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building

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3846
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.1
Description
The core of the Jessie Love farm house is a 1893 two story, pioneer tent style building. The home was added to over the years and became a large Craftsmen style farm house.
Object History
Built on Cumberland Road in Burnaby in 1893. Music Room/Parlour/Living Room and bedrooms above added c.1898. Kitchen added c.1908. The home of Jesse and Martha Love and their eleven children. One of Burnaby's oldest structures. The home was moved to Burnaby Village Museum in the late 1980s and has been partially restored to its 1920s appearance.
Category
01. Built Environment Objects
Classification
Structures - - Dwellings
Object Term
House
Colour
Brown
Maker
Love, Jesse
Salt, George
Love, George
Culture
Canadian
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Agriculture - Farms
Names
A & H Plastering and Stucco
Burnaby Village Museum
Love Family
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
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envelope

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3857
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.12
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.12
Description
Brackman-Ker Milling Co - Envelope -- [1901?]. Envelope addressed in ink to "Mr. J. Love" in "City". The envelope was sent by Brackman-Ker Milling Company, Manufacturers and Dealers in Flour, Grain, Meals, Etc on Front Street, New Westminster. There is a green stamp on the top right corner of King Edward VII and a post mark stamp just below "NEW --/ FE 4/ 01/ B.C.". Handwritten in pencil on the reverse side is "Your Father Wants to see you here, J.L.". The envelope measures 14.5cm x 8.5cm.
Object History
object was found in the Jesse Love farmhouse when moved to the Museum.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
Love Family
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sheet music page

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact3860
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.15
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV988.33.15
Description
While Shepherds Watch'd Their Flock - Sheet Music. Page of sheet music for "While Shepherds Watch'd Their Flock", with music by W.T. Best and words by Nahum Tate. The music was published by Novello, Ewer and Company in London and New York. On the other side of the music is an index of Anthems, Chorals, and Hymns all priced at Three-Half Pence Each. At the top of the page written in purple pencil is "Christ Church Choir". The music page measures 17.5cm x 27cm.
Object History
object was found in the Jesse Love farmhouse when moved to the Museum.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
Names
Love Family
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lamp

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact38604
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV997.45.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV997.45.1
Description
Lamp, wooden, handcrafted; may be made from a single piece of wood; carved wooden fan above base; electrical cord attached to back; no shade.
Object History
This lamp was given to Annie Love (daughter of Jesse and Martha Love) by her brother George Love (the oldest son of Jesse and Martha) as a wedding gift for her 1902 marriage to Wallace "Flash" Whiting. George Love owned his own sash and door company. The lamp was hand made by George Love from one solid piece of wood.
Subjects
Lighting Devices
Names
Love, George Richard
Love Family
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brochure

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39480
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV998.71.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV998.71.3
Description
The Jesse and Martha Love Farmhouse - Leaflet -- [1998]. Information leaflet for the opening of the Jesse and Martha Love farmhouse. The front of the leaflet has a sepia toned photograph of Jesse Love standing in front of the garden, Martha Love and one of their daughters standing on the porch of the house. Inside, there is a picture of the reproduced wallpaper and information regarding the house. On the back of the leaflet is the City of Burnaby logo for Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. The leaflet measures 18cm x 13.5cm.
Object History
This artifact was used at the official opening of the Love Farmhouse exhibit, November 29, 1998; for distribution.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Pamphlet
Title
The Jesse and Martha Love Farmhouse
Names
Love Family
Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
Love, Martha Leonard, 1858-1920
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radio and headphones

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact43981
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2676
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2676
Description
Reproduction of a 1921 peanut tube radio; plain box with woodgrain finish; front is black with many dials and knobs; "NORTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY" plaques;
with two sets of headphones and plug; on headphone set "TRIMM DEPENDABLE" "TRIMM INC. LIBERTYVILLE ILLINOIS U.S.A."; on plug end, "PJ-055B"
Object History
Radio is a replica of the 1921 Northern Electric peanut tube radio built by the donor for exhibit in the dining room of the Love farmhouse. Love family members recall that Jesse Love purchased a peanut tube radio for his youngest daughter Hanna Victoria Love when she was the last child at home (after his wife Martha died in August 1920).
