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Pennsylvania Railroad freight car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1731
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of a Pennsylvania Railroad Company freight car with its painted PRR logo.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of a Pennsylvania Railroad Company freight car with its painted PRR logo.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.125
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-04-02
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "742"
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T.O. Townley Estate 'Deerholme'

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark545
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The T.O. Townley Estate, 'Deerholme,' is located on a lake front property on the north shore of Deer Lake Park. The main house is a two-and-one-half storey symmetrical-massed wood-frame Colonial Revival structure, with flanking one-storey wings, a side gable roof and a central front entry.
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Thomas & Frances Townley Estate, Loftus House
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Thomas & Frances Townley Estate, Loftus House
Geographic Access
Price Street
Associated Dates
1913
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The T.O. Townley Estate, 'Deerholme,' is located on a lake front property on the north shore of Deer Lake Park. The main house is a two-and-one-half storey symmetrical-massed wood-frame Colonial Revival structure, with flanking one-storey wings, a side gable roof and a central front entry.
Heritage Value
'Deerholme' was built as the retirement estate of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Owen Townley (1862-1935) and his wife, Frances M. Townley. Townley was a pioneer resident of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia: he served as a lawyer, Registrar of Land Titles for New Westminster District and Mayor of Vancouver for one term in 1901. Built in 1913, this is one of the most significant of the Deer Lake estate houses and was the last of grand Edwardian era mansions built on the lots surrounding the lake. The area had been opened up for development two years earlier by the construction of the British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban Line. The estate speaks of a gracious way of life achieved by society's elite during the Edwardian era, supported by the use of domestic servants. Grand in scale, architecturally sophisticated and set in a bucolic landscape, this residence demonstrates the social status of the owner in the privileged classes of the rapidly developing social structure of Burnaby. The house is also significant as one of the earliest designs by the son of Thomas and Frances Townley, architect Fred Laughton Townley (1887-1966), who had graduated in architecture in 1911 from the University of Pennsylvania. In this house for his parents, he demonstrated his deft understanding of the American Period Revival styles learned during his schooling in the United States. The prevailing local taste for British-derived architecture dictated that this was a style he was rarely able to use until the Colonial Revival styles became more popular in the 1920s. F.L. Townley was a founding partner in Townley and Matheson, which achieved significant success as one of the most accomplished local architectural firms, culminating in their best-known commission, Vancouver City Hall, 1935-36.
Defining Elements
Key elements the define the heritage character of ‘Deerholme’ include its: - integration with its south-sloping lakefront site, which contains many original landscape features (extant rockeries, formal drive, tennis lawn, open fields, and specimen shrubs and trees) - two-and-one-half storey form with flanking one-storey wings - side gable roof with symmetrical shed dormers, three at the front and three at the rear - complex fenestration, including multi-paned wooden-sash double-hung windows, 6-over-1 on the ground floor and 6-over-9 on the second floor, and multi-paned wooden-sash casements in the dormers - pair of prominent exterior brick chimneys on each side elevation, clad with rough-cast stucco up to the roof level, and each with four chimney-pots - rough-cast stucco cladding - design elements typical of the Colonial Revival style, such as composed classical formality, side gable roof and balanced symmetrical massing - exterior architectural elements, such as classical columns, window shutters, fanlight feature window, multi-paned quarter-round windows flanking the chimneys, and projecting square brackets in the gables - superior level of design and craftsmanship throughout, including refined interior woodwork such as fireplaces, interior columned screen between hallway and living room and a staircase with Colonial Revival details - significant mature trees (such as Red Oaks, Silver Maples, and Copper Beech). - original guest house and stables, which survive on an adjacent property at 6176 Price Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Architect
Fred Laughton Townley
Function
Primary Current--Estate
Primary Historic--Estate
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 002-652-111 Legal Description: Parcel 'C' (Explanatory Plan 12891) , Blocks 4 and 5, District Lot 79 Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 536
Boundaries
‘Deerholme’ is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6110 Price Street, Burnaby.
