Pioneer Tales series
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- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1979]-1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created during the preparation of the Pioneer Tales manuscript and photographs of the Pioneer Tales Tea event.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1979]-1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Series
- Pioneer Tales series
- Description Level
- Series
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created during the preparation of the Pioneer Tales manuscript and photographs of the Pioneer Tales Tea event.
- History
- On May 28, 1980 the Mayor and Council of Burnaby held a tea to honour Burnaby “pioneers.” The event was held as part of “Burnaby Funfest Days ‘80” and was meant to recognize members of the community who had resided in Burnaby prior to 1930 and acknowledge their contributions as pioneers of the City. Although approximately 100 people were expected, more than 500 actually attended. Each participant was asked to fill out a brief personal information form outlining their experiences in Burnaby’s earliest days - the response to which was so favorable that the idea of compiling a book to capture these memories was born. A writer was hired to help edit and organize the book, and writing contests were initiated to encourage senior residents to share their experiences. Other community members became involved in the project when the City enlisted the help of secondary school students to type manuscripts for those unable to do so and journalism students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology volunteered to conduct interviews with additional “pioneers.” It took several years for the project to come to fruition, but the book was eventually published in 1987.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Pioneer Tales
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- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986-1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual records and graphic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, reports, notes and other records compiled by the Mayor's Office on the creation of the book "Pioneer Tales." File includes lists of photograph reprint orders and book presentations pertaining to the "Pioneer Tales Tea."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1986-1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Series
- Pioneer Tales series
- Physical Description
- Textual records and graphic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 8754
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, reports, notes and other records compiled by the Mayor's Office on the creation of the book "Pioneer Tales." File includes lists of photograph reprint orders and book presentations pertaining to the "Pioneer Tales Tea."
- Media Type
- Textual Record