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Offer re Maps of Subdivisions of Lots

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport76610
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76647
Meeting Date
5-Nov-1898
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
76647
Meeting Date
5-Nov-1898
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Rand-McNally atlas of two wars : containing large scale maps of the Philippine Islands and South Africa

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Rand McNally, and Company
Publication Date
c1899
Call Number
910 RAN OS
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.117.21
Call Number
910 RAN OS
Author
Rand McNally, and Company
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
Rand McNally & Company
Publication Date
c1899
Series
Geographical series ; v. 15, no. 1
Physical Description
16 p. : ill., col. maps, ports. ; 37 X 30
Library Subject (LOC)
Atlases
Maps
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Request to Make Subdivisions on District Maps

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport78805
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82783
Meeting Date
20-Oct-1894
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Report ID
82783
Meeting Date
20-Oct-1894
Format
Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
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Burnaby Municipal Hall

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1899
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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Associated Dates
1899
Heritage Value
Although Burnaby was incorporated as a municipality in 1892, its first Municipal Hall was not built until 1899 and located at Kingsway and Edmonds. It was close to the tram line on Kingsway and at the population centre of South Burnaby.
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Street Address
7252 Kingsway
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Central Park

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1891
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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Associated Dates
1891
Heritage Value
In 1860, as the Royal Engineers constructed the road from New Westminster to Vancouver (now Kingsway), a military reserve was set aside at the trail's highest point along the ridge. This reserve provided a particularly good scenic look-out since the original forest had burned down prior to 1860, the remaining stumps offered unobstructed views. By the 1880s, the city council of both New Westminster and Vancouver eyed the reserve as potential recreation ground. As construction of the tram line was underway, the Provincial Government moved to designate the whole reserve as a park. On January 14, 1891, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia proclaimed it as a public recreation ground.
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
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Charles R. Shaw House

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Charles R. Shaw House is a one and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame late Victorian era residence, located on the grounds of the Normanna Rest Home development in East Burnaby, near its original location on this site. Originally a modest vernacular Victorian structure, it has been enlarg…
Associated Dates
1891
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Charles R. & Mary Shaw House
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Charles R. & Mary Shaw House
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
4th Street
13th Avenue
Associated Dates
1891
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 10739
Enactment Date
06/04/1998
Description
The Charles R. Shaw House is a one and one-half storey plus basement wood-frame late Victorian era residence, located on the grounds of the Normanna Rest Home development in East Burnaby, near its original location on this site. Originally a modest vernacular Victorian structure, it has been enlarged and embellished through later additions.
Heritage Value
The Shaw House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Burnaby, and is valued as a representation of a typical vernacular pioneer house in Burnaby, and a rare survivor from the late Victorian era. The original portion of the house displays a simplicity of form and detail consistent with early local construction, while the later additions display a more sophisticated approach. Originally built in 1891, this house is valued for its association with first owner, Charles R. Shaw (1834-1916) and Mary D. Shaw (1848-1897), one of Burnaby’s earliest settlers. Born in England, Shaw immigrated to Toronto in 1869, and relocated to New Westminster in 1889, where he worked as an employee of the Mechanic's Mill Company, an early woodworking plant. After moving to Burnaby, he was unanimously elected by acclamation as first reeve (mayor) of the new municipality in 1892. In 1894, Shaw sold his house and farm and moved his family to Kamloops due to his wife Mary's failing health. After Mary died in 1897, the Shaw family returned to Toronto. The Shaw House is additionally valued for its association with a later owner, James Brookes (1884-1953), founder of James Brookes Woodworking Ltd., a mill that was a major employer in East Burnaby. Brookes bought and renovated the house in 1917. In 1927, he built a much larger house on the property (now demolished), and the original house was moved to the corner of the property to serve as a gardener's cottage for Brookes' estate. The additions made to the house at this time employed sash and milled products produced by the Brookes plant. Although altered, this Victorian era residence remains largely intact, with Brookes’s later additions.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Shaw House include its: - modest vernacular residential form, scale and massing, as exemplified by its one and one-half storey plus basement height, front gabled roof, shed roofed verandah and asymmetrical plan - asymmetrical front entrance - cladding: horizontal wooden drop siding on the original portion of the house; cedar shingles on additions; decorative octagonal cedar shingles in the front gable; original decorated bargeboards at front, with cut-out details - later renovations to the front verandah and side addition which resulted in a partially glazed porch entrance and addition with large window assemblies - square verandah columns - irregular fenestration: double-hung wooden-sash windows in a variety of configurations such as 6-over-1 and 4-over-1 windows in the original portion of the house, 12-over-1 windows, and one 24-over-1 window in the front addition - small window at front entry - fifteen-pane French front entry door - internal red brick chimney with corbelled cap
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Function
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Primary Current--Single Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
003-253-848
Boundaries
The Shaw House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 7725 Fourth Street (legal address), Burnaby
Area
9199.27
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Names
Shaw, Charles R
Street Address
7725 4th Street
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East Burnaby School (Edmonds Street School)

