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Alfred Bingham fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97219
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Alfred Bingham fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Alfred Bingham fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 cm. of textual records and 1 audio reel.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Record No.
- MSS142
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham as well as an oral history tape provided by Alfred and his wife, M.J. "Ada" Bingham.
- History
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Sound Recording
- Creator
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds MSS142
Alfred Bingham subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57735
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and other materials
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Alfred Bingham subseries
- Physical Description
- Photographs and other materials
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs, correspondence and literature pertaining to Alfred Bingham.
- History
- Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten-hour days to build a shingle mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, a carpenter and millwright (and author of “The History of Burnaby”), also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lockdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920, Alfred married Mary Jane "Ada" Reynolds. Alfred and Mary Jane often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. The couple also had a dog named Bess. The Binghams were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth who were suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression. The Army was in operation for ten years and during that time, the members organised the credit union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union Act through the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started co-op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also the Secretary of the Burnaby Housing Committee. In 1946, he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane died on August 9, 1969. Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of subseries
- MSS001, MSS142, and PC 010
Burnaby Branch annual reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65238
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch annual reports for the year 1959. Included in the file is an agenda and guest list for the February 18, 1960 meeting of the Burnaby Branch as well as a list of nominations for the 1960 to 1961 term.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-032
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch annual reports for the year 1959. Included in the file is an agenda and guest list for the February 18, 1960 meeting of the Burnaby Branch as well as a list of nominations for the 1960 to 1961 term.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch annual reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65422
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961-1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch annual reports for the years 1960 and 1961. Included in the file is an agenda and guest list for the February 15, 1961 meeting of the Burnaby Branch as well as a list of nominations for the 1961 to 1962 term.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961-1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-034
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch annual reports for the years 1960 and 1961. Included in the file is an agenda and guest list for the February 15, 1961 meeting of the Burnaby Branch as well as a list of nominations for the 1961 to 1962 term.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch balance sheets
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65426
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959-1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch balance sheet booklets created by chartered accountants Frederick Field & Co.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959-1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-038
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of three Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch balance sheet booklets created by chartered accountants Frederick Field & Co.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch financial papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65434
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1944-1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch financial records and accompanying correspondence.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1944-1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-046
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch financial records and accompanying correspondence.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65504
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-073
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Branch minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65539
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book. Included in the minute book are loose sheets of meeting minutes and annual reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-078
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch minute book. Included in the minute book are loose sheets of meeting minutes and annual reports.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Branch monthly reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65421
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports and operating statements for the year 1960.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-033
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports and operating statements for the year 1960.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch monthly reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65423
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports and operating statements, along with lists of the executive and board members for the 1961 to 1962 and 1962 to 1963 terms.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-035
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports and operating statements, along with lists of the executive and board members for the 1961 to 1962 and 1962 to 1963 terms.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65540
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch annual general meeting minutes, agendas and reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-079
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch annual general meeting minutes, agendas and reports.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch receipt book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961-1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch receipt book.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961-1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-071
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch receipt book.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Branch receipt book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65505
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965-1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch receipt book. Included in the receipt book are loose receipts and handwritten notes.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965-1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-074
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch receipt book. Included in the receipt book are loose receipts and handwritten notes.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Branch reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65424
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963-1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports, operating statements and annual reports, along with list of the executive and board members for the 1963 to 1964 term.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963-1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-036
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports, operating statements and annual reports, along with list of the executive and board members for the 1963 to 1964 term.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65437
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch reports and operating statements along with a list of "Possible Advantages and Disadvantages involved in the Amalgamation of Branches of the Victorian Order of Nurses, as discussed by groups in other Provinces."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-049
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch reports and operating statements along with a list of "Possible Advantages and Disadvantages involved in the Amalgamation of Branches of the Victorian Order of Nurses, as discussed by groups in other Provinces."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby VON history papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65432
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1953-1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a paper entitled, "History of the Burnaby V.O.N. - Notes by Mrs Kay World, c. 1962" along with a copy of the Victorian Order of Nurses Burnaby Branch constitution and bylaws.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1953-1962
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-044
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a paper entitled, "History of the Burnaby V.O.N. - Notes by Mrs Kay World, c. 1962" along with a copy of the Victorian Order of Nurses Burnaby Branch constitution and bylaws.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18831
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1918-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photog…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photographs series 2) Sanders family personal papers 3) Sanders family architectural drawings
- History
- Gerald Frank Sanders (1916-2017) was born August 28, 1916 in Hackney, London. In 1918, Gerald immigrated to Canada with his mother Harriett Sanders (nee Chalkley) (1889-1962) while his father, Frank (1887-1967) was convalescing in hospital in England after succumbing to wounds while serving in action during WWI. Gerald's father, Frank soon joined them in British Columbia. In 1926 they settled in a house located at 4312 Spruce Street near the corner of Spruce Street and Carleton Avenue. By 1946 the family grew in size to four children (Gerald, Leslie, Reginald and Eileen) and they built a larger house right on the corner of Spruce and Carleton Avenue. Gerald attended Inman Elementary, then Van Technical School. He eventually joined the RAF during WWII as an airplane mechanic in England. He sent his pay home and his mother purchased two lots on Pine Street with some of the money. On March 8, 1948 Gerald married Alice Viola Sparman (1925-1996) and the couple lived in the Sanders' family home on Spruce Street. Alice grew up near Cranbrook and spent her teenage years in Victoria. She trained to be a nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver before marrying Gerald. Alice worked at the Burnaby General Hospital from 1952. Gerald and Alice had six children: Dennis, Kris, Kerry, David, Ruth and Marie. In 1949 with the help of family and friends Gerald built a new house located at 4325 Pine Street (address after 1959- 4091 Pine Street) and he moved in with his family. Gerald worked as a carpenter on various projects including the dentistry building at University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Court House and Jack Poole's house in the British Properties. Gerald lived in Burnaby until his death in 2017. Frank and Harriett Sanders lived on Spruce Street until Harriett died in 1962. Frank continued to live on Spruce Street until 1964 and then lived with his son Gerald on Pine Street until his death in 1967.
