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Bob Peers reading a newspaper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39332
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1922]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers laying in a hammock, reading a newspaper, the "Daily Mirror."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1922]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 9.5 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-651
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bob Peers laying in a hammock, reading a newspaper, the "Daily Mirror."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Names
Peers, William John "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Home & school exercises in composition through reading. Intermediate book.

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Pickles, Frederick
Pickles, John E.
Publication Date
1921
Call Number
428 PIC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.102
Call Number
428 PIC
Author
Pickles, Frederick
Pickles, John E.
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Sons Limited
Publication Date
1921
Printer
Temple Press
Physical Description
viii, 167 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"S23" [phrase is crossed out and written in black ink on front pastedown and endpaper] "Clifton G. Brown" [handwritten in purple ink on front pastedown] "C.G. Brown" [handwritten in black ink on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Composition and exercises
English literature--Study and teaching
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Kitty Hill reading a book

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill seated with a book at her lap, reading. This photograph was most likely taken inside the family home, Broadview, in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 8.5 cm on page 11.5 x 14 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-081
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitty Hill seated with a book at her lap, reading. This photograph was most likely taken inside the family home, Broadview, in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Names
Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Street Address
5730 Buckingham Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
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The Lewis story method of teaching reading and spelling manual

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lewis, George W.
Publication Date
c1916
Call Number
372.4 LEW
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.18.5
Call Number
372.4 LEW
Author
Lewis, George W.
Contributor
Cleaveland, Bess Bruce, 1876-1966
Place of Publication
Chicago, Ill.
Publisher
G. W. Lewis Publishing Co.
Publication Date
c1916
Physical Description
190 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Inscription
"Beatrice Hardman 203 - 8th St. New Westminster" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf. "Bea Powell 3182 - W 8th Ave. Vancouver" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf. "18.4" -- crossed out on endpaper (back).
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Orthography and spelling
Reading (Elementary)
Object History
This item was purchased from the St.James United Church.
Beatrice Hardman (1888-1979) married James Frederick Cowell (1887-1972) at 503 8th Street, New Westminster in 1924.
Notes
Include index.
"Illustrated by Bess Bruce Cleaveland"
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Plan of work for the progressive road to reading

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.104
Call Number
428.6 BUR
Author
Burchill, Georgine, 1868-
Ettinger, William L. (William Louis), 1862-
Shimer, Edgar Dubs, 1853-
Place of Publication
New York, NY.
Publisher
Silver, Burdett and Company
Publication Date
c1919
Series
The progressive road to reading, plan of work
Physical Description
115 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Second Street School" -- Stamped on endpaper (front). "S23" -- handwriiten and crossed-out in pen on flyleaf and endpaper (front).
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Reading (Elementary)
Notes
Includex index.
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The progressive road to reading : book three A

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1912
Call Number
428.6 PRO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.25
Call Number
428.6 PRO
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
Publication Date
c1912
Series
Progressive road to reading
Physical Description
301 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"Lela Corbett 350 - 18th Ave. E. E. Burnaby" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown and back endpaper] "S36" [phrase is crossed out and handwritten in black ink on front and back endpaper] "S36" [handwritten in black ink on p. before back endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Readers--Historical texts
Notes
"Authorized for use in the public schools of British Columbia" --title page.
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The progressive road to reading : book two

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1912
Call Number
428.6 WJC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.26
Call Number
428.6 WJC
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
W. J. Gage & Company, Limited
Publication Date
c1912
Series
The progressive road to reading, book two
Physical Description
160 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers (Elementary)
Reading (Elementary)
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The progressive road to reading. Story steps,

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.18
Call Number
428 KLE
Author
Kleiser, Clare
Ettinger, William L. (William Louis), 1862-
Shimer, Edgar Dubs, 1853-
Contributor
Cue, Harold James, 1887-1961
Place of Publication
Boston, Mass.
Publisher
Silver, Burdett and Company
Publication Date
c1917
Physical Description
96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"S33" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on flyleaf. "Dicky Dare" -- handwritten in pencil on back cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Readers
Readers--1870-1950
Notes
Includes index.
Illustrations by Harold Cue
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Silent and oral reading : a practical handbook of methods based on the most recent scientific investigations