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1894
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Associated Dates
1894
Heritage Value
One of the first tasks of Burnaby's Municipal Government upon its incorporation was to lobby for a public school in Burnaby. By 1893, land on Douglas Road near Edmonds was donated and the new school was built in 1893. The one-room school opened on January 22, 1894 with 29 students under the charge of teacher, Ethel LePage. The School has been known as the Burnaby School (until1896), and then East Burnaby School from 1896 to 1907 and finally, Edmonds Street School.
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Street Address
7376 Canada Way
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Jesse Love House

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Jesse Love House is a vernacular example of a late Victorian-era wood-frame farmhouse with later Arts and Crafts alterations and additions, that has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum. This two-storey house has an L-shaped plan, with a compound gabled roof, overhanging eaves and a lar…
Associated Dates
1893
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Jesse & Martha Love Farmhouse
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Jesse & Martha Love Farmhouse
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Associated Dates
1893
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The Jesse Love House is a vernacular example of a late Victorian-era wood-frame farmhouse with later Arts and Crafts alterations and additions, that has been relocated to the Burnaby Village Museum. This two-storey house has an L-shaped plan, with a compound gabled roof, overhanging eaves and a large wraparound verandah.
Heritage Value
The value of the Jesse Love House lies in its comprehensive representation of an early Burnaby farmhouse, and the typical additive growth of a home as the resident family prospered. Jesse Love (1849-1928) and his wife Martha Love (1858-1920) moved to Burnaby in 1893 with their family to start a fruit ranch and market garden on Cumberland Road in the East Burnaby district. Jesse Love was actively involved in community affairs, serving on the Burnaby School Board and also as a District Councillor in 1901 and from 1904-07. The original house was constructed by local builder George Salt and consisted of an entrance hall, dining room, lean-to kitchen, master bedroom and several rooms upstairs. As the family grew and prospered, additions were made to the house including a parlour, more bedrooms upstairs, and a large permanent kitchen. Jesse Love was actively involved in community affairs, and the kitchen became a local gathering spot for political discussion and civic organizations. The verandah, exterior shingle cladding, large windows, running water and electricity were eventually added as well. The heritage value for this house also lies in its interpretive value within the Burnaby Village Museum. The site is an important cultural feature for the interpretation of Burnaby’s heritage to the public. The house was moved to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988 and both the interior and exterior were restored and interpreted to their 1925 period, including reproduction wallpaper.
Defining Elements
The character defining features of the Jesse Love House include its: - irregular form and massing - compound gable roof with cedar shingle cladding - Craftsman-style exterior features such as a shingled exterior and triangular eave brackets - multi-paned double-hung 2-over-2 wooden-sash windows; casement window assemblies with transoms in the Living Room - large wrap-around verandah - interior features such as pressed tin ceilings, original wallpapers and cedar panelled kitchen - reproduction Arts and Crafts parlour document wallpaper and border
Locality
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Organization
Burnaby Village Museum
Builder
George Salt
Function
Primary Current--Museum
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 011-030-356 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lot 79 and District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District, Reference Plan 77594
Boundaries
Burnaby Village Museum is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6501 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
Area
38,488.63
Contributing Resource
Building
Landscape Feature
Structure
Ownership
Public (local)
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Names
Love, Martha Leonard, 1858-1920
Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
Burnaby Village Museum
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
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Joseph & Jane Wintemute House