- Accession Code
- BV018.34
- Date
- 1918-2016
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Architectural Drawing
- Textual Record
- Arrangement
- Records and series were arranged by specific record types.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Hazel L'Estrange papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58366
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original) -1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers (mostly photocopies) pertaining to the naming of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library branch; Bob Prittie's name was put forward by Hazel L'Estrange. Also included in the file are pages from "Legion" magazine which include an article on the Victoria Order of Nurses.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963 (date of original) -1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Hazel L'Estrange subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS074-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-27
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers (mostly photocopies) pertaining to the naming of the Bob Prittie Metrotown Library branch; Bob Prittie's name was put forward by Hazel L'Estrange. Also included in the file are pages from "Legion" magazine which include an article on the Victoria Order of Nurses.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65425
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire as well as a newspaper clipping recognising the IODE's "73rd birthday of service in Canada and abroad."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-037
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a copy of the Constitution and Bylaws of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire as well as a newspaper clipping recognising the IODE's "73rd birthday of service in Canada and abroad."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Knight family subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64497
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photgraphs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1938-1982
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Knight family subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photgraphs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1992-53
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
- History
- Milton "Milt" Waller Knight was born in Canada circa 1904. His wife Virginia Harrington was born in Duluth, Minnesota circa 1905 and lived most of her life in Canada. Virginia was the first person in British Columbia to breed budgies when she began in 1932 and by 1939 she and her husband created the first crested budgie in the world. By 1942, Virginia was also housing two-hundred and fifty birds at the home of her mother, Mrs. N.M. Herington, which was located at 1775 West 13th Avenue in Burnaby. Milton and Virginia Knight moved into their own home during the war years but, as they could not get their large aviary moved, they were forced to sell their crested birds. When they started up in their birds again, they obtained some of their crested back. By 1948 they had created two types of crested: those with a miniature cockatiel crest and those with a crest like a crested canary. By 1950 they had created the crested in over twelve colours of budgie, including cobalt and yellow-wing greens. The Knights lived together at 3718 Sperling Avenue (later renumbered 5255 Sperling Avenue) and opened Lakeview Aviaries on their one acre property at Deer Lake where Virginia specialized in budgies (Budgerigars) and bred the first albino in Canada and the first crested variety in the world. She kept Java rice birds, button quail, red factor canaries, cockatiels, finches, love birds and twelve varieties of budgerigar. She was a member of the British Columbia Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society. The facilities at Lakeview Aviaries included two heated aviary cages and three outdoor flight cages constructed by Milton. Lakeview housed the only "hospital" facilities in the city for cage birds, which featured an electrically heated, thermostatically controlled hospital cage. Virginia, known in the community as “the Bird Doctor” nursed many sick birds back to health free of charge for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or SPCA. The Knights often donated their trained birds to sick and injured children, for Virginia believed, “Budgies do wonders for the kiddies. They make them forget their troubles and of course a happy mental outlook is a definite aid to better physical health.” The couple’s personal pets included eight different types of parrot, three talking budgies, a dancing bare-eyes cockatoo, three talking cockatiel, and “Hoppy” her pet owl. By 1952, they had a toucan and a macaw as pets. In later years, they added two small dogs. By 1965, Milton had over 25 years of service as a truck driver at the Vancouver Service Department. He was also an avid collector of antique watches and clocks. He reconditioned the timepieces, systematically restoring them to their original condition. He was a member of the National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors. Milt also treasured old music boxes and restored their large metal discs and rolls to “as new” condition. Milton Knight died March 7, 1966 at 62 years of age. Virginia Knight lived alone at 5755 Sperling Avenue after her husband’s death and continued her work at the Lakeview Aviary where she “doctored 700-800 [birds] a year free of charge (except medicine) and gave SPCA donations up to $1000 a year.” Virginia Knight passed away November 10, 1987 at 82 years of age.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
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- Knight, Milton
- Knight, Virginia
- Notes
- MSS117, PC510
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