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Alvin Burtch subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58348
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923-1953
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Alvin Burtch subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 1 photograph
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-02
- BHS1993-12
- BHS1995-07
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of textual records pertaining to Alvin Burtch's house in Burnaby, a newspaper clipping, and photograph of Burtch in his BCER uniform.
- History
- Alvin Burtch was a British Columbia Electric Railway conductor who drove for the BCER for 38 years, 30 of those years on the Burnaby Lake Line. He was the driver for the line's final run in 1953, his 37th year of service. Burtch had a daughter named Hazel Cunningham, who grew up in Burnaby and married Friends of the Carousel member Harry Sumner.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Burtch, Alvin
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- MSS067, PC493
![Boy at garden gate, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-346.jpg?width=280)
Boy at garden gate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36888
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy standing at a garden gate with two bags. This may be one of Alice and George A. Grant's four sons: William (Bill), George, Heriot (Harry), or Alastair.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-346
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a boy standing at a garden gate with two bags. This may be one of Alice and George A. Grant's four sons: William (Bill), George, Heriot (Harry), or Alastair.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Boy at garden gate, [192-?] (date of original), copied 1992 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/315/315-346.jpg)
![Burnaby Lake School, [1925] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-458.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Lake School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39139
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students at "Miss Harry's" private school at Burnaby Lake. Harriet Woodward and her sister, Maude, ran a school and a post office out of their home for many years and were early residents of the area. Identified in the photograph are: Harriet Woodward who is standing to the far right…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 12 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 477-458
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2007-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of students at "Miss Harry's" private school at Burnaby Lake. Harriet Woodward and her sister, Maude, ran a school and a post office out of their home for many years and were early residents of the area. Identified in the photograph are: Harriet Woodward who is standing to the far right at the top of the stairs (with white shirt), her mother Julia Woodward beside her (with black shirt) and her sister Maude Woodward, standing to the far left (with striped shirt). In the second row standing first on the left is Molly Lamb Boback. The rest are unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Street Address
- 5195 Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Burnaby Lake School, [1925] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/477/477-458.jpg)
Burnaby Police Commission correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65622
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Commission correspondence (most of which is addressed to H.S. Bate).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS143-009
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Commission correspondence (most of which is addressed to H.S. Bate).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Police Commission meeting minutes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65620
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Commission meeting minutes.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS143-007
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Commission meeting minutes.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Police Department monthly reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65619
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Item is a booklet of Burnaby Police Department monthly reports written by the Chief Constable to the Reeve and Police Commissioners.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 booklet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS143-006
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a booklet of Burnaby Police Department monthly reports written by the Chief Constable to the Reeve and Police Commissioners.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Police Department monthly reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65621
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Department monthly reports written by the Chief Constable to the Reeve and Police Commissioners.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS143-008
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Department monthly reports written by the Chief Constable to the Reeve and Police Commissioners.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Police Department reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65623
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Department reports on police operations including collection of fines, tenders received for police uniforms and charges accepted.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1924-1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS143-010
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Burnaby Police Department reports on police operations including collection of fines, tenders received for police uniforms and charges accepted.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Buy Bonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65618
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1, 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 poster
- Scope and Content
- Item is a poster requesting Burnaby residents to "Buy Bonds" offered in $500.00 and $1,000.00 denominations. The poster includes a map of Burnaby and its surrounds as well as assessment and debenture debit statistics.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1, 1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 poster
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS143-005
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a poster requesting Burnaby residents to "Buy Bonds" offered in $500.00 and $1,000.00 denominations. The poster includes a map of Burnaby and its surrounds as well as assessment and debenture debit statistics.
- Media Type
- Graphic Material
The Canadian boy's annual : 1920
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3611
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Johnston, Harry H.
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Call Number
- 810.8 CAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV998.18.1
- Call Number
- 810.8 CAN
- Author
- Johnston, Harry H.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Cassell
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Physical Description
- vii, 232 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "Leonard G. Hornett Port Alberni" [written in black ink] "Christmas 1919-1920" [written in pencil underneath "Port Alberni"] "275" [written in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's literature
- Children's stories
- Short stories
- Gift books
- Periodicals
- Object History
- Purchased by Colin Stevens from the seller.
