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- Burnaby Community Heritage Commission 1
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- Green, George, 1872-1955 1
- Hall, Newton Marshall, 1865-1926 1
- Hardy, Robina F. 1
- Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman, 1843-1930 1
- Lam, Gee Chung 1
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921- 2
- Melrose, Andrew, 1860-1928 1
The Book of Life Volume Two ; Bible heroes, pioneers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2481
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.23.22
- Call Number
- 220 HAL v.2
- Edition
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Ill.
- Publisher
- John Rudin & Company Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1925
- Physical Description
- 487 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Inscription
- Signed by "W.W ---" -- handwritten in ink on the first page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible--Study and teaching
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Heroes, hero worship and the heroic in history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3109
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
- Publication Date
- c1892
- Call Number
- 824.8 CAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.76
- Call Number
- 824.8 CAR
- Author
- Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- A. L. Burt, Publisher
- Publication Date
- c1892
- Physical Description
- 302, [5] p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W 63", in pen inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "John Williamson / Vancouver B.C. / 4th Sept 1912", handwritten in pencil on front endpaper "F d grant", handwritten in purple pencil? on front endpaper, crossed out in pencil
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Notes
- frontispiece only
Heroes of land and sea : selected from the works of Sir Henry Newbolt
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary272
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.24
- Call Number
- 920.02 NEW
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- William Clowes and Sons, Limited
- Physical Description
- ix, 177 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "D" [handwritten in black ink on front cover] "H" [handwritten in black ink on back cover] "H Ray" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Herbert Davidson" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "Heritage Village S3 x" [handwritten in black ink on white label pasted onto contents page] Various drawings with captions and poems handwritten in pencil or black ink on every blank page, including the title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Heroes--Great Britain
- Adventure stories
- Biography
On heroes, hero worship, and the heroic in history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary556
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Call Number
- 824.8 CAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.5.15
- Call Number
- 824.8 CAR
- Author
- Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Humphrey Milford
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Series
- The World's Classics
- Printer
- William Clowes and Sons, Limited
- Physical Description
- 245, 8 p.
- Inscription
- "10", circled, in pencil inside front cover "C.G. MacKenzie"?, handwritten in black ink on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
The royal treasury of story and song : part vi : tales that are told
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1829
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.4
- Call Number
- 398.22 ROY
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- vi, 288 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "25" [written in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Heroes
- Mythology
- Readers (Elementary)
- Juvenile fiction
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
activities when we moved to Lochdale,
sO we got together and built a
horseshoe pitch for ourselves, too.
You did your own things those days.
I recall the first aircraft I ever saw. It
was a biplane, with a pusher motor - a
float plane. It had pilots, heroes of
World War I in the RAF. They came
in on the dock
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
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
- 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.
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Digital Books
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
great rivalry between the
Vancouver Lacrosse Club and the New Westminster Salmonbellies and the fans of each
team turned out to cheer for their heroes. To transport the rooters to the games when they
held in New Westminster’s Queens Park, the B.C. Electric Company sent out “lacrosse
specials” from
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Contributor
- Friends of Interurban 1223
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Printer
- City of Burnaby Printshop
- Physical Description
- 91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Name Access
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Notes
- Editor : Pixie McGeachie
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Digital Books
honour roll
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact47246
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV004.54.1
- Description
- Roll of Honor [sic]; 1916; Burnaby; large wooden tripartate frame with typed lists of names in each panel; left list "Burnaby Roll of Honour / Dec. 1915"; centre list "Dec. 1915 May 1916"; right list "May 1916"; watercolour images of war at top of each list; "The Great War" on brass plaque bottom centre.