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The Wintemute House is a large two-storey wood-frame Victorian era country farm house with Victorian Italianate detailing. Designed in a symmetrical Foursquare form, it features a low-pitched hipped roof with deep eaves. Later additions to the rear of the house, and the extensive wraparound veranda…
Associated Dates
1891
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Burnett House
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Burnett House
Geographic Access
Berkley Street
Associated Dates
1891
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 6889
Enactment Date
07/03/1977
Description
The Wintemute House is a large two-storey wood-frame Victorian era country farm house with Victorian Italianate detailing. Designed in a symmetrical Foursquare form, it features a low-pitched hipped roof with deep eaves. Later additions to the rear of the house, and the extensive wraparound verandah and porte-cochere, were Edwardian era additions. It is located on its original site, in the modern subdivision of Buckingham Heights in southeast Burnaby. The Burnett House is one of the oldest surviving houses in Burnaby.
Heritage Value
Built circa 1891, the Joseph and Jane Wintemute House is valued as a representation of the early history of Burnaby and its agricultural origins. Built prior to the civic incorporation of Burnaby in 1892, the house was situated to face Douglas Road (now Canada Way), one of the first roads built to connect the rural farmlands of Burnaby to New Westminster. The original large property has been extensively subdivided and the house is now isolated in a modern subdivision. Designated in 1977, the Wintemute House is also significant as Burnaby's first protected municipal heritage site. The house is valued for its association with Joseph S. Wintemute (1832-1911) and Jane Wintemute (1832-1910), who came to British Columbia from Port Stanley, Ontario in 1865, traveling via the Isthmus of Panama. Joseph Wintemute, a skilled carpenter and contractor by trade, operated the Wintemute Furniture Factory in New Westminster, the first furniture plant established on the mainland of British Columbia. In 1891, he acquired this property, where he set up a cord wood sawmill to supply his factory. Wintemute was likely responsible for the design and construction of this commodious structure, as it was built in an Eastern Canadian style he would have been familiar with. After the lands were cleared of timber, the Wintemutes developed the property into a typical small-scale 'market garden,’ involved in the production of vegetables and fruits, such as strawberries, for sale at the New Westminster City Market. The Wintemute House is additionally significant for its association with the speculative land boom that occurred prior to the First World War, and ongoing suburban subdivision. Charles Gordon, a real estate agent, acquired the Wintemute farm and subdivided the acreage, which he marketed through the People’s Trust Company as 'Montrelynview' and offered this house as a draw prize to lot purchasers. With the collapse of the land boom, the house remained in Gordon’s possession until 1929 when it was purchased by his brother-in-law, Geoffrey Burnett, a local surveyor responsible for many of the original land surveys of Burnaby. David Burnett, Geoffrey's son, requested designation of the house when the family decided to subdivide the remaining 1.4 hectares of property in 1977. Furthermore, the Wintemute House is valued as an excellent example of a Victorian era country farm house, based loosely on the traditional farmhouses seen commonly in nineteenth century Ontario. Designed in a vernacular version of the Victorian Italianate style, the house displays restrained detailing, including several original multi-paned windows notable for their vertical proportions. The house retains many original exterior features, and the original interior layout, although modernized during the Edwardian era, is substantially intact, including finely crafted maple and cedar interior millwork that was produced by the Wintemute Furniture Factory. From 1904 to 1910, Charles Gordon, the second owner, made a number of alterations to the house including the addition of the wrap-around verandah, a porte-cochere and a 7.6 metre by 9 metre billiard room in the Arts and Crafts style, beamed and panelled in Douglas Fir. These later additions and alterations have value in demonstrating the evolution of the house and property and changing tastes at the turn of the nineteenth century.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Wintemute House include its: - picturesque original setting with views to the North Shore - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its symmetrical cubic form and two-storey height, with later additions to the rear - Victorian Italianate architectural features such as the vertically-proportioned original windows with vestigial window hoods, low-pitched hipped roof and Classical Revival details such as the corner boards articulated as pilasters - hipped roof with deep boxed eaves - horizontal lapped narrow wooden siding - second storey balcony over front entry - wide wraparound columned verandah with porte-cochere, with square trimmed columns - irregular fenestration: original Victorian era double-hung 6-over-6 wood-sash windows with vertical proportions and segmental arched tops; Edwardian era double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows; and Edwardian era wooden-sash casement window assemblies with leaded transoms - central front entry with sidelights and transom - multi-paned French doors opening out to verandah - interior features such as its 3.7 metre ceiling height on the main and second floors; the coal grate fireplace with elaborate woodwork and glazed tile surround in the front parlour; five other fireplaces throughout the house; maple and cedar interior millwork; and the Douglas Fir panelled and beamed billiard room with hidden doors, seven-panelled doors, original light fixtures and mouldings - internal red brick chimneys with corbelled caps
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Function
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Primary Current--Single Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
003-297-152
Boundaries
The Wintemute House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 7640 Berkley Street, Burnaby.
Area
1566.73
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Names
Wintemute, Joseph
Street Address
7640 Berkley Street
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Royal Oak Hotel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark726
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1891
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Associated Dates
1891
Heritage Value
One of the most notorious landmarks in Burnaby was the Royal Oak Hotel, constructed around 1891 at the present-day northeast corner of Kingsway and Royal Oak. Levis Morrison built the hotel, then sold out to Charles Cridland, whose poor hotel reputation prompted Burnaby council to hire its second police constable. The hotel continued to operate until 1973 when it was demolished to build a Safeway store.
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
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West Burnaby School (aka Kingsway West School)

