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Elsie and the Raymonds
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
- Publication Date
- c1889
- Call Number
- 813.4 FIN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.45.8
- Call Number
- 813.4 FIN
- Author
- Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1889
- Series
- The Elsie books
- Printer
- William Clowes and Sons
- Physical Description
- 324 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Mrs. W Whiting" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christian life
- Families
- Southern States--History--1865-1877
- Juvenile fiction
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 4687 Kingsway
- Object History
- This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.
Silver family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription120
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1883-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 3 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of miscellaneous papers and photographs related to the Silver family of McKay District.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1883-1937
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Silver family subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 files of textual records and 3 photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-22
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of miscellaneous papers and photographs related to the Silver family of McKay District.
- History
- William Frederick and Kenneth Oliver Silver were both machinists in Burnaby, and were co-owners of the Silver Brothers Garage at Kingsway and Silver Avenue. William Frederick Silver was married to Isabella June McKinnon in 1883. Their son Hugh went to Kingsway West. William died December 26, 1943. Hugh died March 26, 1971.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- PC173, MSS011, and MSS025
- Title based on contents of subseries
![Team of oxen, [1888] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/197701400003.jpg?width=280)
Team of oxen
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription638
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1888]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 23cm, mounted on card 30 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a team of four oxen and their handler working near Kingsway on Gilley Avenue. A second lumberjack is resting on a log as the team moves past.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 19 x 23cm, mounted on card 30 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a team of four oxen and their handler working near Kingsway on Gilley Avenue. A second lumberjack is resting on a log as the team moves past.
- Geographic Access
- Gilley Avenue
- Accession Code
- HV977.140.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1888]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/15/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Near Kingsway on Gilley Ave. about 1888"
Images
![Team of oxen, [1888] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1977/197701400003.jpg)