"History of Burnaby" found 24 records

Scope and Content: File consists of an autographed copy of George Green's book entitled "History of Burnaby and Vicinity", as well as various newspaper clippings pertaining to early life in Burnaby as well as to the book and its author.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1947-1955

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Green subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS040-001

Accession Number: BHS1988-14

Scope and Content: File consists of an autographed copy of George Green's book entitled "History of Burnaby and Vicinity", as well as various newspaper clippings pertaining to early life in Burnaby as well as to the book and its author.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Inscription in the book reads: "Presented to Bob Mc[illegible] and Charlie Moore by the Author with his best wishes, / George Green / Burnaby / May 23, 1952"

History of Burnaby Schools project

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62908

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-] (date of original), 1990-1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous papers pertaining to the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools. Included in the file is an inventory list as well as a map of District 41, newspaper clippings and lists of education workers (such as principals…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-] (date of original), 1990-1994

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS103-001

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: File consists of miscellaneous papers pertaining to the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools. Included in the file is an inventory list as well as a map of District 41, newspaper clippings and lists of education workers (such as principals and vice-principals).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

History of Burnaby Schools project

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62925

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1984-1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools. Included in the file is an index list of reference books used in the project, lists of retired superintendents, student enrollment statistics and school distri…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1984-1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS103-017

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools. Included in the file is an index list of reference books used in the project, lists of retired superintendents, student enrollment statistics and school district 41 directories.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Alfred Bingham fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97219

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1971

Collection/Fonds: Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1971

Collection/Fonds: Alfred Bingham fonds

Physical Description: 4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.

Description Level: Fonds

Record No.: MSS142

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.

History: Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.

Media Type: Textual Record; Sound Recording

Creator: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds MSS142

Alfred Bingham papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65602

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1963]

Collection/Fonds: Alfred Bingham fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 9 p. of textual records.

Scope and Content: File consists of Alf Bingham’s “Burnaby where ‘The Bees’ come from”, “History of Burnaby Lake”, and poem “The Emigrant / the Settler (B.C.) Canada … (Author Unknown).”

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1963]

Collection/Fonds: Alfred Bingham fonds

Physical Description: 9 p. of textual records.

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS142-003

Accession Number: 2010-09

Scope and Content: File consists of Alf Bingham’s “Burnaby where ‘The Bees’ come from”, “History of Burnaby Lake”, and poem “The Emigrant / the Settler (B.C.) Canada … (Author Unknown).”

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Alfred Bingham subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57735

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and other materials

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1971

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Alfred Bingham subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and other materials

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.

History: Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: Bingham, Alfred "Alf"

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; MSS001, MSS142, and PC 010

Barnet School History

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62917

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Barnet School History / 1899 - 1974," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: July 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 report

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS103-011

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Barnet School History / 1899 - 1974," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Continutation of title: "... 1899 - 1947"

Burnaby History papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58597

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952-1961

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of reports entitled "The First United Church in Burnaby", "The Story of Burnaby", "History of Burnaby" (2) and "Robert Burnaby" written by High School students, Burnaby's Birthday Celebration programs, as well as a report entitled "Burnaby Diamond Jubilee / Objects and Organization" w…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952-1961

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Robert Prittie subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS086-005

Accession Number: BHS1999-01

Scope and Content: File consists of reports entitled "The First United Church in Burnaby", "The Story of Burnaby", "History of Burnaby" (2) and "Robert Burnaby" written by High School students, Burnaby's Birthday Celebration programs, as well as a report entitled "Burnaby Diamond Jubilee / Objects and Organization" written "Per: Charles M. Defieux / Manager."

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Community Archives Collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97126

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [188-]-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [188-]-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.

History: The Burnaby Historical was founded in 1957. The Historical Society developed its Community Archives by collecting, compiling, and preserving records with historic value to the City of Burnaby. It gathered documents, photographs, and other items while also soliciting and acquiring entire collections or groups of archival records. In 1991, the Society was provided a permanent space to house their growing collection at the Burnaby Village Museum and they continued to grow their holdings. Following the creation of the City of Burnaby Archives in 2001, the Society and the City of Burnaby began discussing the possibility of uniting the two collections. In February 2007, an agreement was signed between the two institutions which resulted in the merger of the Society's Community Archives with the City Archives. All records collected by the Society were transferred into the custody of the City and moved from the Burnaby Village Museum to the City Archives in the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Sound Recording; Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Corporation of the District of Burnaby report

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64458

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 24, 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report

Scope and Content: Item is a Corporation of the District of Burnaby report from the Municipal Treasurer concerning debentures. Included in the report is a brief outline of the financial history of Burnaby as well as eight black and white aerial photographs.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 24, 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries

Physical Description: 1 report

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS118-008

Accession Number: BHS2005-8

Scope and Content: Item is a Corporation of the District of Burnaby report from the Municipal Treasurer concerning debentures. Included in the report is a brief outline of the financial history of Burnaby as well as eight black and white aerial photographs.

Media Type: Textual Record

Early History of Education in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62916

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Early History of Education in Burnaby," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 report

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS103-010

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Early History of Education in Burnaby," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Media Type: Textual Record

History of Hamilton Road School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62924

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "History of Hamilton Road School / 1910 - 1952," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 report

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS103-016

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "History of Hamilton Road School / 1910 - 1952," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Continuation of title: "... 1910 - 1952"

Howard Avenue School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62923

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Howard Avenue School / 1913-1923," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 report

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS103-015

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Howard Avenue School / 1913-1923," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Continuation of title: "... 1913-1923"

Margaret McCallum subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription84

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1906 and 1908]]-1974

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of the E.W. Nicholson Dairy in the Broadview District and May Day, as well as newspaper clippings and pamphlets that include maps and the history of Burnaby, with focus on the Broadview district.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1906 and 1908]]-1974

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Margaret McCallum subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1986-42

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs of the E.W. Nicholson Dairy in the Broadview District and May Day, as well as newspaper clippings and pamphlets that include maps and the history of Burnaby, with focus on the Broadview district.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: McCallum, Margaret

Notes: Title based on creator of subseries; PC375, MSS029

One Room Schools in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62918

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "One Room Schools in Burnaby," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1990]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 report

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS103-012

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "One Room Schools in Burnaby," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Media Type: Textual Record

Riverway West

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62922

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Riverway West / as a One Teacher School / 1923 - 1952 / Expansion 1952-1982? 3," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1990

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries

Physical Description: 1 report

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS103-014

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS2002-11

Scope and Content: Item is a paper entitled "Riverway West / as a One Teacher School / 1923 - 1952 / Expansion 1952-1982? 3," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.

Media Type: Textual Record

Responsibility: Written by JGT

Notes: Continuation of title: "... 1923 - 1952 / Expansion 1952-1982? 3,"

The Romance of Burnaby \ Dick Diespecker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57744

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Item is a booklet entitled, "The Romance of Burnaby" the script for the play written by Dick Diespecker that was based on "The History of Burnaby" by George Green. The play was performed in Central Park in 1952 (with original music by Fred Bass) as part of Burnaby's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Green subseries

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS008-001

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a booklet entitled, "The Romance of Burnaby" the script for the play written by Dick Diespecker that was based on "The History of Burnaby" by George Green. The play was performed in Central Park in 1952 (with original music by Fred Bass) as part of Burnaby's Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.

Media Type: Textual Record

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The Romance of Burnaby \ Dick Diespecker