Area
14,099.52
Contributing Resource
Building
Landscape Feature
Ownership
Public (local)
Other Collection
City of Vancouver Archives: T.O. Townley Residence, Original Plans, Add. MSS. 1399, Temporary No. 61, Location 920-D
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Street Address
6110 Price Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36669
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV995.5.80
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV995.5.80
Description
Writing Primer for Music Students - Booklet -- [1897]. Booklet written by M.S. Morris called "Writing Primer for Music Students". The booklet is "A Series of Practical Exercises for Acquiring a Knowledge of the Rudiments of Music". The booklet was published by Theodore Presser Company in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and printed in the U.S.A. The booklet was priced at 30 cents. The booklet measures 13.5cm x 19cm.
Colour
Blue
Maker
Theodore Presser Company
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
Pennsylvania
Site/City Made
Bryn Mawr
Title
Writing Primer for Music Students
Publication Date
1897
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Music
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41449
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV001.1.223
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV001.1.223
Description
Booklet: "SHEET METAL WORK" "Trades that Provide Big-Pay Positions or a Profitable Business of Your Own"; orange with black print, white borders; black and white illustration of man drafting at table, tools and metal in background; below picture, "INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS" "SCRANTON, PA." "1928"; back cover is white with black illustration of of building; "435L--29587-1500" "PRINTED IN U.S.A."; staplebound, 33 pp; on fly-leaf, "SHEET METAL WORK AND BOILERMAKING"; illustrated; soiled, darkened around edges, some pages turned down; has been folded in half
Colour
White
Maker
International Correspondence Schools
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
Pennsylvania
Site/City Made
Scranton
Title
Sheet Metal Work
Publication Date
1928
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41450
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV001.1.224
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV001.1.224
Description
Booklet: "INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY of TECHNOLOGY"; cover is pale yellow with white border, darker yellow stripe down centre; title is white on black rectangle with ornamental yellow border; back cover is white with black and white illustration, "SCIENCE INSTRUCTING INDUSTRY"; "76L--30031-3m" "PRINTED IN U.S.A."; 31 pp, staplebound; International Textbook Company, Scranton, Pa., 1928; lists books and prices, order form at back; with pink envelope, black print "International Correspondence Schools Canadian, Limited, 18 HASTINGS STREET, WEST, VANCOUVER, B.C." "J.W. Pickin Room 6"
Colour
Yellow
Maker
International Textbook Company
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
Pennsylvania
Site/City Made
Scranton
Title
International Library of Technology
Publication Date
1928
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The delights of fine fashion : costumes from the Philadelphia Museum of Art

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary869
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publication Date
1979
Call Number
391 MCG
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
391 MCG
Author
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Contributor
McGarvey, Elsie
Brown, Will
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Publication Date
1979
Physical Description
[32] p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 31 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Fashion--Exhibitions
Fashion--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Exhibitions
Notes
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sept. 29, 1979-Feb. 10, 1980.
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leaflet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28716
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.38.14
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.38.14
Description
How To Open A New Book - Leaflet. From 'Modern Bookbinding Practically Considered', By Wm. Matthews.". Provides detailed instructions on how to properly open a book. The leaflet is produced by The Colliery Engineering Co. in Scranton Pa.
Maker
Colliery Engineering Co
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
Pennsylvania
Site/City Made
Scranton
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
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Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Edition
Rev.
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282893
Call Number
971.133 LUX COPY 1
Edition
Rev.
Author
Luxton, Donald, 1954-
Wolf, Jim
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
2011
c2007
Physical Description
157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Architecture
Historic buildings
Buildings
Historic sites
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Heritage
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
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Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
History
Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Environmental Issues
Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
Geographic Features
Geographic Features - Parks
Housing
Occupations
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Occupations - Writers
Persons - Volunteers
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Religions
Religions - Judaism
Names
Schwartz, William "Bill"
Schwartz, Ellen
City of Burnaby
Polestar Communications
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
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Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023

Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3
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Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5468
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wolf, Jim
Publication Date
c1998
Call Number
971.133 WOL COPY 2
production. Architectural Features The Townleys were fortunate in that their son Fred Laughton Townley had just returned from University of Pennsylvania where he had re- ceived extensive training as an architect. Unlike the English Tudor and Arts and Crafts styled homes designed by the other English trained
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282834
9780969282839
Call Number
971.133 WOL COPY 2
Author
Wolf, Jim
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
Publication Date
c1998
Physical Description
47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Notes
2 copies held : copy 2.
