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The Acadian exiles : a chronicle of the land of Evangeline, v.9
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5140
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.106.32
- Call Number
- 971 CHR v.9
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Glasgow, Brook & Company
- Publication Date
- 1916
- Series
- Chronicles of Canada, 9
- Printer
- T. and A. Constable
- Physical Description
- xi, 178 p. : col. ill., col. maps, col. port. ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Acadia
- Canada--History
- Nova Scotia--History
- Notes
- "Edited by George M. Wrong and H.H. Langton"
- "In thirty-two volumes"
- "Part III The English Invasion"
- Includes bibliographic references and index.
- Author's given names and dates: Doughty, Arthur G. (Arthur George), Sir, 1860-1936
- Editor's given names and dates: Wrong, George McKinnon, 1860-1948
- Editor's given names and dates: Langton, H.H. (Hugh Hornby), 1862-1953
British Columbia chronicle, 1788-1846 : adventures by sea and land
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1106
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919624022
- 9780919624023
- Call Number
- 971.1 AKR
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver]
- Publisher
- Discovery Press
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- xv, 429 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-416) and index.
British Columbia : land of promises
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1422
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0195410483
- Call Number
- 971.1 ROY
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 216 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- British Columbia--History--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-211) and index.
Digest of the mercantile laws of Canada and Newfoundland : the technical points and main features of both the common and statute laws, together with the various legal and business documents in general use, forming a work of ready-reference for magistrates, conveyancers, professional and business men, land owners, contractors, etc. : lawyers will also find it convenient as a condensed and well- classified collection of most vital legal points for the various provinces
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3504
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Anger, William Henry
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Dominion ed.
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Call Number
- 346.7107 ANG 1917
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.7.1
- Call Number
- 346.7107 ANG 1917
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Dominion ed.
- Author
- Anger, William Henry
- Contributor
- Anger, Harry D. (Harry Dell), 1888-1953
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- W. H. Anger
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Printer
- Law Book Publisher
- Physical Description
- 280 p. : facsims., forms ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "No. 370 private library of _______" -- stickered on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Commercial law--Canada
- Commercial law--Newfoundland and Labrador
- Notes
- "Seventy-Fourth Thousand ; Revised to date." -- title page.
- Includes index.
- Anger, W. H. (William Henry), 1846 -
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
In a strange land : a pictorial record of the Chinese in Canada 1788-1923
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1169
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wright, Richard, 1940-
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Call Number
- 971.2 WRI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888332696
- 9780888332691
- Call Number
- 971.2 WRI
- Author
- Wright, Richard, 1940-
- Place of Publication
- Saskatoon, Sask.
- Publisher
- Western Producer Prairie Books
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Physical Description
- vii, 119 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese--Canada, Western--History--Pictorial works
- Canada, Western--History--Pictorial works
- Chinese Canadians--History--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 116).
Into the silent land : survey photography in the Canadian West, 1858-1900 : a Public Archives of Canada travelling exhibition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1248
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 970 BIR
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- Public Archives of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1975
- Physical Description
- [50] p. : ill. ; 21 x 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "CANADA PUBLIC ARCHIVES", handwritten in pencil on cover page.
- "BURNABY ART GALLERY / 6344 DEER LAKE AVENUE / BURNABY, B.C. V5G 2J3 / PHONE 291-9441", stamped in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Photography--Northwest Territories--Exhibitions
Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Call Number
- 971.1 BUR COPY 3
Burnaby, Numbers: 24, 29, 39 and 40 reproduced with permission of
Pat Burnaby and Meg Kennedy Shaw.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
Land of Promise
Includes biographical references and index.