- Notes
- "Containing stories and articles by Sir Harry H. Johnston, G.G.M.G., Frank H. Shaw, D.H. Parry, Richard Kearton, T.C. Bridges, Captain Gilson, S. Walkey, R.S. Warren Bell, Eric Wook, Percy F. Westerman, H. Mortimer Batten, Captain Oswald Dallas, and many others" -- t.p.
- "With a large number of Illustrations in Colour and Black-and-White" -- t.p.
Images
![Central Park, [1921] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-018.jpg?width=280)
Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65785
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Willie James Field, his wife Laura Tonkin (Field) and brother to Laura, Charles Henry (Harry) Tonkin in their car at the entrance to Central Park. The Central Park arch is prominent in the photograph. In 1921 the family drove in this car from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to Burnaby and in …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a sepia photograph that is permanently adhered to black paper at verso
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Willie James Field, his wife Laura Tonkin (Field) and brother to Laura, Charles Henry (Harry) Tonkin in their car at the entrance to Central Park. The Central Park arch is prominent in the photograph. In 1921 the family drove in this car from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan to Burnaby and in 1925 they lived across the street from the park on Patterson Avenue.
- Subjects
- Structures - Arches
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Central Park
- Imperial Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Central Park, [1921] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-018.jpg)
Certificate of Membership
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98690
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Scope and Content
- Item is the certificate of membership for Harry Stanley Bate to the Northwest Association Sheriffs and Police for the year ending July 21, 1926. The certificate is signed and sealed and dated August 5, 1925.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925
- Collection/Fonds
- Harry Stanley Bate fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 certificate
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS143-011
- Accession Number
- 2022-26
- Scope and Content
- Item is the certificate of membership for Harry Stanley Bate to the Northwest Association Sheriffs and Police for the year ending July 21, 1926. The certificate is signed and sealed and dated August 5, 1925.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
The Congdon music primer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3857
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Congdon, C. H., 1856-1928
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Call Number
- 782 CON
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.55.12
- Call Number
- 782 CON
- Edition
- Canadian ed.
- Author
- Congdon, C. H., 1856-1928
- Place of Publication
- Winnipeg, Man.
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage & Co. Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1928
- Physical Description
- 1 score (64 p.) ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- The Congdon Music Primer / Canadian Edition / Wm Balmer Regina Normal Room A
- "13, 17, 38, 39, 46, 53" - written in ink, endpapers (front)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's songs
- Notes
- Includes index.
- The author's full name and dates: Congdon, C. H. (Charles Harris), 1856-1928.
Division 14 at Kingsway West School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36032
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm mounted on heavyweight drawing paper
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Division 14 at Kingsway West School standing in four rows on the front steps of the school building with their teacher (Miss) Annie Forrest (standing to the right). The student are, top row (l to r); Alfred Peacock, Al Harris, Howard Griffiths, Alfred Younger, Jack Pickwell, Gordon Ol…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- B. Keisler subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 16 cm mounted on heavyweight drawing paper
- Material Details
- Some of the students were moving at the time of exposure causing their faces to blur
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 214-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-15
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Division 14 at Kingsway West School standing in four rows on the front steps of the school building with their teacher (Miss) Annie Forrest (standing to the right). The student are, top row (l to r); Alfred Peacock, Al Harris, Howard Griffiths, Alfred Younger, Jack Pickwell, Gordon Oldaker, Harvey Knorr, Jimmy King, James Fraser, Austin Pelton and Robert Ferguson. Second row; Donald McKinnon, Wallace MacMillan, Bobby Featherstone, George Chamberlain, Lorna Wright Gladys Nuttall, Isabel McFadyen, Theresa Soda, Dorothy Barber, Maria Soda and James Murie. Third row; May Ford, Fila Bourach, Winnie Woodward, Doris Faulkner, Irene Vigar, Kathleen Burchell, Dorothy Guthrie, Peggy Pool, Elsie Brown and Patricia Hodgson. Front row; Margaret Mayhew, Dorothy McKenzie, Mildred Rutledge, Marjorie Jackson, Betty Gold, Priscilla Deane, Verna Crane, Audrey Browne, Lillabelle Moore and Gladys Would.