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Art-i-facts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6724
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
2012
Call Number
069.53 CCA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
069.53 CCA
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Publisher
Conservation center for art & historic artifacts
Publication Date
2012
Physical Description
7 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Museum conservation methods
Art objects
Conservation and restoration
Notes
"www.ccaha.org" -- back cover
Copies of the periodical available online at www.ccaha.org under the "news" tab as of 2016.
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cigar box

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18005
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV978.25.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV978.25.1
Description
Cigar box, wooden; attached lid shows woman's face on red in circle "RED DOT TRULY DIFFERENT" in black around, blue sticker "50" "CLASS D" "Series 123"; front "THE RED DOT CIGAR TRULY DIFFERENT", woman in circle, "MANUFACTURED FEDERAL CIGAR COMPANY INC. --PA."; left side "RED DOT Truly Different" with woman; right side "RED DOT", woman (large); "RED DOT" on back, two women in circle; inside lid woman in circle, "RED DOT", circle each side "TRULY 2 FOR 15C DIFFERENT", blue band at bottom "Now! A RED DOT Panetela Do not cut or bite - It's ready to light" "REG U.S. PAT OFF FEDERAL CIGAR CO. INC." "CON- SOLIDATED LITHO CORP CARLE PLACE L.I.N.Y." on bottom "FACTORY NO. 533 1ST DIST.PA.State of Pennsylvania" "SPECIAL PANTELAS"
Measurements
210mm X152mm X 53mm
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headphones

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79910
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X3036
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X3036
Description
headphones made by the Hamburg Brothers. The speakers are mainly metal with hard plastic around where the ear would rest. There is cloth around the metal that attaches the speakers together. On the back of both speaker is "PENNSYLVANIA/ TYPE/ E-25/ HAMBURG BROTHERS/ PITTSBURG/ U.S.A."
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
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Hugh H. Stewart fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9771
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[188_]-1960
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
12 cm of textual records + 2 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs collected or created by Hugh H. Stewart in the course of his personal and professional life. Records include receipts relating to property sales and taxes, utilities, association memberships (Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Vancouver Heights Ratep…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hugh H. Stewart fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
12 cm of textual records + 2 photographs
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs collected or created by Hugh H. Stewart in the course of his personal and professional life. Records include receipts relating to property sales and taxes, utilities, association memberships (Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association, Burnaby Lions Club and Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans), insurance, loans and healthcare along with an elections candidate card and documents from his business “Stewart’s Cartage and Fuel Supply”; minutes from the Ratepayers Association and a handwritten recipe for potato salad. Records have been arranged into the following series: 1) Hugh H. Stewart photographs series 2) Hugh H. Stewart personal documents series 3) Stewart's Cartage and Fuel Supply business records series 4) Hugh H. Stewart associations and memberships series
History
Hugh Henry Stewart was born July 18 1887 to Duncan Hugh (1860-1935) and Henrietta Stewart (1860-1944) in South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. The couple moved to Nanaimo in 1888 with their four children, the oldest of which was Hugh Henry. The family moved to Vancouver in about 1908 and lived at 995 West 7th Avenue while Duncan Stewart worked as a carpenter. Hugh Henry found work as a hardware clerk at the “Forbes and Van Horne” hardware store located at 52 West Hastings, Vancouver. He worked at the store until WWI broke out and his wages were cut. In 1910 Hugh Henry Stewart moved to Burnaby and purchased a house in District Lot 116, in the 3900 block of Albert Street between Ingleton Avenue and McDonald Avenue. This was the only house in this block at the time (3902 Albert Street) but the following year, five more houses were built. In 1911, Hugh married Patience (known as Bertha) Alberta Inglis of Vancouver and between 1911 and 1912, Hugh cleared land around the house. The couple raised three children at their home in Vancouver Heights (now named Burnaby Heights); Duncan Hugh, Daniel Melbourne and Audrey Pearl. In 1914, the Vancouver Heights Ratepayers Association was formed and Hugh Stewart joined. This association lobbied city council to establish land uses which they felt could benefit the citizens of North Burnaby. Following his work at the hardware store, Hugh went to work as a longshoreman at the Hastings Mill in Vancouver and the Barnet Mill in Burnaby. In the 1920s, Stewart started up his own business delivering fuel to households in North Burnaby. His business was named “Stewart’s Cartage and Fuel Supply” which had an office located at 3870 East Hastings Street. Stewart moved his business office to their home in the 1950s which continued to operate at this location until the early 1960s. In 1926, the Burnaby Board of Trade was formed with Hugh Stewart as one of the founding members. The organization changed its name to the North Burnaby Board of Trade in May 1927. Hugh served as president from 1940-1946 and was instrumental in bringing about the amalgamation of the North and South Burnaby Boards of Trade to form the Burnaby Chamber of Commerce. Hugh ran for municipal council in the 1940s and was also a member of other organizations including the Burnaby Lions Club, The International Order of the Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) and the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans. Patience Alberta Stewart died in 1967 and Hugh continued to live in their home on Albert Street until 1978. In 1979 he moved to an apartment on McGill Street in Burnaby. Hugh H. Stewart died in 1981.