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Stone, Clarence R. (Clarence Robert), 1882-
Publication Date
c1922
Call Number
372.4 STO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.30
Call Number
372.4 STO
Author
Stone, Clarence R. (Clarence Robert), 1882-
Place of Publication
Boston, Ill.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication Date
c1922
Series
Riverside textbooks in education, ed. by Ellwood P. Cubberley
Printer
The Riverside Press
Physical Description
xviii, 306 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Inscription
"cau 82.75" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf. "Litchfield's Limited Booksellers and stationers Victoria, B.C. / Dennison, U.S.A" -- stickered on title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Reading
Oral reading
Silent reading
Notes
Include index.
"Riverside Textbooks on Education", edited by Ellwood P. Cubberley.
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R.M. Edgar House

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The R.M. Edgar House is a particularly large wood-frame Craftsman-inspired bungalow on the south shore of Deer Lake, built as a family estate home. It has a symmetrical front elevation, a deep wrap-around verandah, and a pyramidal roof with massive dormers on each face. Set on a large lot and isola…
Associated Dates
1912
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Robert McBeth & Maude Edgar Residence
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Robert McBeth & Maude Edgar Residence
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Drive
Associated Dates
1912
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The R.M. Edgar House is a particularly large wood-frame Craftsman-inspired bungalow on the south shore of Deer Lake, built as a family estate home. It has a symmetrical front elevation, a deep wrap-around verandah, and a pyramidal roof with massive dormers on each face. Set on a large lot and isolated from its neighbours, the house is surrounded by a manicured naturalistic landscape.
Heritage Value
The R.M. Edgar House represents an alternative reading of the aesthetic and lifestyle values of those who settled on these lakeside estates in the early twentieth century. By comparison with the grand mansions, set in formally landscaped gardens, on the north shore of Deer Lake, the R.M. Edgar House demonstrates a reverence for the natural, wooded environs, and a deliberate orientation near a stream running through the property. The house is important for its connection with Robert McBeth Edgar, not only a successful and wealthy businessman (partner in the real estate firm Hampton and Edgar) but also an active supporter of the Liberal party, Dominion Returning Officer for Vancouver, and Burnaby Councillor for six years; his contribution to Burnaby and British Columbia was far-reaching and significant. The house illustrates the desire for a simpler lifestyle and retreat into nature of those who settled on the south shore of Deer Lake and also this community's attraction for those of an artistic temperament. Maude Edgar was a poet and broadcaster; and the Edgar's daughter - Ann, known as 'Bebe' - was an accomplished sculptress. This was the first house built on the south shore of Deer Lake.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the R.M. Edgar House include its: - overall bungalow massing and its location facing Deer Lake and backing onto a wilderness of Douglas Fir and moss-covered rocks, with a stream running through the site - remnants of the original landscaping such as the box hedge, rockeries and granite retaining walls - the surrounding naturalistic landscape augmented by ornamental cedars, maples, and rhododendrons - square floor plan with a deep enclosed verandah under a prominent broad hipped roof - symmetrical gable dormers - internal brick chimneys, including one at the centre peak of the roof - Craftsman-influenced exterior with such characteristics as: woodwork brackets on the square verandah pillars; deep overhanging roof eaves; and exposed rafter tails - multiple-assembly 12-paned casement wooden-sash windows in the dormers with 6-paned transoms - rustic Arts and Crafts interior with such items as Douglas fir paneling and large granite fireplace in the Drawing Room
Locality
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Function
Primary Current--Single Dwelling
Primary Historic--Estate
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 001-178-024 and P.I.D. No. 001-178-016 Legal Description: Parcel 'D' (Explanatory Plan 4272) District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District and Parcel 'W' (Explanatory Plan 255) District Lot 85, Group 1, New Westminster District
Boundaries
The R.M. Edgar House is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6450 Deer Lake Drive, Burnaby.
Area
11,661.30
Contributing Resource
Building
Landscape Feature
Ownership
Public (local)
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Street Address
6450 Deer Lake Drive
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R.F. Anderson House

