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- Cummins, Maria S. (Maria Susanna), 1827-1866 1
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 3
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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- 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
Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Contributor
- Friends of Interurban 1223
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Printer
- City of Burnaby Printshop
- Physical Description
- 91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Name Access
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Notes
- Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
The lamplighter
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary281
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Call Number
- 810 CUM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.33
- Call Number
- 810 CUM
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Printer
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Physical Description
- 380 p. : ill (col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "5.50-", pencilled inside front cover "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on label inside front cover "B136 i", in black pen on label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "To Vera / from Eleanor", handwritten in pencil on reverse of frontispiece
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Orphans
- Conduct of life
- Fiction--19th century
- Juvenile fiction
- Notes
- Author's full given name and dates : Cummins, Maria S. (Maria Susanna), 1827-1866.
Facing the world
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1945
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Call Number
- 813.4 ALG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV982.24.85
- Call Number
- 813.4 ALG
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M.A. Donohue & Co.
- Physical Description
- 249 p.: ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Orphans
- Friendship
- Teenage boys
- Fiction--19th century
- Juvenile fiction
- Notes
- Illustration is a bicycle advertisement at the beginning of the book
- "Mead Cycle Company Dept. D. 210, Chicago, U.S.A.XXX
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100002.jpg?width=280)
Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3071
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Material Details
- inscribed in the negative, printed in the photograph, u.l. "edr. Sister, Emma/ Paullsbo, WASH.", u.r."OrPHANTS./ HOME.", b. "c.m.s"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- History
- Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- for another photograph by C. M. Shelby of an orphanage, see HV973.110.6 and .6a
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Shelby, C. M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100002.jpg)
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100006.jpg?width=280)
Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3075
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. There is a brass band present, and many finely dressed men, women and children.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Material Details
- inscribed in the negative, printed on the photograph, l.l. "C. M. Shelby./ SEATTLE, WASH./ 410 WASH. BLDG,"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. There is a brass band present, and many finely dressed men, women and children.
- History
- Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- for another photograph of an orphanage by C. M. Shelby, see HV973.110.2 and .2a
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Shelby, C. M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100006.jpg)
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100009.jpg?width=280)
Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3078
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [190-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington. Children are lined up on the balcony on the second floor. Men in suits and hats and women in dresses and hats are gathered on the balcony on the first floor and the porch area.
- History
- Martha & Mary’s Orphans Home in Poulsbo, Washington was opened on May 30,1891 with eight children.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential
- Accession Code
- HV973.110.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [190-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- for another photograph of the orphanage by C. M. Shelby, see HV973.110.2 and .2a
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16/8/2006
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Shelby, C. M.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w contact print accompanying negative
Images
![Gathering at Martha and Mary's Orphans Home, [190-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1971/197301100009.jpg)
Les miserables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2513
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Call Number
- 842 HUG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.54.1
- Call Number
- 842 HUG
- Author
- Hugo, Víctor, 1802-1885
- Contributor
- Dixon, Arthur A. (Arthur Augustus), 1872-1959
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Physical Description
- 900 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction
- Fiction--19th century
- Ex-convicts--Fiction
- Orphans
- Notes
- "Illustrated by A. A. Dixon" -- t.p.
Kim
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
- Edition
- Canadian copyright ed.
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Call Number
- 823.8 KIP
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.5.10
- Call Number
- 823.8 KIP
- Edition
- Canadian copyright ed.
- Author
- Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- George N. Morang & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 460 p., : ill. ; 20 cm
- Inscription
- "L. E. Borden" [handwritten on front endpaper] "Ex-Libris L. E. Borden, M. D." [on sticker on front pastedown] "Christmas 1906. L. E. Borden. Esq. M. D. from Alice Viscock" [handwritten in black ink on page front endpapers]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Orphans
- Boys
- Juvenile fiction
- Fiction--20th century
- Notes
- Includes author's list.
Oliver Twist, or the parish boy's progress : Pictures from Italy : American notes
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3596
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Call Number
- 823.83 DIC v.12
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.51.17
- Call Number
- 823.83 DIC v.12
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor
- Dickens, Charles, 1837-1896
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M. A. Donohue
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Series
- Dickens works
- Physical Description
- x, 430, 186, xvii, 255 p. : ill., front ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English literature
- Orphans
- Notes
- Contents: Oliver Twist -- Pictures from Italy -- American notes.
- "American notes" includes introduction by Charles Dickens the younger.
- Volume 12 of 15.
Great expectations : The uncommercial traveller.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3598
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Call Number
- 823.83 DIC v.7
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.51.19
- Call Number
- 823.83 DIC v.7
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M. A. Donohue
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Series
- Dickens works
- Physical Description
- 456, 359 p. : ill., front. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English literature
- Orphans
- Notes
- contains "Great Expectations" and "The Uncommercial Traveller".
- Volume 7 of 15.
David Copperfield the younger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3605
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Call Number
- 823.83 DIC v.5
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.51.26
- Call Number
- 823.83 DIC v.5
- Author
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
- Contributor
- Dickens, Charles, 1837-1896
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M. A. Donohue
- Publication Date
- 1901
- Series
- Dickens works
- Physical Description
- 861 p. : ill., front. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- English literature
- Orphans
- Young men
- Notes
- "a reprint of the first edition with the illustrations, and an introduction, biographical and bibliographical, by Charles Dickens the Younger" -- t.p.
- Volume 5 of 15.
Norman brothers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35205
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Norman family brothers. Left to right: Albert Norman, Laurence "Laurie" Norman and Jack Norman. They were orphaned as little boys when both their parents died of influenza. Elsie Dawkins married Laurie, the eldest of the brothers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-062
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Norman family brothers. Left to right: Albert Norman, Laurence "Laurie" Norman and Jack Norman. They were orphaned as little boys when both their parents died of influenza. Elsie Dawkins married Laurie, the eldest of the brothers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
Images
Digital Books
Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19150
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series
- History
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.
- Creator
- Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"
- Polos, Donna
- Accession Code
- BV022.21
- BV023.11
- Date
- 1950-2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Graham Ford
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79466
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 28, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Graham Ford, director of wildlife care at Wildlife Rescue Association, with two orphaned coyote pups.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- August 28, 1996
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-0397
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Graham Ford, director of wildlife care at Wildlife Rescue Association, with two orphaned coyote pups.
- Subjects
- Animals
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Langdeau, Brian
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on recto of photograph reads: "Bby B 2110 / Bby - 5 57%"
- Trim marks and/or reproduction instructions on recto (scan is cropped)
Images
Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1179
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282877
- Call Number
- 971.1 PRI COPY 1
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
- Publication Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Moore family
- Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Pioneers
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.
- Signed by the author.
- 2 copies held : copy 1.