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Telecommunication T&E - - Telecommunication Devices
Object Term
Radio
Maker
Banks, David
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment - Radios
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medallion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89998
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.35.5
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.35.5
Description
medallion; gold-coloured, with a gold and light blue ribbon and a straight clasp; small white and light blue enamelled dogwood pin secured to ribbon; medallion has B.C. 1971 Centennial logo on the front (three c's back to back with a dogwood in the centre), with text reading: "British Columbia Centennial '71 Pioneer". British Columbia coat of arms on the back, with text reading: "Province of British Columbia Canada".
Object History
Donor's grandmother was Sarah Maria (Love) Parker.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Marks/Labels
"British Columbia Centennial '71 Pioneer" on front.
Subjects
Celebrations - Centennials
Names
Love Family
Parker, Elsie Roberta
Parker, Sarah Maria Love
Parker, William "Bill" Charles
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medallion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89999
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.35.6
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV019.35.6
Description
medallion; round, gold-coloured metal; suspended from a horizontal bar shaped as a three link chain; front has the numeral "40" set into a dark blue enamel circle, inside a white enamel six-pointed star, inside a red enamel six-armed gear-type shape; back has engraved text reading: "Presented to / BRO. W.M PARKER, P.G. / IN / ROYAL CITY LODGE No 3 / I.O.O.F. / MARCH 27, 1944 / NEW WESTMINSTER / BRITISH COLUMBIA / 14-59 / PLATED". This is a Veteran's Jewel for a continuous membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.). A brother with 40 years of continuous membership would receive this.
Object History
Donor's grandfather was William Michael Norton Parker.
Names
Love Family
Parker, Elsie Roberta
Parker, Sarah Maria Love
Parker, William "Bill" Charles
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door knob

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91300
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.10
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.10
Description
Both of the knobs and the other exterior parts of the fixture are painted white, including mounting plates backing both knobs. The two knob fixtures are attached by long rectangular bar, with divots on each side. On the smaller of the two mount plates, the label "D14" is written in black marker, likely indicating the fixture's original location in the house.
Object History
This object was found in the attic of Love Farmhouse August 2021, where it had been since the completion of the Love Farmhouse project in the late 1990's. This doorknob was originally used in one of the doors upstairs in the farmhouse.
Category
01. Built Environment Objects
Classification
Building Components - - Door & Window Elements
Object Term
Doorknob
Colour
White
Measurements
height: 9.5 cm width: 15.5 cm depth: 16 cm
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Subjects
Household Accessory
Names
Love Family
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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address panel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91313
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.21
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV021.21.21
Description
The number "7651" are stenciled out across the panel, surrounded by gray paint. The panel itself is a diagonal rectangle (parallelogram) shaped sign. There are four screws, one in each corner, with two rusting screws still intact in both the bottom right and left corner. The reverse of the panel is yellowed, and was also painted gray.
Object History
Panel was found in the attic of Love Farmhouse August 2021, where it had been since the farmhouse restoration project in the late 1990's. This panel was an original fixture on the home.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
Object Term
Address Label
Colour
Gray
Measurements
length: 46 cm width: 12.8 cm
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
British Columbia
Site/City Made
Burnaby
Subjects
Household Accessory
Names
Love Family
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
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Four Love sisters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10321
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1970-1980]
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 8.8 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of four older women posing for photograph in building lobby. From left to right are: Phoebe Love Feedham, Minnie Love Mackenzie, Esther (Eddie) Love Stanley, and Sarah Love Parker. There are palms and other large plants in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; copy print ; 8.8 x 12 cm
Material Details
Written on the verso in black ink: "A. Phoebe, A. Minnie, A. Eddie, / Grams. / 4 Love sisters"
Scope and Content
Photograph of four older women posing for photograph in building lobby. From left to right are: Phoebe Love Feedham, Minnie Love Mackenzie, Esther (Eddie) Love Stanley, and Sarah Love Parker. There are palms and other large plants in the background.
History
Photograph is from the Love farmhouse. The house was lived in by generations of the Love family. Jesse and Martha Love's daughter, Sarah Love married William Parker and their daughter, Elsie (later Hughes) is the donor's mother. The objects were in the house when the donor lived in the house.
