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The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xv
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1800
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.29
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.15 1922 Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 4579 - 4902.
- volume 15 of 20.
- copy 1 of 2
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xv
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3264
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.137
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.15 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 4579 - 4902.
- volume 15 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xvi
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3265
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.138
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.16 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 4903 - 5226.
- volume 16 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xvii
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1802
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.31
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.17 1922 Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 5227 - 5550.
- volume 17 of 20.
- copy 1 of 2
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xvii
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3266
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.139
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.17 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 5227 - 5550.
- volume 17 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xviii
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3267
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.140
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.18 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 5551 - 5874.
- volume 18 of 20.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xx
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1805
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.34
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.20 1922 Copy 1
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 334 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 6203 - 6536.
- includes index for entire collection.
- volume 20 of 20.
- copy 1 of 2.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopaedia, volume xx
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3268
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.195.141
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.20 1921
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Grolier Society
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Inscription
- Front endpaper: "S32" [written in blue ink, crossed out in pencil]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Notes
- editors in chief, Arthur Mee and Holland Thompson
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LL.D., Late Minister of Education for Ontario."
- Contributor's given name and dates: Cody, H. J. (Henry John), 1868-1951.
- pages numbered 6203 - 6536.
- volume 20 of 20.
- includes index for entire encyclopedia collection.
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopædia, vol. 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1789
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.18
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.4 1922
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Grolier Society Limited
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Series
- The Book of Knowledge
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 318 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's encyclopædias and dictionaries
- Notes
- pages numbered 994-1312.
- Contributors' given names, dates and contribution:
- Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943. (editor-in-chief)
- Thompson, Holland, 1873-1940. (editor-in-chief)
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LLD Late Minister of Education for Ontario"
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopædia, vol. 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1791
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.20
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.6 1922
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Grolier Society Limited
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Series
- The Book of Knowledge
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 318 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's encyclopædias and dictionaries
- Notes
- pages numbered 1640-1958
- Contributors' given names, dates and contribution:
- Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943. (editor-in-chief)
- Thompson, Holland, 1873-1940. (editor-in-chief)
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LLD Late Minister of Education for Ontario"
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopædia, vol. 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1792
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.21
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.7
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Grolier Society Limited
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Series
- The Book of Knowledge
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- p. 318 : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's encyclopædias and dictionaries
- Notes
- pages numbered 1960-2278
- Contributors' given names, dates and contribution:
- Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943. (editor-in-chief)
- Thompson, Holland, 1873-1940. (editor-in-chief)
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LLD Late Minister of Education for Ontario"
The book of knowledge : the children's encyclopædia, volume v
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1790
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.39.19
- Call Number
- 032 MEE v.5 1922
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The Grolier Society Limited
- Publication Date
- c1922
- Series
- The Book of Knowledge
- Printer
- Colonial Press
- Physical Description
- 324 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's encyclopædias and dictionaries
- Notes
- pages numbered 1314-1638
- Contributors' given names, dates and contribution:
- Mee, Arthur, 1875-1943. (editor-in-chief)
- Thompson, Holland, 1873-1940. (editor-in-chief)
- "with an introduction by H.J. Cody, D.D., LLD Late Minister of Education for Ontario"
Canadian Expeditionary Force military cap badges of World War I
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7595
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Rosen, Al, 1926-
- Martin, Peter
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Call Number
- 355.14 ROS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969158300
- Call Number
- 355.14 ROS
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Rosen, Al, 1926-
- Martin, Peter
- Contributor
- Alter, Ian
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Publisher
- Romar Distributing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- 124 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force--Insignia
- Canada--Armed Forces--Insignia
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Notes
- "Artwork & Layout Ian Alter"
![Canadian Ophthalmic College, [1920] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/1974_0005_0011_001.jpg?width=280)
Canadian Ophthalmic College
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription910
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaf…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia composite ; 41 x 51.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Composite photograph of graduates of the Canadian Ophthalmic College in Toronto, Ontario. Names are listed beneath each of the oval photographs (grouped in four rows). In the top row (from left) are; C. Anderson, W.E. Owen, J.W. Abray, J.A. Epstein (a woman), H.W. Edgar, B.H. Ashbourne, A.G. MacHaffie. Second row; J. Munro, T.H. Dick, G.S. Pringle, W.G. Maybee "Principal" and below it "E. Bind Assist." (largest photograph); E. Boyaner, I.R. Higgins, D.B. Curtis. Third row; V.M. Young, F.G. Smith, W.L. Wells, E.W. Watt, W.D. Graham, A.R. Hopkins. Fourth row; O.T. Walker, E.E. Miller, R.A. Burke, J.E. Hamilton, H.A. Smith, H.L. McDiarmid; "Freeland".
