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Improvements to be Carried Out on Graham Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport71362
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735894
- Meeting Date
- 2-Aug-1920
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 735894
- Meeting Date
- 2-Aug-1920
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Land Sale Agreements (a) E 1/2 Lot 6, Block 19, DL 116 S to A.E. King (b) Lot 8, Blocks 6aand 15a , DL 97 to Clement Houldsworth (c) Lots 25, 26, 7, Block 14, DL 189 to Wm. Graham (d) Lot 15, Block 11, DL 76 to Duncan K and Celeste Banning (e) Lots 30, 31 and 32, Block 5, DL 187 to Joseph E. Stumph (f) Lots 16 and 17, SD A, Blocks 3/4 DL 88 to Louis Bovet (g) Lots 9 and 10, Block 24, DL 189 to Edward and E.F. Henderson (h) Lot 7, Block 37, DL 189 to Fred M. Riley (i) Lots 29 to 31 and 33 to 35, Block 71, DL 218 to Henrietta M. Holdom (j) Lot 14 to Lot 18 inc. Block 5, DL 94 N. to Ernest Hitchin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport66871
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57805
- Meeting Date
- 14-May-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 57805
- Meeting Date
- 14-May-1928
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Recommendation re Easement of Ditch on Graham Avenue to 15th Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport69033
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60072
- Meeting Date
- 9-Oct-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 60072
- Meeting Date
- 9-Oct-1922
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Audels carpenters and builders guide #4 : a practical illustrated trade assistant on modern construction for carpenters, joiners, builders, mechanics, and all wood workers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3670
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV000.3.3
- Call Number
- 694 GRA
- 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-
Air service boys flying for victory, or bombing the last German stronghold
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3448
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Beach, Charles Amory
- Publication Date
- c1920
- Call Number
- 813.5 BEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.13.9
- Call Number
- 813.5 BEA
- Author
- Beach, Charles Amory
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Publisher
- World Syndicate
- Publication Date
- c1920
- Printer
- Commercial Bookbinding
- Physical Description
- iv, 218 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Many Happy Returns / To: Hugh Graham Jr. / From: Blue Devil", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- Frontispiece only
![Canadian Ophthalmic College, [1920] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/1974_0005_0011_001.jpg?width=280)
Canadian Ophthalmic College
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription910
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaf…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaffie. Second row; J. Munro, T.H. Dick, G.S. Pringle, W.G. Maybee "Principal" and below it "E. Bind Assist." (largest photograph); E. Boyaner, I.R. Higgins, D.B. Curtis. Third row; V.M. Young, F.G. Smith, W.L. Wells, E.W. Watt, W.D. Graham, A.R. Hopkins. Fourth row; O.T. Walker, E.E. Miller, R.A. Burke, J.E. Hamilton, H.A. Smith, H.L. McDiarmid; "Freeland".
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Subjects
- Occupations
- Occupations - Teachers
- Accession Code
- HV974.5.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1920]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 200
- Scan Date
- 01-May-2019
Images
![Canadian Ophthalmic College, [1920] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/1974_0005_0011_001.jpg)
The Canadian readers : book II
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3631
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.3.14
- Call Number
- 428.2 CAN 1927
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- T. Nelson & Sons
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1927
- Series
- Canadian readers
- Physical Description
- vi, 160 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "Robert Graham Lister-Kelvin Schools" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Notes
- "Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia" --t.p.
Elementary algebra for schools containing a full treatment of graphs, with answers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3627
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- New ed., rev. and enl.
- Publication Date
- 1925
- Call Number
- 512 HAL 1907
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV994.3.10
- Call Number
- 512 HAL 1907
- Edition
- New ed., rev. and enl.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1925
- Printer
- Robert Maclehose and Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- viii, 516 p. : diagrs. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "Margaret Springate" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in faded black ink on front endpaper] "May Graham Div 13" [handwritten in faded black ink on front endpaper] "Nixon's Book Store New Westminster, B.C." [stamped in faded purple ink on back endpaper] Study notes written on back endpaper in blue ink.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Mathematics--Historical texts
- Algebra
- Mathematics--Textbooks
- Notes
- Author's given name and dates: Hall, H. S. (Henry Sinclair), 1848-1934
- Author's given name: Knight, S. R. (Samuel Ratcliffe)
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82116
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1850-1983]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1850-1983]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and William Cowper, newspaper clippings, and a New Testament.