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The R.F. Anderson House is a large, two-and-one-half storey Arts and Crafts style wood frame house, now located in Deer Lake Park, built as a family home and now used as institutional offices.
Associated Dates
1912
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Other Names
Robert Fenwick & Bessie Anderson House, Anderson Residence
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Other Names
Robert Fenwick & Bessie Anderson House, Anderson Residence
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Associated Dates
1912
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The R.F. Anderson House is a large, two-and-one-half storey Arts and Crafts style wood frame house, now located in Deer Lake Park, built as a family home and now used as institutional offices.
Heritage Value
The R.F. Anderson House contributes to the overall stylistic ambiance of the area and demonstrates that a range of architectural features can be read as a cohesive whole. Although designed primarily in the British Arts and Crafts genre, as were other residences around Deer Lake, it also displays some influences of the popular Craftsman style. It was constructed in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision, which was originally promoted as an upper class neighbourhood. It represents one of the first residential developments in the City of Burnaby that required buildings to be of a specific value, thus demonstrating the desire for exclusivity among the successful businessmen who chose to settle in the area. The house and grounds illustrate the social, cultural, lifestyle and leisure sensibilities of a successful local businessman and his family in the early twentieth century; Anderson was a New Westminster hardware merchant and Justice of the Peace. The development of the house and grounds within a controlled suburban context also illustrate the values of the owners in the Deer Lake Crescent subdivision, such as social aspiration, racial exclusivity, demonstration of architectural taste, importance of a landscaped garden, and the provision of facilities for fashionable leisure pursuits such as lawn tennis. The estate makes an important contribution to the residential grouping now preserved within Deer Lake Park, and demonstrates the broad social mix of those who chose to live in the area at a time when it was in transition from a market gardening area to a more exclusive residential community. The R.F. Anderson House is important for its association with local architect Frank William Macey (1863-1935), the first resident architect in Burnaby. Macey was born and trained in England where he was well-respected for having published two standard texts for the architectural profession. He settled in Burnaby in the first decade of the twentieth century and obtained a number of commissions from prominent businessmen who were building grand homes in the new community of Deer Lake. He designed these houses mostly in the British Arts and Crafts style.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the R.F. Anderson House include its: - location within a park setting in relation to the W.J. Mathers House - irregular massing of the exterior and its cladding of drop-siding, with half-timbering and rough-cast stucco in the gables - picturesque irregular roofline, including an alteration in pitch over the front verandah, with cedar shingle cladding - interior plan with its generous entrance hall, staircase, and massive staircase window with leaded-lights - multiple-assembly wooden-sash casement windows - quality of interior features such as the Douglas Fir woodwork (some with original varnish finish); original hardware supplied by Anderson's hardware company; and original fireplaces with ornate tile surrounds - setting with the imprint of the lawn tennis court, now a garden terrace, and some of the original plantings
Locality
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Architect
Frank William Macey
Function
Primary Current--Government Office
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 007-525-931 Legal Description: North 225 feet Lot 'C', District Lot 79, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 6884
Boundaries
The R.F. Anderson House is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby.
Area
63,100.00
Contributing Resource
Building
Landscape Feature
Ownership
Public (local)
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Names
Macey, Frank W.
Street Address
6450 Deer Lake Avenue
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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George S. & Jessie Haddon House