Names
Feedham, Phoebe Leonard Love
McKenzie, Edith Minnie Love
Stanley, Esther Love
Parker, Sarah Maria Love
Accession Code
BV019.8.7
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1970-1980]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
18-Mar-19
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
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
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Richard Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9996
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1870]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Richard Love seated next to a decorative wooden desk. He is seated on a chair with a velvet and tassels and is wearing a large black suit coat, a white blouse with a tie at the collar, pants with long velvet chaps that go up to his knees and cover the tops of his shoes. He is…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love family photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Richard Love seated next to a decorative wooden desk. He is seated on a chair with a velvet and tassels and is wearing a large black suit coat, a white blouse with a tie at the collar, pants with long velvet chaps that go up to his knees and cover the tops of his shoes. He is holding a wooden cane between his legs and there is a top hat and a book on top of the desk and a back drop hanging from the wall behind him. Richard Love is the father of Jesse Love.
Names
Love, Richard
Accession Code
BV018.41.181
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1870]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
4-Mar-2019
Scale
100
Photographer
Dodson, Z.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Stamp in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "Z.DODSON, / Photographer / PROSPECT PLACE, / NEAR VICTORIA STREET / SWINDON."
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Elizabeth Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9997
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[ca. 1870]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elizabeth Love (nee Prince) seated next to a decorative wooden desk with a book on top. She is seated on a velvet chair and is wearing a long black silk dress with a decorative lace collar and bonnet. Eizabeth Love was married to Richard Love and is the mother of Jesse Love.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love family photographs subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph portrait of Elizabeth Love (nee Prince) seated next to a decorative wooden desk with a book on top. She is seated on a velvet chair and is wearing a long black silk dress with a decorative lace collar and bonnet. Eizabeth Love was married to Richard Love and is the mother of Jesse Love.
Names
Love, Elizabeth Prince, 1809-1881
Accession Code
BV018.41.182
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[ca. 1870]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
2400
Scan Date
4-Mar-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Stamp in black ink on verso of original photograph reads: "Z.DODSON, / PORTRAIT AND LANDSCAPE / PHOTOGRAPHER / PROSPECT PLACE, / (Near Victoria Street.) / SWINDON."
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Marriage certificate for Jesse and Martha Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16920
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1879-1879
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a marriage certificate issued to Jesse Love and Martha Love nee Leonard on May 5, 1879. The certificate is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDE…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a marriage certificate issued to Jesse Love and Martha Love nee Leonard on May 5, 1879. The certificate is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "WHAT GOD HATH JOINED TOGETHER LET NOT MAN PUT ASUNDER / (image of wedding) / This Certifies / THAT THE RITE OF / HOLY MATRIMONY / WAS CELEBRATED BETWEEN / Jesse Love formerly of South Marston, Wiltshire, England / and Martha Leonard formerly of Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England / on the 5th day of may 1879 at Little Trinity Church, Toronto, Canada / by The Rev. Saunders / Witness: ___ Francis / Tom Barry". printed and hand written on the obverse of the certificate. The reverse has a printed border and two columns under the heading of "Marriages". There is no hand written information on the reverse side.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Accession Code
BV008.20.2
Date
1879-1879
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on the content of the page
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Births of Jesse and Martha Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16926
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1879-1902
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a births record page listing the children of Jesse and Martha Love. The page is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "Births / George Richard Love born 6:30 P.M March 22nd 1880 / Annie Elizabeth " …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. : 24 x 30 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a births record page listing the children of Jesse and Martha Love. The page is presumed to be removed from a bible, potentially the Love family bible (BV992.26.1). The information on the obverse reads "Births / George Richard Love born 6:30 P.M March 22nd 1880 / Annie Elizabeth " August 24 1881 / Henry Love " August 24th 1883 / Edith Minnie " October 9th 1885 / Thomas Robert " September 17th 1887 / Martha "December 17th 1889 / Sarah Maria " February 8th 1892 / Phoebe Leonard April 15th 1894 / Esther August 28th 1896 / John Leonard June 7th 1899 / Hannah May 12th 1902". The reverse reads "Deaths" with no further notations.