- Object History
- Honour rolls that recognize individuals that serve in the time of war have been used by communities throughout Canada and the Commonwealth as a traditional act of remembrance. These memorials consist of a list of veterans that is compiled to ensure that names of all service men and women are included, with their rank and service acknowledged. The "Heroic Dead" have been traditionally marked on Canadian honour rolls with the addition of a cross and/or maple leaf beside the honoured name. Typically this sombre memorial is crafted in traditional style using calligraphy for the names listed on the "tablets" and native woods and brass for the frame materials. Burnaby has a proud history of men and women who served by volunteering for active service. The community honoured its war heroes during World War I with an impressive Honour Roll crafted by civic staff and dedicated at the former Municipal Hall at Edmonds on July 14, 1916. The intention of this memorial was to "keep the record bright before the people of the municipality". At the conclusion of this war over 1,200 names of service men and women were listed including over 90 "Heroic Dead" who paid the "ultimate sacrifice". The Burnaby Honour Roll remained as an important civic memorial on public display in the old municipal hall and was the focus of many annual Remembrance Day services. It consisted of a wooden frame with three paper "rolls." The Honour Roll unit was removed from the old municipal hall in 1956 when municipal council chambers and offices were relocated to the 4949 Canada Way hall site. It languished in storage and obscurity for decades until being "rediscovered" by a city works crew in 1993 and relocated to Burnaby Village Museum. It was professionally conserved by museum staff and in 2004 was placed in secure storage at the Museum. In 2005, the Heritage Commission approved a project that would provide a World War II Honour Roll to compliment the first one from 1916. The Government of Canada declared 2005 the "Year of the Veteran" so the City decided to create the new World War II honour roll by November 11, 2005 (Accession number X2834). It was determined that no complete Honour Roll of Burnaby's contribution to World War II yet existed. The research and creatin was completed so that both honour rolls could be displayed in City Hall in 2005. The intention was set that both honour rolls would be stored at the Museum and exhibited at City Hall during the month of November as part of the City's commemoration.
- Marks/Labels
- BURNABY / ROLL / OF HONOR", hand lettered in black ink, title at top of first panel. "DEC. 1915"/ May 1916", hand lettered in red ink at top of first panel. "DEC 1915 / MAY 1916", hand lettered in red at top of second panel. "MAY 1916", handlettered at top of third panel. "Designed by John Dunlop", handlettered in lower left corner of first panel "Compiled by Jack Browne", handlettered in lower right corner of first panel "THE GREAT WAR", etched into brass plaque in centre of bottom frame cross bar
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Images
Documents
honour roll
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X2834
- Description
- Roll of Honor for soldiers in World War II who came from Burnaby; large wooden tripartate frame with typed lists of names in each panel. "Burnaby Roll of Honour World War II". The honour roll and frame was made in 2005 by the request of the Heritage Commission.
- Object History
- Honour rolls that recognize individuals that serve in the time of war have been used by communities throughout Canada and the Commonwealth as a traditional act of remembrance. These memorials consist of a list of veterans that is compiled to ensure that names of all service men and women are included, with their rank and service acknowledged. The "Heroic Dead" have been traditionally marked on Canadian honour rolls with the addition of a cross and/or maple leaf beside the honoured name. Typically this sombre memorial is crafted in traditional style using calligraphy for the names listed on the "tablets" and native woods and brass for the frame materials. Burnaby has a proud history of men and women who served by volunteering for active service. The community honoured its war heroes during World War I with an impressive Honour Roll crafted by civic staff and dedicated at the former Municipal Hall at Edmonds on July 14, 1916. The intention of this memorial was to "keep the record bright before the people of the municipality". At the conclusion of this war over 1,200 names of service men and women were listed including over 90 "Heroic Dead" who paid the "ultimate sacrifice". The Burnaby Honour Roll (BV004.54.1) remained as an important civic memorial on public display in the old municipal hall and was the focus of many annual Remembrance Day services. It consisted of a wooden frame with three paper "rolls."
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Images
Documents
stereograph card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79937
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3066
- Description
- Stereograph card produced by Keystone View Company. It is of a picture titled "18097 - Tired, Hungry Frenchmen - Heroes of the Trenches Retiring for a Rest After Hours of Ceaseless Fighting.". There is a detailed description about the picture on the back of the card.