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1896
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Associated Dates
1896
Heritage Value
West Burnaby School was to be Burnaby's second public school and it served the children who lived along the tram line and Vancouver Road (Kingsway).
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
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Map of South Western Part of British Columbia

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. ink on paper ; 68 x 88 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "MAP OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF BRITISH COLUMBIA”. Map identifies geographic land districts of New Westminster District; Coast District; Lillooet District; Yale District, Kamloops Division, Yale Division and districts on Vancouver Island. Map also includes the northern portions…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of British Columbia and Canada series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : col. ink on paper ; 68 x 88 cm
Material Details
Scale [1:633600]
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "MAP OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF BRITISH COLUMBIA”. Map identifies geographic land districts of New Westminster District; Coast District; Lillooet District; Yale District, Kamloops Division, Yale Division and districts on Vancouver Island. Map also includes the northern portions of the State of Washington below the 49th parallel.
Creator
Government of British Columbia - Department of Lands and Works
Publisher
The Colonist Litho Victoria B.C.
Responsibility
Martin, George Bohun
Accession Code
BV993.12.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1897
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-17
Notes
Transcribed title
Scale equals 1 inch to 10 miles
"Compiled and drawn by direction of the Honouable G.B. Martin, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Victoria, B.C."
Signed by Surveyor General "Tom Kains"
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Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1891 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : blueline print with col. ; 59 x 96 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a map titled "Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby". The map shows boundaries of a proposed new municipality of Burnaby including all land outside of the "old" City of Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River and west of …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
Series
Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 map : blueline print with col. ; 59 x 96 cm
Material Details
Scale approx. [1:31,680]
Scope and Content
Item consists of a map titled "Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby". The map shows boundaries of a proposed new municipality of Burnaby including all land outside of the "old" City of Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River and west of North Road. Map also shows the boundaries of the District Lots. Signed by Garden, Hermon and Burwell Provincial Land Surveyors, Vancouver, June 5, 1891. Blueline print is hand-coloured highlighting Burnaby.
Creator
Garden, Hermon and Burwell
Accession Code
BV994.29.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1891 (date of original)
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
2022-05-10
Notes
Transcribed title
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Conklin's handy manual of useful information and atlas of the world

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2529
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1892
Call Number
030 CON
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV975.61.27
Call Number
030 CON
Place of Publication
[S.l]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1892
Physical Description
442 p. : ill.(some col.), maps. ; 14 cm.
Inscription
"with 3 f. -- / depth 18 ins. / length 8 f" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (back).
Library Subject (LOC)
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Notes
Includes index.
"A Million Facts" -- cover
"50 full page maps" -- cover
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Ronald G. Scobbie collection