Accession Code
BV992.26.30
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1879-1902
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-06-10
Notes
Title based on the content of the page
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Love family correspondence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10087
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1880-1911
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a series of personal letters from family members in England to Jesse and Martha Love., including; Sept 22, 1880- to Jesse and Martha Love from Jesse's mother Elizabeth Love; June 7th, 1880- to Jesse from his mother Elizabeth Love; June 9th, 1880- Letter to Jesse Love from his moth…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a series of personal letters from family members in England to Jesse and Martha Love., including; Sept 22, 1880- to Jesse and Martha Love from Jesse's mother Elizabeth Love; June 7th, 1880- to Jesse from his mother Elizabeth Love; June 9th, 1880- Letter to Jesse Love from his mother Elizabeth Love; April 26, 1880 - to Jesse and Martha Love from Jesse's mother Elizabeth Love; May 21, 1881 -To Jesse Love from one of his sisters regarding his mother's death; Jan 18, 1892 - Swindon - to Jesse from his sister, informing him of his father's death; 8th Jan 1906 - to Jesse from his sister,Torie Love; 28 Oct 1910 - to Martha Love from Jesse's sister Torie Love; 27th, (month?) 1910 - to Jesse Love and one of his sisters from Jesse's sister Torie; 14th July 1911 - Letter to Jesse and Martha Love from Jesse's sister Torie; an envelope - addressed to "Mr. Jesse Love / East Burnaby, New Westminster / B.C." postmarked "Jan __ 05 / SWINDON STATION" (does not appear to relate to any of the dates of the letters) and a small evelope addressed to : "Mrs Love / Burnaby".
History
See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
Accession Code
BV012.31.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1880-1911
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
Feb-02-2012
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on content of file
Images
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Love family vital events and correspondence series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18839
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1880-[1928]
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records + 5 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of vital events certificates and documentation of births, marriages, deaths and estates refering to members of the Love, Leonard and Parker families along with some family correspondence.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
3 cm of textual records + 5 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of vital events certificates and documentation of births, marriages, deaths and estates refering to members of the Love, Leonard and Parker families along with some family correspondence.
Accession Code
BV979.40
BV992.26
BV008.20
BV012.31
Date
1880-[1928]
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
One letter of correspondence within this series takes the format of a photograph
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Memorial card for Elizabeth Love

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10091
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1881
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a memorial card for Elizabeth Love and reads "IN LOVING MEMORY OF / Elizabeth, / WIFE OF RICHARD LOVE / (LATE RUBRO FARM, SOUTH MARSTON.) / Who fell Asleep in Jesus, 21st of May, 1881 / AGED 72 YEARS". A short, religious poem is printed on one fragment of the card.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Series
Love family vital events and correspondence series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a memorial card for Elizabeth Love and reads "IN LOVING MEMORY OF / Elizabeth, / WIFE OF RICHARD LOVE / (LATE RUBRO FARM, SOUTH MARSTON.) / Who fell Asleep in Jesus, 21st of May, 1881 / AGED 72 YEARS". A short, religious poem is printed on one fragment of the card.
History
See extensive history of Love Family and Love farmhouse located at Burnaby Village Museum.
