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1982 - Moving the Roberts House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91880
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1982
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the land being cleared at 5496 Dominion Street in order to create a path to move the Roberts' house onto the property. Included in the clearing are the stumps of two apples trees, a poplar tree, and a maple tree. The debris from the site was burned and smoke can seen rising from a s…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1982
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
620-061
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the land being cleared at 5496 Dominion Street in order to create a path to move the Roberts' house onto the property. Included in the clearing are the stumps of two apples trees, a poplar tree, and a maple tree. The debris from the site was burned and smoke can seen rising from a small pile of brush on the right.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from donor's notes
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "p.3"
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "2"
Street Address
5496 Dominion Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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1982 - Moving the Roberts House 5538 Dominion Street to its new location at 5496 Dominion Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91879
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1982
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 cm x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the site at 5496 Dominion Street where the Roberts' house was to be moved. To the left is the old garage that was originally part of the small dwelling the Roberts lived in during the construction of their house in the early 1920s. In the background is 3093 Douglas Road and in the f…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1982
Collection/Fonds
Small family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 cm x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
620-060
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2017-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the site at 5496 Dominion Street where the Roberts' house was to be moved. To the left is the old garage that was originally part of the small dwelling the Roberts lived in during the construction of their house in the early 1920s. In the background is 3093 Douglas Road and in the foreground are two apple trees planted by John W. Roberts.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from donor's notes
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "p.2"
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Garage, Poplar Tree and Apple Trees before they had to go to make room to move house here / Spring 1982"
5118 Douglas Road renumbered to 3131 Douglas Road in 1958 and to 5538 Dominion Street in 1970 or 1971
Street Address
5496 Dominion Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
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6742 Walker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37844
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, with only the trees in the yard visible from the road. A van is parked in front.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-432
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, with only the trees in the yard visible from the road. A van is parked in front.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Copied from col. photograph
Geographic Access
Walker Avenue
Street Address
6742 Walker Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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6742 Walker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37845
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue with some of the trees in the yard cut down.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-433
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue with some of the trees in the yard cut down.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Copied from col. photograph
Geographic Access
Walker Avenue
Street Address
6742 Walker Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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6742 Walker Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37846
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, showing the stumps of the recently cut down trees in the yard of the house.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1987 (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.0 x 4.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-434
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of 6742 Walker Avenue, showing the stumps of the recently cut down trees in the yard of the house.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Copied from col. photograph
Geographic Access
Walker Avenue
Street Address
6742 Walker Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
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Brunette River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34774
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 12.6 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Brunette River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34777
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.1 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 10.1 x 12.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Brunette River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34780
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.0 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.0 x 12.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-011
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
Less detail

Brunette River

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34782
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.0 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.0 x 12.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Brunette River in the winter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34776
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.6 x 11.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River in the winter.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1907]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Gerald Davy subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 9.6 x 11.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
133-007
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1985-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Brunette River in the winter.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Plants - Trees
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Davy, Gerald
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamped on back of photograph: "Rotograph D."
Geographic Access
Brunette River
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
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Burnaby Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91701
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1982 - April 1982
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
17 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
File consists photographs of Burnaby Lake taken in late winter. The foliage around the lake is primarily brown and wilted with the first new growth of Spring just emerging. Canadian geese swim on the lake in the foreground of several of the photographs, with snow-covered mountains and the Loughee…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
March 1982 - April 1982
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
17 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-019
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists photographs of Burnaby Lake taken in late winter. The foliage around the lake is primarily brown and wilted with the first new growth of Spring just emerging. Canadian geese swim on the lake in the foreground of several of the photographs, with snow-covered mountains and the Lougheed Mall skyline visible in the distance. Also included in the file is one photograph of the forest alongside the Brunette River.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Animals - Birds
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from label on slide sheets photographs originally housed in
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Brunette River
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Images
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Claude Hill beside a large felled tree

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39517
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1900
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Louis Claude Hill standing by a ladder placed in a ditch. The ladder is leaning against a giant tree upturned by the roots. The ditch appears to be created from uprooting the tree. There is a pile of firewood visible to the right, and a barn to the left in the distance.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1900
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 15 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-836
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Louis Claude Hill standing by a ladder placed in a ditch. The ladder is leaning against a giant tree upturned by the roots. The ditch appears to be created from uprooting the tree. There is a pile of firewood visible to the right, and a barn to the left in the distance.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Cleared land

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription462
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[190-](date of original), copied 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cleared land which appears to be the Sprott family property. There are stumps and felled trees on the lot. Across a small dirt road and behind a wooden fence, the Haszard house is visible to the extreme right of the photograph.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the cleared land which appears to be the Sprott family property. There are stumps and felled trees on the lot. Across a small dirt road and behind a wooden fence, the Haszard house is visible to the extreme right of the photograph.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Plants - Trees
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Accession Code
HV978.1.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[190-](date of original), copied 1978
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-08-01
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Eagle Creek treehouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91704
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1980 and 2001]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1980 and 2001]
Collection/Fonds
Doreen Lawson fonds
Physical Description
5 photographs : col. ; 15 cm x 10 cm
Description Level
File
Record No.
618-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2015-15
Scope and Content
File consists of photographs of a rustic two-storey treehouse located in the forest at Eagle Creek. The treehouse is triangular in shape and constructed around three evergreen trees. The file also contains one photograph of a broken tree stump.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Lawson, Doreen A.
Notes
Title based on contents of photographs
Note in black in on verso of photographs 618-022-1 : 618-022-4 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway [at] Curtis / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches / East Fork"
Note in black in on verso of photograph 618-022-5 reads: "Bby. Mtn. Parkway / Eagle Creek, Upper Reaches"
Geographic Access
Eagle Creek
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Images
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Edward W. Nicholson and Team of Horses Inside Tree Stump