ISBN 0-9692828-5-0
1.Burnaby, Robert
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282850
- 9780969282853
- Call Number
- 971.1 BUR COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical Description
- 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
- Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
- British Columbia--History--1849-1871
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Surveyor's tables : being the tables from the Manual of land surveying
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1758
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hodgman, F., 1839-1907
- Publication Date
- 1897
- Call Number
- 526.9 HOD
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV984.58.33
- Call Number
- 526.9 HOD
- Author
- Hodgman, F., 1839-1907
- Place of Publication
- Michigan
- Publisher
- F. Hodgman
- Publication Date
- 1897
- Physical Description
- i-vi; 127 p. : tables ; 15 cm.
- Inscription
- "W.J.H. Holmes" "1.50" inside back pages have handwritten notes
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surveying
- Notes
- Author's given name and dates: Hodgman, F. (Francis), 1839-1907.
Surveyor's tables: being the tables from the Manual of land surveying
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1762
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hodgman, F., 1839-1907
- Publication Date
- 1910
- Call Number
- 526.9 HOD
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV984.58.38
- Call Number
- 526.9 HOD
- Author
- Hodgman, F., 1839-1907
- Place of Publication
- Michigan
- Publisher
- The F. Hodgman Co.
- Publication Date
- 1910
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : tables ; 14 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Surveying
- Notes
- "Mean refraction sheet attached."
- Author's given name and dates: Hodgman, F. (Francis), 1839-1907.
Thrilling stories of the Russian-Japanese war : a vivid panorama of land and naval battles : a realistic description of twentieth century warfare ; the awful struggle for Japanese freedom, the peace and safety of the orient, and the protection of helpless China from the greed of foreign foes. Also a complete history of Japan, Russia, China, Korea and Manchuria, including progress, national traits and customs, religion, philosophy, personal adventure, etc.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary512
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.53.19
- Call Number
- 952.031 MIL
- Place of Publication
- [S.l]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- c1904
- Physical Description
- 463 p., [50] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented to Violet Winters From Percy E. Haseltine" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905
- Russia--History--1904-1917
- Japan--History--20th century
- Notes
- "with an introduction by General Nelson A. Miles"--T.p.
- "The Japanese Point of View by Kogoro Takahira"--p.7
- "Graphically illustrated with nearly 100 superb engravings ; consisting of land and naval battles, views of war ships, portraits of Russian and Japanese commanders, pictures of famous cities, forts, temples and snap-shots of every-day life"--T.p.
- Author's given name and dates: Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), 1859-1939
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
at Second Street school in 1928. Teacher, not pictured, was Miss Evans.
George Leaf
T
he incorporation of Burnaby as a municipality was still a good four years i n the future w h e n the
Burgess family arrived i n Canada from England i n 1888, staying temporarily i n N e w Westminster a n d
b u y i n g land
- 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
History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
Engineer, or the n e w l y a r r i v e d emigrant found himself
would be most alluring. T o the Engineer, fresh from the M o t h e r l a n d ,
where a densely populated condition prevailed, where game was private
property, and h u n t i n g was poaching, to the fresh, unfettered freedom
of a land teeming w
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
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
Before the advent of settlers in the last half of the 19th century, the mass
of land now known as Burnaby was host to tall timbers and an abundance
of wildlife. Bordered by the mighty Fraser River on one side and the salt-
waters of the Burrard Inlet on the other, this peaceful area lay waiting
- 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
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
;
Our confidence is sure
That we will grow far greater yet,
In future years to come.
The sun in gladness always sets
On Burnaby, our home.
Burnaby, dear Burnaby!
Trees, mountain, river, lakes
Adorn your land so beauteously,
Here we have set out stakes.
Here flowers bloom, blue skies and sun
Will always
- 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
Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5468
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL COPY 2
properties.
As part of the land acquisition process the City
of Burnaby has acquired many of the area's fin-
est buildings and landscapes. The importance
of this collection of heritage resources was recog-
nized in some of the earliest plans for the devel-
opment of the park and formally protected
during
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282834
- 9780969282839
- Call Number
- 971.133 WOL COPY 2
- Author
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
- Publication Date
- c1998
- Physical Description
- 47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Notes
- 2 copies held : copy 2.