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890]-1932
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including Dis…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including District Lots in Burnaby along with various school sites and church plans; surveying records regarding North Road and a map of the Burnaby Municipality. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Subdivision and survey plans series 2) School and church plans series 3) Map series
History
Ronald G. Scobbie was born in Scotland. After graduating from high school, he worked in the mines of Scotland which led to a career as a land surveyor. Ron immigrated to Canada in 1965 and settled in North Vancouver. In 1967 he became a partner in the surveying company of Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie in New Westminster, eventually owning it under the title Scobbie and Associates between 1980 and 1995. Ron sold the business in 1995 and retired as a BC Land Surveyor in December 2003. Ron was an active member of the B.C. Land Surveyors Association and an avid collector of surveying equipment and maps and plans that document the history of surveying in British Columbia. Upon retirement, Ron donated many historical maps and plans to various repositories located in different geographical regions throughout B.C.
Scobbie & Associates land surveying company dates back to 1890 when Albert J. Hill first established his practice as a land surveyor in New Westminster. The company went through a series of Surveyors (owners) between 1890 and 1995:
Albert James Hill (A.J. Hill) [1890] to 1912
Hill & Burnett 1911 to 1912
Geoffrey K. Burnett 1912
Burnett & McGugan 1912 to 1947
Burnett, McGugan & Hunter 1947 to 1959
Burnett, Hunter & Douglas 1959 to 1960
Hunter, Douglas & Crockford 1960 to 1964
Hunter, Crockford & Associates 1964 to 1965
Hunter, Crockford & Aplin 1965 to 1967
Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie 1967 to 1973
Crockford, Scobbie & Associates 1973-1980
Scobbie & Associates 1980 to 1995
Creator
Hill, Albert James
Burnett, David H.
McGugan, Donald Johnston
Responsibility
Scobbie, Ronald G.
Accession Code
HV984.57
BV003.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1890]-1932
Media Type
Architectural Drawing
Cartographic Material
Graphic Material
Textual Record
Related Material
For other survey and subdivision plans created by land surveyors Albert J. Hill, Geoffery K. Burnett and Donald J. McGugan, see: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection - Survey and Subdivision plans series
Notes
Title based on contents of collection
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The story of South Africa : an account of the historical transformation of the dark continent by the European powers and the culminating contest between Great Britain and the South African Republic in the Transvaal War

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2497
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
et al.
Publication Date
c1899
Call Number
968 RID Copy 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV975.30.22
Call Number
968 RID Copy 1
Author
Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
et al.
Place of Publication
Guelph, Ont.
Publisher
Workman Publishing Company
Publication Date
c1899
Physical Description
xvi, 888 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
South African War, 1899-1902
South Africa--History
Notes
"by John Clark Ridpath, Edward S. Ellis, John A. Cooper, and J.H. Aiken" Author's given name and dates: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900 Author's given name and dates: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 "Copiously illustrated with colored maps, half-tone portraits, sketches, scenes of war pictures, in the best style of reproduction"
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British history notes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6519
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Henderson, George E.
Fraser, Charles G.
Publication Date
c1897
Call Number
941 EDU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.12.203
Call Number
941 EDU
Author
Henderson, George E.
Fraser, Charles G.
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Educational Pub. Co., Ltd.
Publication Date
c1897
Series
Supplementary exercises
Physical Description
87 p. : maps ; 17 cm.
Inscription
Inscriptions were noted by previous cataloguer in the description field.
Library Subject (LOC)
Great Britain--History
Great Britain
Notes
"Price 10 cents" -- t.p.
Author's full name and date: Charles G Fraser (Charles Gordon), 1861-
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Bylaws series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription136
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building reg…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Bylaws series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building regulation, taxation, finance, licensing, public health and safety, and recreation and culture. Series also includes files of correspondence and other documents related to the development of individual bylaws and municipal bylaw elections, as well as appendices to bylaws, including maps, plans, and engineering related comprehensive development drawings (CD plans). Included also are bylaw record books, which list all bylaws and related information, such as dates of reading and final adoption dates. Bylaws are numbered sequentially and are arranged according to bylaw number.
Formats
Microfiche copies are available in the Clerk’s Department vault for bylaws number 1 to 10584.
Media Type
Textual Record
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By pike and dyke : a tale of the rise of the Dutch republic

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary264
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Publication Date
c1890
Call Number
823.8 HEN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV971.169.15
Call Number
823.8 HEN
Author
Henty, G. A. (George Alfred), 1832-1902
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Blackie & Son, Limited
Publication Date
c1890
Physical Description
384 p. : ill., maps
Inscription
"Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover "S3 o", in black pen on label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "Billy Merriman / 402 John St.", handwritten in pencil on back of frontispiece
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
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Ephemera subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97408
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original)-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and cartographic records
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1893 (date of original)-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and cartographic records
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1985-22
BHS1986-01
BHS1986-16
BHS1986-43
BHS1988-02
BHS1988-12
BHS1988-14
BHS1989-09
BHS1989-11
BHS1989-14
BHS1989-16
BHS1991-26
BHS1991-35
BHS1991-40
BHS1992-01
BHS1994-09
BHS1995-13
BHS1995-17
BHS1996-10
BHS1997-06
BHS1997-10
BHS1999-04
BHS1999-08
BHS2000-12
BHS2004-09
BHS2004-11
BHS2005-04
BHS2005-05
BHS2007-03
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
PC212, PC219, PC472, PC598, MSS005, MSS010, MSS034, MSS038, MSS046, MSS076, MSS081, MSS090, MSS111, MSS114, MSS119, MSS195
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