- Other Title Information
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Subjects
- Occupations
- Occupations - Teachers
- Accession Code
- HV974.5.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1920]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 200
- Scan Date
- 01-May-2019
Images
![Canadian Ophthalmic College, [1920] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1974/1974_0005_0011_001.jpg)
The Canadian school atlas : containing seventy-three maps (including seven classical maps) and complete index
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1710
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. and enl. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Call Number
- 912 CAN Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV984.21.23
- Call Number
- 912 CAN Copy 1
- Edition
- Rev. and enl. ed.
- Contributor
- Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
- Publication Date
- 1926
- Printer
- Temple Press
- Physical Description
- [58], 32 p. : col. maps ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "Vera Morrow '36" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "Vera Morrow" [handwritten twice in pencil on front pastedown] "716" [stamped in faded ink on front pastedown] "V.Z.M." [stamped in black ink on front and back endpaper] "Vera Morrow Geography Book Atlas" [handwritten three times in red and blue ink and pencil on front endpaper] "716" [stamped in black ink on front endpaper] Two hand drawn sketches of women in pencil on front endpaper. Clipping from Wed. April 1, 1959 Vancouver Sun showing "New route to border opening about May 15" found next to title page. enclosed in polyester film sleeve Hand drawn sketch of advertisement for Cunard Steamship Lines trip from New York to Havana. Found between p. 20-21 of index. "Vera Morrow Canadian School Atlas J.M. Dent + Sons" [handwritten twice in red ink and pencil on page after p. 32 of index] Three hand drawn sketches of women in pencil on page after p. 32 of index. "Vera Morrow" [handwritten in dark ink on back endpaper] Folded map of British Isles found inside back cover printed by F. P. Lloyd, Toronto, Canada
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Atlases--Canadian
- Historical geography--Maps
- Canada--History--Study and teaching
- Atlases
- Notes
- "Recommended for use in the High Schools of Ontario" --Title page.
- "Authorised for use in the schools of Nova Scotia, Quebec, Saskatchewan and British Columbia" --Title page.
- "Prepared at the Edinburgh Geographical Institute" --Half-title verso.
- "Under the editorship of George A. Cornish" --Half-title verso.
- "Companion to the 'Canadian school geography'" --Half-title verso.
- Copy 1 of 2.
- Editor's given name and dates: Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-1960
Chemistry : a text-book for high schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2004
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV980.2.19
- Call Number
- 540 COR
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- 1920
- c1917
- Physical Description
- iii-vii; 297 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
- Inscription
- Notes inside, and "Douglas Lunn" "Class 8 - m" "Alum= Aluminum Potassium Sulphate" "75c"
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Chemistry--Textbooks
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Assisted by Arthur Smith."
- "Authorized by the Ministers of Education for Saskatchewan, Ontario and British Columbia."
- Author full name: Cornish, George A. (George Augustus), 1872-.
Company of adventurers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4950
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV006.24.36
- ISBN
- 0670803790
- 0670808776
- Call Number
- 971.201 NEW
- Place of Publication
- Ontario
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Canada Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1985
- Series
- Company of adventurers, v. 1
- Printer
- T.H. Best Printing Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- xxiii, 413 p. : ill. : 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Northwest, Canadian--History
- Fur trade
- Names
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Notes
- Author's full name: Peter Charles Newman
- Includes indexes and bibliographies.
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19120
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1960-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Middlegate Bakery, staff and bakery equipment, the Hiemstra family and their home on Canada Way.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs of the Middlegate Bakery, staff and bakery equipment, the Hiemstra family and their home on Canada Way.
- History
- Cornelius "Cor" Hiemstra was born on Feb 3, 1929 in Haulerwijk, Friesland, in the Netherlands and was the eldest of five children. Lucy was born on February 6, 1927 in Buitenpost, Friesland, in the Netherlands and was the fourth of ten children. Cor came to Canada in 1953, from the Netherlands. He worked at the Valley Bakery on Hastings in Burnaby from 1958 to 1959. Lucy came to Canada in 1956. The couple met at a wedding in 1956, and were married in 1958 in Kitchener Ontario. Lucy and Cornelius "Cor" Hiemstra purchased a home in Burnaby in October 1959 on 5363 Canada Way and raised their six children there. Eldest to youngest: Sjouke (son), Jacqueline (daughter), Patricia (daughter), Edward (son), Barbara (daughter) and Robert (son). In 1959, Cor purchased Gibbons Bakery on Kingsway and moved his business to the Middlegate Shoppping Centre in 1960 which he named "Middlegate Bakery". Cor ran the bakery until 1974 when it was sold to Kim and Jennifer Wong. The Wongs ran the bakery for 37 years. In 2012, the bakery was purchased by Chef Reza Amiri and renamed Aroma Bakery. Chef Amiri immigrated to Burnaby from Iran in 2005. After Cor sold the bakery, he became a school bus driver and a hospital bus driver for Burnaby Hospital. The Hiemstra family home was renovated and enlarged to accommodate the growing family in 1974. Lucy Hiemstra completed her nursing upgrade in 1974 and worked at the Carleton Hospital and the Burnaby Hospital until she retired in 1994. Cor passed away at the age of 93 in Feburary 2022, and Lucy passed away at the age of 89 in 2018.