Digital Books
Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7493
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- First
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
Indigenous peoples have had with the land known today as Burnaby. It also will
serve as an important resource to develop curriculum-based materials for local teachers and
students.
Developing the Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide is one part of the City of
Burnaby’s response to the Calls to Acton
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.64.1
- Call Number
- 971.100497 BVM
- Edition
- First
- Contributor
- Kwantlen First Nation
- Sḵwx̱wú7mesh First Nation
- Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
- ʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) First Nation
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples--British Columbia--History
- Indigenous peoples--Canada--History
- Subjects
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Languages
- Indigenous peoples - British Columbia - Societies, etc.
- Name Access
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Object History
- 2019 version of working document developed by Burnaby Village Museum in collaboration with a number of First Nations partners over the course of several years. We recognize that Burnaby falls within the shared, ancestral and unceded territories of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking people. We equally respect each of the Nations who share territory in Burnaby, and invite and welcome their ongoing participation in developing the contents of the Indigenous History in Burnaby Resource Guide.
Images
Digital Books
History of Burnaby Resource Guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7492
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2019
of
the land, some settlers argued that such lands were “available” for
settlement and “improvement,” which in their view meant clearing land
for agriculture.
In 1858, the Fraser River gold rush prompted the British government
to create the Colony of British Columbia. The British claimed control
of the land
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV019.63.1
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Physical Description
- 21 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Directories
- Object History
- Created from research gathered by Burnaby Village Museum staff into the diverse History of Burnaby.
Images
Digital Books
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
of Halkomelem speaking Central
Coast Salish First Nations. The Saleelwat peoples whose permanent village site was
at "Tetimexwten" (Belcarra) was one historic group that would have used the land
and shoreline of Barnet to gather food and other resources. The life of aboriginal
peoples here was organized around
- 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
Rooted : Chinese Canadian stories in Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7646
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
replaces the original laws
and worldviews of the land. As a general rule, place
names in China are provided in both Cantonese
(familiar to many Chinese Canadian readers) and
standard pinyin. Chinese names are spelled using
the Chinese naming convention of surname first,
followed by the given name
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- ISBN
- 978-0-9689849-2-5
- Call Number
- 971.133 ROO
- Contributor
- Fong, Denise
- Lemke, Jane
- Codd, Lisa
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2023
- Printer
- Metropolitan Fine Printers
- Physical Description
- 203 p. : ill. ; 30.5 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Race discrimination -- Canada
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Agriculture
- Agriculture - Farms
- Persons - Families
- Rights
- Rights - Human Rights
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Notes
- There are two versions of the book: English and Simplified Chinese (left, below) and the other in English and Traditional Chinese (right, below).
- From the late 1800s to the present day, Chinese Canadians have made Burnaby into a more vibrant and livable city. Rooted: Chinese Canadian Stories in Burnaby brings together a collection of diverse stories and photographs from the community, celebrating the legacy and contributions of Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community spanning over a century. This coffee-table book features oral histories and interviews with descendants of multigenerational family farms, green grocers, corner stores, restaurants, and places of worship. Also included are archival research and community perspectives on anti-Asian racism, community activism, courage, and resilience.
- The publication has been timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act by the Government of Canada in 1923. This federal legislation followed decades of discriminatory legislation by Canada’s federal, provincial and municipal governments that targeted Chinese Canadians by limiting opportunities to live, work and raise families in Canada. The Chinese Exclusion Act banned almost all migration from China and remained in place until 1947. Publishing this book in 2023 is an effort by the City of Burnaby to recognize the impact of discriminatory legislation on Chinese Canadians in our community, including discriminatory bylaws and practices implemented by Burnaby’s early municipal government.
- Edited by Denise Fong (Lead Researcher), Jane Lemke (Burnaby Village Museum Curator) and Lisa Codd (City of Burnaby Heritage Planner).