agnes'" [handwritten on back endpapers] [various scribbles and notes, including 15 barely legible names and page 203-404 handwritten in pencil on page opposing back pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Textbooks
- Notes
- "By H. O. English, T. B. Edwards, D. M. Flather, W. C. Ozard, J. A. Spragge"--t.p.