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38266
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm on 17.8 x 22.5 cm backing
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edward Nicholson standing with a team of horses inside the hollowed stump of a tree. Five other men and a dog are seated on planks on top of the stump and another man and two women are sitting to the left on the exposed roots of the tree. The man on seated to the right is identified …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1909
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Margaret McCallum subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11 x 16.5 cm on 17.8 x 22.5 cm backing
Description Level
Item
Record No.
375-028
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-42
Scope and Content
Photograph of Edward Nicholson standing with a team of horses inside the hollowed stump of a tree. Five other men and a dog are seated on planks on top of the stump and another man and two women are sitting to the left on the exposed roots of the tree. The man on seated to the right is identified as Duncan MacInnes.
Subjects
Transportation - Horses
Plants - Trees
Names
MacInnes, Duncan
Nicholson, E.W.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption
A note on the back of the photograph reads: "E.W. Nicholson first resident of Broadview District of Burnaby - 1900 May 23rd. Picture taken 1909. Edward W. Nicholson, with team of horses inside stump (Cedar). Stump 36 feet in diameter. Duncan MacInnes sitting extreme right. Horses were turned around inside stump."
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Street Address
2550 Boundary Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
West Central Valley Area
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From Brookfield

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38845
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill. This house, known as Brookfield, was in the Burnaby Lake area and was home to the Hill family until about 1906. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum. To the right can be seen a road which is most likely Douglas R…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1904]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph taken looking north from the home of Claude Hill. This house, known as Brookfield, was in the Burnaby Lake area and was home to the Hill family until about 1906. The property is the current site of the Burnaby Village Museum. To the right can be seen a road which is most likely Douglas Road (later Canada Way).
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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Group of women and men outside

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19330
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[c. 1910]
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of five women and two men standing outside in an area with barren tree trunks behind them. Everyone in the group are wearing hats. The women are wearing blouses and long skirts. The woman on the far left is identified as Annie Elizabeth Love Whiting and the young girl on the f…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of five women and two men standing outside in an area with barren tree trunks behind them. Everyone in the group are wearing hats. The women are wearing blouses and long skirts. The woman on the far left is identified as Annie Elizabeth Love Whiting and the young girl on the far right may be Hannah "Girlie" Love.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Names
Whiting, Annie Elizabeth Love
Barnes, Hannah Victoria "Girlie" Love
Accession Code
BV022.32.47
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[c. 1910]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-04-04
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Esther Love Stanley photograph album 1 (BV022.32.1)
Images
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Interview with Henry deJong by Kathy Bossort November 6, 2015 - Track 6

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory614
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
2000-2015
Length
0:08:28
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s description of his favourite trails in the conservation area, and stories about the illegal cutting of trees and the 2006 death of two people in the park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Henry deJong’s description of his favourite trails in the conservation area, and stories about the illegal cutting of trees and the 2006 death of two people in the park.
Date Range
2000-2015
Length
0:08:28
Names
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Subjects
Geographic Features - Parks
Geographic Features - Trails
Plants - Trees
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 6, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Henry deJong conducted by Kathy Bossort. Henry deJong was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Henry deJong’s work designing, developing and maintaining trails in the Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area as Park Design Technician for the City of Burnaby’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services. He provides a history of trail development after the transfer of SFU land to Burnaby and the creation of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. He also talks about monitoring and managing the forest environment, rehabilitating damaged areas, working with park users and stakeholders, and his favourite trails.
Biographical Notes
Henry G. deJong was born 1954 in Newmarket, Ontario, to Harmen and Griet deJong. He came west to enjoy outdoor recreation in BC and lived in Smithers for several years before marrying and moving to the Vancouver area, where he obtained a diploma in landscape design & horticulture from BCIT. Henry began working for the City of Burnaby in the Engineering Department in 1985, moving to Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services in 1990, and currently has the position of Park Design Technician. His focus on trail design and construction on Burnaby Mountain began in 2000 after the development of the 1999 Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area Plan. Henry lived in Burnaby for about 8 years in the Capital Hill and Edmonds area between 1983 and 1995 before moving to Cloverdale in Surrey. He belongs to the BC Mountaineering Club, the Willoughby Community Church and is a Boys Club volunteer.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
1:22:41
Interviewee Name
deJong, Henry G.
Interview Location
City of Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services meeting room
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track six of interview with Henry deJong

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Johnson family at Stanley Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37203
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1909]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen ; 11.5 x 17 cm, mounted on board 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Johnson family in a horse and carriage at the hollow tree in Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1909]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Andrew Johnson subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen ; 11.5 x 17 cm, mounted on board 19.5 x 24.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
335-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1997-16
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Johnson family in a horse and carriage at the hollow tree in Stanley Park in Vancouver, BC.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Transportation - Horses
Transportation - Carriages
Names
Johnson, Andrew Martin "Andy"
Johnson, Andrew Sloane
Johnson, Margaret Sloane
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stanley Park Photographers
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer's stamp on verso of mount reads: "FROM/ The Stanley Park Photographers./ HEAD OFFICE. 61 Cordova Street,/ Vancouver, B.C./ When ordering duplicates of this photo, mention negative No. 6623"
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Images
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Leaf-covered walkway

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1890 and 1909]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5 cm, mounted on card 12.5 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a leaf-covered walkway lined with trees near Burnaby Lake.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 5 cm, mounted on card 12.5 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a leaf-covered walkway lined with trees near Burnaby Lake.
Subjects
Plants - Trees
Geographic Access
Burnaby Lake
Accession Code
BV003.61.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
[between 1890 and 1909]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
09-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Near Burnaby Lake/ Burnaby, B.C."
Images
Less detail

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