Accession Code
BV012.31.23
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1881
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of file
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Love family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10098
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1881-1971
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records + 44 photographs + 5 plans
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family records including photographs, land sale records, agreements and plans as well as estate records, vital event documentation and correspondence. Records pertain to members of the Love family including the Parkers, Hughes and Leonards. Fonds has been arranged in the followin…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Love family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
11 cm of textual records + 44 photographs + 5 plans
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of family records including photographs, land sale records, agreements and plans as well as estate records, vital event documentation and correspondence. Records pertain to members of the Love family including the Parkers, Hughes and Leonards. Fonds has been arranged in the following series: 1) Love and Leonard land records 2) Love family vital events and correspondence 3) Love family photographs
History
Jesse Love was born in Swindon, England in 1847 and left England to work on a dairy farm in the Toronto area. While working on the farm in Toronto, he met Martha Leonard who he married in 1879. Martha was born on February 3, 1858 in Bedfordshire, England and had come to Canada with her parents George and Ann Leonard. While living in Toronto, Jesse and Martha had two children, George born March 22, 1880 and Annie Elizabeth on August 24, 1881. About one year after Annie was born, the Love family moved to North Dakota to grow wheat. While living there, they had two more children, Henry who was born August 24, 1883 and Edith Minnie born October 9, 1885. The family decided to move further west after hearing about the fairer weather conditions from Martha’s father, George Leonard, who had settled in Vancouver in 1885. On May 23, 1887, Jesse, Martha and their four children arrived in Vancouver after travelling across Canada from Winnipeg on the first transcontinental train. The Loves made their home in Vancouver while Jesse helped clear land on Granville Street. Their fifth child, Thomas Robert was born on September 17, 1887 and soon after, the family moved to Lulu Island in Richmond where they lived growing vegetables and selling them to Vancouver hotels. While living and farming on Lulu island, the couple had two more girls, Martha (Dot or Dorothy) born on December 17, 1889 and Sarah Marie, born February 8, 1892. On October 6, 1893 an agreement was signed by Jesse Love to purchase 14.52 acres of land from Joseph C. Armstrong. The acreage covered the north east section of District Lot 25 within the newly incorporated District of the Municipality of Burnaby. It was here where the original Love house was built (between October 1893 and April 15, 1894) by Jesse Love with the help of local builder George Salt and father in law, George Leonard. The house consisted of an entrance hall, dining room, lean to kitchen, master bedroom and three bedrooms upstairs. A road was constructed and named Cumberland in 1905 and ran from District Lot 25 through to District Lot 11. The address for the Love home was 1390 Cumberland Road and in the early 1960’s the address was renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street. On the land surrounding the house, Jesse Love planted an orchard along with strawberries and raspberries which he sold at the Fraser Valley Market, T.S. Anandale’s Grocery Store in New Westminster and to hotels around Vancouver. Jesse Love served on the Burnaby School Board and also as a District Councillor in 1901 and from 1904-1907. While living in the house, Jesse and Martha had four more children, Phoebe Leonard, born April 15, 1894, Esther, born August 28, 1896, John Leonard, born June 7, 1899 and Hannah Victoria (also known as Girlie) who was born May 12, 1902. In 1918, at the age of 31 years, Thomas Robert Love fell ill due to an influenza epidemic and died on November 23, 1918. Following their son’s death, Martha Love became weak and on August 24, 1920, she passed away. By this time, Jesse had sold off a large percentage of his land and his youngest daughter, Girlie decided to stay on to live and care for him. Since the house was too large for just the two of them, Jesse invited any other children to return and share the residence. For a while his son, George and his wife joined them. In 1925 Jesse’s daughter Sarah Parker (nee Love), her husband William Michael Norton Parker and their three children, Albert “Bert” (1915-2011), William Charles “Bill” and Elsie Roberta moved from their home at 1319 Newcombe Street to join Jesse and Girlie in the Love family home on Cumberland. Jesse Love died in 1928 after which Sarah and William Parker purchased the Love family farmhouse and property. William Michael Parker, died in 1961 and Sarah Parker continued to live in the Love family farmhouse until 1966 when she sold it to her daughter Elsie and husband John Hughes. Elsie and John Hughes had four children, John Jr., Ann, Brent and Merle. The Hughes lived in the Love family house until August 1971. In 1988 the Love family farmhouse house was donated to the Burnaby Village Museum and moved to the site of Burnaby Village Museum. The interior of the main floor and exterior of the house went through an extensive restoration process. In 1997, restoration of the kitchen was completed and opened to the public. After the completion of the hallway, dining room, main floor bedroom and parlour, the Love farmhouse exhibit opened on November 29, 1998 with an open invitation to the public and extended members of the Love family.
Responsibility
Love Family
Accession Code
HV979.40
BV985.3136
BV988.45
BV989.3
BV992.15
BV992.26
BV992.34
BV000.45
BV008.20
BV012.31
BV019.3
BV019.8
Date
1881-1971
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Arrangement
Fonds has been arranged by record type and original order provided by members of the Love family.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
See also Burnaby Village Museum fonds - Jesse Love farmhouse series
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