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The George and Jessie Haddon House is a symmetrical two-storey Dutch Colonial-style house with a side-gambrel roof and shed dormers. It is situated in the Burnaby Lake neighborhood in East Burnaby.
Associated Dates
1922
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Buckingham Avenue
Associated Dates
1922
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 12064
Enactment Date
19/06/2006
Description
The George and Jessie Haddon House is a symmetrical two-storey Dutch Colonial-style house with a side-gambrel roof and shed dormers. It is situated in the Burnaby Lake neighborhood in East Burnaby.
Heritage Value
Built in 1923, the George and Jessie Haddon House is a significant example of the romantic period revival styles that were popular during the period between the two World Wars. These traditionally styled homes reflected ongoing pride in past traditions but also recognized the modern ideals of economy and good design. At the time, houses displayed traditional and readily-identifiable historical styles as a hallmark of good taste. The use of the various Colonial Revival styles had gained new popularity during the 1920s, and this design could have originated in a residential pattern book, which were in wide circulation and used to expedite residential projects. This house displays the typical features of the Dutch Colonial style, imported from the eastern United States and relatively rare on the West Coast. The house originally featured an unusual porte-cochere with tapered supports, that indicated the growing importance of automobiles at the time. The house was built for George Samuel Haddon (1886-1971) and his wife Jessie (née Reade) Haddon, whom he married in 1915. George Haddon, who was born in British Columbia, was a prominent Vancouver figure and served as Secretary of the Vancouver General Hospital. Following Jessie's death, George Haddon was remarried to Alice Margaret Currie (1890-1951). The George and Jessie Haddon House is further valued for its connection with the continued development of the Burnaby Lake neighbourhood in the 1920s. The area was highly desirable to wealthy Vancouver and New Westminster residents because of its scenery, and easy access was provided by the British Columbia Electric Railway 'Burnaby Lake' interurban line, which opened in June 1911. The Haddon House illustrates the evolving nature of regional transportation and the growing communities made possible by increasing options for transportation. The house originally stood on a larger lot, and was relocated in 2006 to allow for subdivision and legal protection. The current owners restored the porte-cochere in 2014.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the George and Jessie Haddon House include its: - location within the Burnaby Lake neighbourhood - residential form, scale and massing as expressed by its two-storey height and gambrel roof with shed dormers - rough-cast stucco cladding - Colonial Revival details such as the symmetrical façade and massing, and side-gambrel roof with shed dormers - additional exterior features such as an interior chimney, exposed purlins and window boxes supported on large projecting brackets - wooden front door with glazed insets - interior features including original staircase, and wooden door and window trim
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Builder
William Dodson
Function
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D.026-745-127
Boundaries
The George and Jessie Haddon House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 5558 Buckingham Avenue, Burnaby.
Area
1080
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Documentation
City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, Heritage Site Files
Street Address
5558 Buckingham Avenue
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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A phonic manual : for the use of teachers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3225
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1926
Call Number
372.4145 MAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.74
Call Number
372.4145 MAC
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
The MacMillan Company of Canada Limited
Publication Date
1926
Series
MacMillan's Canadian school series
Physical Description
92 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"R.W. Elliott" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front).
"S50d"-- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front).
"1437 / May 1 / Keith Thompson / Nov 13, 1950" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf.
"Lillian M. Hazlett / May 26/27" -- handwritten in ink on flyleaf verso.
"Keith Thompson / Nov. 13th 1950" -- handwritten in pencil flyleaf verso.
"Keith Thompson" -- handwritten in pen inside back cover.
"Ireland & Allan / Books & Stationery / 649 Graville st. / Vancouver B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (back).
Library Subject (LOC)
Reading--Phonetic method
Notes
"To be used in connection with any series of authorized readers published in Canada." -- title page.
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Learning to speak and write book II : grades V, VI, VII, and VIII

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972
Publication Date
c1924
Call Number
428.34 DIC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.101
Call Number
428.34 DIC
Author
Dickie, D. J., 1883-1972
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
Publisher
Educational Book Co., Ltd.
Publication Date
c1924
Series
Learning to speak and write
Physical Description
vii, 220 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"S23" -- crossed-out on endpaper (front). "Suncrest Elementary School / 4511 Rumble Street / South Burnaby, B.C. / 1957" -- stamped on endpaper (front). "Kingsway West School McKay, B.C." -- stamped on endpaper (front & back).
Library Subject (LOC)
English language--Composition and exercises
English language
Readers (Elementary)
Reading (Elementary)
Names
Kingsway West School
Notes
"Authorized for use in the Public Schools of Alberta, British Columbia, and New Brunswick."
Includes index.
Author's given name and dates: Dickie, D. J. (Donalda James), 1883-1972.
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The silent readers ; first Reader