- Maker
- Keystone View Company
- Country Made
- United States of America
Images
stereograph card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80007
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3112
- Description
- Stereograph card produced by Underwood and Underwood Publishers. It is of a picture titled " One of Her Majesty's Heroes who fell at the front - Wynberg Hospital, Cape Town, South/ Africa. Copyright 1900 by Underwood & Underwood". The title is repeated on the back of the card in six different languages.
Images
stereograph card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80021
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3127
- Description
- Stereograph card produced by Underwood and Underwood Publishers. It is of a picture titled "Her Majesty's Heroes marching into Colesberg, S.A. after the Boers retreat, Dec, 31st./ Copyright 1901 by Underwood & Underwood". The title is repeated on the back of the card in six different languages.
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The story of the Bible for boys and girls
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1592
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3911.1
- Call Number
- 220 HUR
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- The John C. Winston Company
- Publication Date
- 1903
- Physical Description
- viii, 238 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bible
- Bible history
- Notes
- "Giving in connected form the principal facts of the Bible, the lives and adventures of its heroes, wih the most remarkable and interesting scenes in its history. Collected and retold in simple Bible language for children." -- title page
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1179
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282877
- Call Number
- 971.1 PRI COPY 1
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
- Publication Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Moore family
- Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Pioneers
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.
- Signed by the author.
- 2 copies held : copy 1.
Digital Books
Alexander MacKay : missionary hero of Uganda
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary257
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Melrose, Andrew, 1860-1928
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Publication Date
- 1893
- Call Number
- 266.92 MEL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.8
- Call Number
- 266.92 MEL
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Author
- Melrose, Andrew, 1860-1928
- Contributor
- Wilson, T. C.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- The Sunday School Union
- Publication Date
- 1893
- Series
- Splendid lives series
- Printer
- Morrison and Gibb Limited
- Physical Description
- 144 p. : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village S3 h" [handwritten in black ink on white label stuck to front pastedown. "S3 h" is crossed out] "For Dear Philly from Mr. and Mrs. Minsh_ll [Minshull] 21st Dec 1894" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper] "144 Pages 5/8" thick C to C" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Missionaries--Uganda
- Missions--Uganda
- Biography
- Notes
- "By the author of 'The Story of Stanley'" --title page
- "Fifteenth thousand" --t.p.
- "Preface to second edition by the Rev. T.C. Wilson" --p.7
Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9681
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The digital video tells the story of Gee Lam’s childhood experience of growing up in the Vancouver’s East End neighbourhood known as Strathcona. His story revolved around his father’s friend Harry Con who was a community activist in the Strathcona neighbourhood, as well as a volunteer “spy” for the…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (7 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- The digital video tells the story of Gee Lam’s childhood experience of growing up in the Vancouver’s East End neighbourhood known as Strathcona. His story revolved around his father’s friend Harry Con who was a community activist in the Strathcona neighbourhood, as well as a volunteer “spy” for the Canadian Armed forces in World War 2. Gee shares his personal life lessons learned from “uncle Harry” regarding the importance of standing up and fighting for what is right. Harry’s community contribution had embodied Martin Luther King’s social activist principles: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” In the eyes of Gee, Harry Con was an exemplary who modeled an old Chinese proverb: “Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown. To enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one’s predecessors.” Harry’s life of selfless contributions in shaping the Vancouver Chinese community will impact generations to come. This is a story that needs to be told to the next generation to encourage them to respect and remember that the benefits of a thriving community is derived from both past and present continuous collaborations for paving long term beneficial outcomes for everyone.
- History
- Gee Lam immigrated from Hong Kong and grew up in the Strathcona neighbourhood that was adjacent to Vancouver’s Chinatown. He is a long-time resident of Burnaby. He has lived in North Burnaby with his wife since 1985. He attended Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Burnaby campus and graduated in 1983. He obtained his M.Ed. in 2013 from SFU. He worked as a research assistant and workshop facilitator on the Elders’ Digital Storytelling project. He currently works at SFU’s Teaching and Learning Centre on top of Burnaby Mountain.
- Creator
- Lam, Gee Chung
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Lam, Gee Chung
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Video
Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story, 2016
Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story, 2016
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2016_0037_0012_001.mp4