- Subjects
- Occupations - Teachers
- Names
- Kingsway West School
- Forrest, Annie Theresa
- Peacock, Alfred
- Harris, Al
- Griffiths, Howard
- Younger, Alfred
- Pickwell, Jack
- Oldaker, Gordon
- Knorr, Harvey
- King, Jimmy
- Fraser, James
- Pelton, Austin
- Ferguson, Robert
- McKinnon, Donald
- MacMillan, Ronald
- Featherstone, Bobby
- Chamberlain, George
- Wright, Lorna
- Nuttall, Gladys
- McFadyen, Isabel
- Soda, Theresa
- Barber, Dorothy
- Soda, Maria
- Murie, James
- Ford, May
- Bourach, Fila
- Woodward, Winnie
- Faulkner, Doris
- Vigar, Irene
- Burchell, Kathleen
- Guthrie, Dorothy
- Pool, Peggy
- Nykyfork, Elsie Brown
- Hodgson, Patricia
- Mayhew, Margaret
- McKenzie, Dorothy
- Rutledge, Mildred
- Jackson, Marjorie
- Gold, Betty
- Deane, Priscilla
- Crane, Verna
- Browne, Audrey
- Schroyen, Lillabelle Evelyn Moore
- Would, Gladys
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 4800 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Edmonds Baptist Church Senior Boys Club, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-460.jpg?width=280)
Edmonds Baptist Church Senior Boys Club
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35602
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Baptist Church senior boys club on a nature hike. Standing, left to right: Alex Bodley, Bill Astin, Bill Stickle, Arthur Thomson, Cecil Craig, and Joe Harris. Front, left to right: Norman Thomson and Walter Harris. Arthur Thomson was the group leader. Arthur Thomson a…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [192-] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-460
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Edmonds Baptist Church senior boys club on a nature hike. Standing, left to right: Alex Bodley, Bill Astin, Bill Stickle, Arthur Thomson, Cecil Craig, and Joe Harris. Front, left to right: Norman Thomson and Walter Harris. Arthur Thomson was the group leader. Arthur Thomson and Norman Thomson were brothers.
- Subjects
- Organizations
- Names
- Astin, Bill
- Bodley, Alex
- Harris, Walter James Henry
- Craig, Cecil
- Edmonds Baptist Church
- Harris, Joe
- Stickle, Bill
- Thomson, Arthur
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Edmonds Baptist Church Senior Boys Club, [192-] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-460.jpg)
The far west coast
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6751
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV016.40.2
- Call Number
- 971 DEN
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1924
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- ix, 297 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "p. 171 - Nootka Chiefs Maquina Callicum - ?Qualicum?" [handwritten on front pastedown] "Gwynne Harries Compliments of G. J. Spencer 31 May 1946 South America's Story Elsie Spicer Eels. 1931 p. 139 Robt M. McBride + Co. New York Drake, Voyage Sept 1578-Sept 26 1580 Sailed Pacific North to latitude 480 - Canadian Border. Discovered San Francisco harbor" [handwritten on first endpaper] note closed: "Harries Jr. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did S. J. Spencer"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cook, James, 1728-1779
- Oceania--Discovery and exploration
- Pacific Coast
- Northwest Coast of North America
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Author's full name and dates: Denton, Vernon Llewellyn, 1881-1944.
Field family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65767
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] - [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : tiffs ; 600 ppi + 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Field family and their relatives, including the Sandersons, as well as notes used by Thomas Sanderson in preparation of an address he gave in 1934 titled "The Early Development of Our Lumber Industry with Historical Sketches."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] - [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 31 photographs : tiffs ; 600 ppi + 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- 2012-24
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Field family and their relatives, including the Sandersons, as well as notes used by Thomas Sanderson in preparation of an address he gave in 1934 titled "The Early Development of Our Lumber Industry with Historical Sketches."