- Responsibility
- Hiemstra, Cornelius "Cor"
- Accession Code
- BV022.15
- Date
- 1960-2003
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Diary Ford 1923
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6397
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.1245.1
- Call Number
- 629.2 FOR
- Place of Publication
- Ontario, Canada
- Publisher
- Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited
- Publication Date
- 1923
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Ford automobile
- Ford automobiles--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Names
- Ford Motor Company
Donald N. Brown subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original)-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with vari…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1925 (date of original)-1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Donald N. Brown subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and other material
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1987-03
- BHS2003-04
- BHS1992-20
- BHS1995-09
- BHS2000-10
- BHS1991-41
- BHS2001-12
- BHS2004-01
- BHS2004-12
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with various community groups including the Oakalla Lands Citizens' Committee, renovations of Burnaby Village Museum, and the restoration of Interurban tram no. 1223.
- History
- Donald Neil "Don" Brown was born in Birmingham, England. In 1922, while still an infant, he and his family moved to Winnipeg, Canada. On September 8, 1939, Don left his Senior Matriculation classes to join the Royal Canadian Engineers. Two weeks later, he eloped with his high school sweetheart, Helen J., just months before he was to be shipped overseas with the 3rd Contingent of Canadian Troops. He served in the army with the Royal Canadian Engineer’s 12th Field Company and saw action in both Sicily and Italy. In 1945, Don returned to obtain his Senior Matriculation and a year of university studies before re-enlisting in the army as a Second Lieutenant. He spent the next two years stationed in Chilliwack with Helen and their first child. In 1947, he left the army to join the ranks of the British Columbia Provincial Police force, embarking on a three-decade long career. His first assignment brought him to Burnaby where he served from 1947-1954, first as a member of the BC Police Department and then as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. In 1954, Don was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan and then to Ottawa, Ontario to serve in the Crime Detection Laboratories. He became a qualified Examiner of Questioned Documents and provided expert testimony in handwriting, counterfeiting, graphic arts, and alterations. He attained the rank of first Corporal, and then Sergeant in the RCMP. He was transferred to Vancouver to be the Second in Charge of a new laboratory and head of the Document Section in July, 1963. On December 9, 1967, Helen Brown ran as an independent for the position of Alderman on the Burnaby Council. She was not elected. In May 1970, Don was promoted to Sub-Inspector and transferred to Edmonton to take command of the new Crime Detection Laboratory. By 1972, he was promoted to full Inspector. Transferred back to Vancouver in 1975, Don became the Officer-in-Charge of a new Crime Laboratory and took over the National Police Services pilot project for British Columbia. He was rewarded for this work with a promotion to Superintendent in September 1975. In 1976, after a distinguished 35 years combined service to the armed forces and the police, Don retired and founded his own laboratory to carry on his work in the field of questioned documents. He became a Fellow (Emeritus) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Life Member (Emeritus) and Past Director of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. After his retirement, Don became involved in local politics and, with the blessing of his wife and six children, joined the Burnaby Voters’ Association as their Secretary. In 1978 he was elected to a two-year term as a Burnaby School Trustee. During the next municipal election in November 1979, he successfully ran for Alderman. Don Brown served Burnaby as Alderman from 1979 to 1985. During this time, Don also became a member of the Community College for the Retired, the Horsemen’s Society and the Burnaby Historical Society. He also gave his support to Arts Council programs and numerous other community functions over the years and author "Why?: The Last Years of the British Columbia Policy 1858-1950" about the BC Provincial Police. In 1991, Don was appointed as Chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, dedicating himself to making Burnaby’s Centennial celebration a memorable success. His contributions were always supported by his wife Helen, and their work during the Centennial Year was just one example of the strength of their 66-year partnership. They were both formally recognized for their efforts when they were chosen to receive the Kushiro Cup and named the Citizens of the Year in 1992. Also that year, Don was a recipient of the Canadian 125 Medal and one year later, in March 1993, Donald Brown was awarded Burnaby’s highest honour and was made a Freeman of the City of Burnaby. Don passed away in 2009.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Moving Images
- Creator
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- PC194, PC241, MSS098, MSS148