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5076
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.21.31
Call Number
428.6 LEW
Author
Lewis, William Dodge, 1870-1960
Rowland, Albert Lindsay, 1882-
Gehres, Ethel Maltby, 1885-1973
Contributor
Richardson, Frederick, 1862-1937
Prittie, Edwin John
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Mass.
Publisher
The John C. Winston Company
Publication Date
c1924
Series
The Silent Readers
Physical Description
ix, 167 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"Barrie" [handwritten in blue ink on front endpaper] "Central School" [stamped in black ink and covered with orange and black pencil on front endpaper]
Library Subject (LOC)
Reading (Elementary)
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Notes
"Illustrated by Frederick Richardson and Edwin J. Prittie" --t.p.
Includes index.
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The silent readers : fourth reader

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5077
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.21.32
Call Number
428.6 LEW
Author
Lewis, William Dodge, 1870-1960
Rowland, Albert Lindsay, 1882-
Gehres, Ethel Maltby, 1885-1973
Contributor
Richardson, Frederick, 1862-1937
Prittie, Edwin John
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Mass.
Publisher
The John C. Winston Company
Publication Date
c1920
Series
The Silent Readers
Physical Description
xv, 255 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"Bernal School" [stamped in purple ink on front pastedown] "20" [handwritten in faded black ink in Bernal School stamp on front pastedown]
Library Subject (LOC)
Reading (Elementary)
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Notes
"Illustrated by Frederick Richardson and Edwin J. Prittie" --t.p.
Includes index.
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The silent readers ; second Reader.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3234
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV972.195.103
Call Number
428.6 LEW
Author
Lewis, William Dodge, 1870-1960
Rowland, Albert Lindsay, 1882-
Gehres, Ethel Maltby, 1885-1973
Contributor
Richardson, Frederick, 1862-1937
Prittie, Edwin John
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, Mass.
Publisher
The John C. Winston Company
Publication Date
c1924
Series
The Silent Readers
Physical Description
ix, 221 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"Rosser Avenue School / Rosser Avenue and Pandora Street / Burnaby, B.C." -- Stamped on endpaper (front).
"S23" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on endpaper (front).
"Barnet School" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf.
"VI / G" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf.
"S23" -- handwritten and crossed-out in pen on flyleaf.
Library Subject (LOC)
Reading (Elementary)
Notes
Includes index.
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Bylaws series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription136
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building reg…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1892-2010
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Bylaws series
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of all bylaws passed, signed and sealed by the municipal Council of Burnaby, as well as drafts of bylaws that did not receive final adoption or a final reading. Bylaws pertain to all aspects of municipal government, including, but not limited to, public works, land and building regulation, taxation, finance, licensing, public health and safety, and recreation and culture. Series also includes files of correspondence and other documents related to the development of individual bylaws and municipal bylaw elections, as well as appendices to bylaws, including maps, plans, and engineering related comprehensive development drawings (CD plans). Included also are bylaw record books, which list all bylaws and related information, such as dates of reading and final adoption dates. Bylaws are numbered sequentially and are arranged according to bylaw number.
Formats
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Media Type
Textual Record
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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory243
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1892-1911
Length
0:09:58
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of the work that he and his brother did on the roadways; Canada Way, Kingsway. He discusses helping out at the Hatt-Cook residence as a boy as well as the tram system of the time. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husb…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of the work that he and his brother did on the roadways; Canada Way, Kingsway. He discusses helping out at the Hatt-Cook residence as a boy as well as the tram system of the time. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husband with these descriptions.
Date Range
1892-1911
Photo Info
Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
Length
0:09:58
Subjects
Construction - Road Construction
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Interview Date
November 17, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
Biographical Notes
Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
0:58:55
Interviewee Name
McMurray, Lillian Wray
McMurray, Murdoch
Interviewer Bio
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray

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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory244
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1906-1975
Length
0:09:00
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his fath…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's memories of riding the tram as a young man and briefly, of working for Ed Brown. Murdock mentions Reeve Byrne and the development of first water system in Burnaby. He also discusses Gilley Brother's Logging Company practices near his father's ranch of six acres, which grew mostly strawberries to sell in Vancouver.
Date Range
1906-1975
Photo Info
Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
Length
0:09:00
Subjects
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Geographic Access
Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Interviewer
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Interview Date
November 17, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
Biographical Notes
Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
0:58:55
Interviewee Name
McMurray, Lillian Wray
McMurray, Murdoch
Interviewer Bio
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
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Track two of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray

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