- History
- Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill was born in Burnaby on July 31, 1893, to Marian (nee Berkeley) and Bernard Richard Hill. Marian was born in London, England. Bernard Hill, born in Bengal, India, in 1858 to Sir Richard Hill and Jane Ann (nee Rollinson) where his father worked for the East Indian Railway, was one of the early inhabitants of Burnaby. Despite their years of training as engineers, Bernard, along with his brother, Louis Claude Hill, became strawberry farmers and owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and halfway around Deer Lake. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. Bernard also served as a Burnaby trustee and as councilor of Burnaby in 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1909. Bernard and Marian had four children: A. Claude (born in England around 1885, married Marion “Mamie”), Frank L., Winnifred “Winnie” L., and Gerry. Gerry attended Miss Harriet Woodward’s kindergarten class, and went on to Edmonds School with Miss Ellen Lister as his teacher. He later went to Central High School in New Westminster, often on horseback. Gerry served in World War I, signing his recruitment papers on November 9, 1914. When he returned home, he worked felling trees, then as an apprentice surveyor and finally as a carpenter. His father, Bernard, died in Burnaby on March 27, 1939, at the age of 80. Bernard's brother, Louis, was one of the first members elected to the Burnaby council and served in 1892, 1893, 1894, and again from 1909-1910. Louis, born in 1860, married Annie Sarah Kendrick (born in 1896) and they moved to the Burnaby Lake area in the early 1890s. Together they had one child, Katherine “Kitty” Maude, born in 1898. The first Hill family home, “Brookfield,” was sold around 1907 and the family moved to their new home, “Broadview,” which was also built in the vicinity of Deer Lake. Kitty, their only child, married William “Bob” John Peers in 1925 and they went on to have three children: Robert C.K., Barbara (later Barbara Jeffrey), and Anne (later Anne Latham). Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal was born in 1897 in the United States to Louisa Sophia (nee Jones) and Herbert P. Vidal. Louisa Vidal (1871-1943) was a descendent of Jones of Exeter of England and the House of Llanio Cardigan of Wales. Herbert Vidal (1868-1934)’s father was Alexander Vidal (1819-1906). Alexander Vidal, born in Brocknell, England, immigrated to Upper Canada in 1835 and later served as a senator of Canada from 1873 to 1906. He married Catherine Louisa Wright, the daughter of Capt. William Elliot Wright. Both of Charlotte’s parents, Louisa and Herbert, were born in Ontario. Charlotte Vidal was sister to Dorothy Kate and Alexander E. E. Vidal. Gerry Hill (aged 27) and Charlotte E. Vidal (aged 23) married on September 28, 1920, in Vancouver. Gerry built a house for him and his wife about a thousand feet from his parents’ home. He also bought property at Yellow Point on Vancouver Island around this time. By the early 1930s, Gerry had moved to Yellow Point permanently and begun building the Yellow Point Lodge. Gerry and Charlotte bore three children: David, Lesley C. (born in 1929), and Gerald. Gerry was later remarried to Elizabeth (nee Holen) and had one child: Richard Grant McEwan Hill, born in Ladysmith. Lesley married M. Clarke and had two boys: Roy and Graham. She later married B. Durban and had four boys: Patrick, Michael, Gary, and Grant. Charlotte died on February 11, 1984, at the age of 87. Gerry died on January 30, 1988, in Ladysmith at the age of 93.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Hill Family
- Vidal family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 550, MSS176
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
- 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
- 1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
- History
- Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Migration
- Occupations - Teachers
- Occupations - Grocers
- Organizations
- Organizations - Business Associations
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Names
- Toy, Christina
- Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
- Babey, Beverley
- Canada Way Food Market
- Fraser Merchants' Association
- Responsibility
- Fong, Denise
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4694 Canada Way
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Related Material
- See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3