Responsibility
Stewart, Hugh Henry
Accession Code
HV979.50
Date
[188_]-1960
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Arrangement
Records are arranged by subject and format.
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
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Irish wit and humor : classified under appropriate subject headings, with, in many cases, a reference table to a table of authors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3880
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1898
Call Number
827 HOW v.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV005.42.6
Call Number
827 HOW v.3
Contributor
Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), 1848-
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Publisher
George W. Jacobs & Co.
Publication Date
c1898
Physical Description
233 p. ; 16 cm.
Inscription
Irish / Wit and / Humor / Philadelphia / George W. Jacobs & Co. / Publishers / copyright 1898
Library Subject (LOC)
Humor
Notes
Preface signed: W.H. Howe
Author full name given as follows: Howe, W. H. (Walter Henry), b. 1848.
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The marriage of Nannette : a comic opera in three acts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4921
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Peterson, Agnes Emelie
Publication Date
1930
Call Number
782.7 PET
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV997.34.4
Call Number
782.7 PET
Author
Peterson, Agnes Emelie
Contributor
Curtis, Louis Woodson, 1885-
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Publisher
Theodore Presser Co.
Publication Date
1930
Physical Description
1 vocal score (203 p). ; 32 cm.
Inscription
Front cover: "(1931-1932.) Elsie B. Wilson Pianist Edmonds, West Burnaby + North Burnaby Choral Societies" [written in black ink] Throughout book: Performance notes written in pencil.
Library Subject (LOC)
Operas--Vocal scores with piano
Subjects
Music
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Names
Wilson, Elsie
Object History
Elsie Wilson - The material in the donation is from her estate. Miss Wilson was a Burnaby resident and music teacher. The brass plaque was on her fathers home "Penrith Castle" on Blenheim St. in Burnaby
Notes
Vocal score with piano.
book and lyrics by Agnes Emelie Peterson
music by Louis Woodson Curtis
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Townley Mansion, Deerholme

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913] (date of original), copied 2003
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Thomas O. and Frances Townley mansion known as Deerholme built in 1913 at Deer Lake by Vancouver's pioneer and 1901 Mayor, Colonel Thomas Owen Townley, and his wife Frances. The home was designed by their son Fred Laughton Townley, who had just returned from the University of Penn…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1913] (date of original), copied 2003
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
454-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2003-9
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Thomas O. and Frances Townley mansion known as Deerholme built in 1913 at Deer Lake by Vancouver's pioneer and 1901 Mayor, Colonel Thomas Owen Townley, and his wife Frances. The home was designed by their son Fred Laughton Townley, who had just returned from the University of Pennsylvania where he had received a degree in architecture. The Townley's enjoyed their estate until 1920 when they rented the house to the Cunningham family before selling the property to the Vancouver Anglican College.The college held the building until 1940, when it was again sold and was owned by various owners who came and went. Finally, the Loftus family sold the property to the City of Burnaby in 1979. The house remains leased as a private residence and was dedicated as a civic heritage site in 1992.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Price Street
Street Address
6110 Price Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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