- History
- William “Willie“ James Field was born to William and Rebecca (Chambers) December of 1881 in England. Laura Tonkin was born to John Charles and Amelia (Johns) February of 1887 in Wales. Her brother, Charles Henry “Harry” was born in 1888. In 1907, Laura Tonkin married Willie James Field. Their first child, Phyllis Laura, was born in 1910. In 1912, the young family of three immigrated to Canada, arriving firstly in Hamilton, Ontario, where Willie James ran a welding business. Both Willie’s youngest brother, Arthur Pearcy, and Laura’s only brother, Charles Henry “Harry”, joined them soon after. The extended family of five then moved west to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. But Arthur Percy soon returned to Hamilton, married Sara Umbach, and had their two children, Arthur and June. Laura and Willie returned to Wales with Phyllis to have their second child, William John “John”, in 1914. War broke out and they were stranded until 1919. Within that time, Harry also returned to England with his bride, Ethyl “Em.” In 1919, the Field and Tonkin families returned to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, before heading out west. Willie James Field or Harry Tonkin owned the Model T-Ford convertible that the extended family travelled west in, arriving in Central Park, Burnaby, around 1921. Amelia and John Charles Tonkin purchased a home on Wilson Avenue where they lived out the rest of their lives. Amelia died on March 6, 1944, at the age of 82. Harry and Em Tonkin bought property on Nelson Avenue and began their family with a son, Roy, who unfortunately, did not survive infancy. He had a sister, Marjorie, born 1927. Willie James and Laura bought property on Patterson Avenue and had two more children: Dorothy, born October 10, 1925, and Robert George, born September 6, 1927. In 1929, June Field was brought out from Ontario as tuberculosis had claimed both her parents. The Mackenzies of Central Park adopted her and she became June Mackenzie at the age of three. Her older brother Arthur stayed in a foster home in Ontario. When June lost both her adoptive parents, Arthur came to Burnaby and he and his sister became a members of the Patterson Avenue Field family. In 1937, Phyllis Field married Gordon John Sanderson, the son of Ellen Jane Garvin and former Burnaby Reeve Thomas Sanderson. William James Field died March 17, 1965, at the age of 83, his wife Laura died in 1968 at the age of 81. William John “John” and Margaret (Begg) Field had their daughter Lorraine in 1941 and Joyce shortly after. Robert George married Edna Schilthelm of Mandy Avenue in Burnaby, and had William George “Bill”, Elizabeth “Betty” Gorrie, Joan Katherine Nash and Susan Carol Hanniford. All live locally, except Joan who lives in Royston.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Field family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 521, MSS168
Gardner Family Chicken Farm
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35614
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Harry Gardner and Sarah Gardner in front of the property they rented for use as a chicken farm. 2604 Fern Avenue was located across from the family home, and for two years the family used it as a fryer chicken and egg farm. The Bonsor recreation centre was later buil…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-472
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of (left to right) Harry Gardner and Sarah Gardner in front of the property they rented for use as a chicken farm. 2604 Fern Avenue was located across from the family home, and for two years the family used it as a fryer chicken and egg farm. The Bonsor recreation centre was later built there after it became the site of Bonsor Park at 6550 Bonsor Avenue.
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Farms
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Fern Avenue
- Bonsor Avenue
- Street Address
- 6550 Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Grant family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36871
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alice Grant and her children. Front, on step: George (sitting) and Alice (standing). Back, left to right: Heriot, Millie and Alastair. The woman on the right is unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1923 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.0 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-329
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Alice Grant and her children. Front, on step: George (sitting) and Alice (standing). Back, left to right: Heriot, Millie and Alastair. The woman on the right is unidentified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Grant family and snowman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36878
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant family with a snowman. Sitting on the roof of a chicken house are Grant brothers; George, Bill and Harry. Their father; George A. Grant is standing on the ground, in front of them with his arm around a large snowman.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-336
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Grant family with a snowman. Sitting on the roof of a chicken house are Grant brothers; George, Bill and Harry. Their father; George A. Grant is standing on the ground, in front of them with his arm around a large snowman.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
