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Reading and thinkingb : grade V
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5065
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.20
- Call Number
- 428.6 REA
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1930
- Series
- Reading and thinking
- Printer
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 217 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 20 cm.
- Inscription
- "1.00" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "WITHDRAWN" [stamped in blue ink on front pastedown] "j F 6779" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Okanagan Valley Union Library" [stamped in black ink on t.p.] "6779" [handwritten in pencil on t.p. verso]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Reading comprehension
- Readers (Elementary)
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
- Notes
- "Edited by Richard Wilson" --t.p.
- "Adapted for use in Canadian Schools by E. C. Woodley" --t.p.
- Adaptor's given name and dates: Woodley, E. C. (Edward Carruthers), 1878-1955
Reading and thinking. Book 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary297
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.170.7
- Call Number
- 428.6 WIL
- Contributor
- Wilson, Richard
- Litt, D.
- Place of Publication
- London, U.K.
- Publisher
- Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd.
- Publication Date
- 1900
- Series
- Reading and thinking
- Physical Description
- 143 p. ; ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "The Church High School" -- handwritten in ink under front cover. "s16" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf. "1/8 10c" -- handwritten in pencil on flyleaf.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers
- Notes
- Includes index.
Silent and oral reading : a practical handbook of methods based on the most recent scientific investigations
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary356
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.9.30
- Call Number
- 372.4 STO
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Ill.
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Publication Date
- c1922
- 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.
The Sunday magazine : for family reading 1880
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1604
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3926.1
- Call Number
- 828.8 WAU v.1880
- Contributor
- Barnes, R.
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Isbister
- Publication Date
- 1880
- Printer
- J.S. Virtue
- Physical Description
- viii, 860, 52 p. : ill., front. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Christian literature
- English literature
- Literature--Collections
- Periodicals
- Notes
- A compilation of the issues of The Sunday Magazine published in 1880.
- with illustrations by R. Barnes, G. Doré, H. French, W.H. Overend, A.B. Frost, J. Giacomelli, G.P. Jacomb Hood, F. Dadd, J.C. Staples, and others.
- includes index.
- includes supplement: "The Strength of her Youth: The Sunday Magazine Christmas Story 1880"
- one of 11 volumes in collection
Swedish-English conversation teacher. Engelska talo¨fningar ja¨mte grundla¨ggande ordfo¨rra°d med uttalsbeteckning, extensive conversation vocabulary for both languages reading and speaking self-taught through a simplified course of easy lessons for learners of either language
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5968
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.40.8
- Call Number
- 439 STE
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M. A. Donohue & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1905
- Physical Description
- 127 p. : 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dictionaries
- English language--Dictionaries--Swedish
- Swedish language--Dictionaries--English
Third book of reading lessons
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3852
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV995.15.77
- Call Number
- 428.6 ONT
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- WM. Warwick
- Publication Date
- c1875
- Printer
- Dudley & Burns
- Physical Description
- viii, 340 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Inscription
- "A. Taylor / Alexander Hugh / Taylor 1875 / Nov. 26 1875" - handwritten in pencil on endpaper (front). "Harry Tidy / New Westminster B.C." - handwritten in pencil on flyleaf. "Alexander Hugh Taylor Queen St. 1785 / Parlament St. School / [sic] / December 13" -- handwritten in pen on flyleaf verso. "A Taylor 1. / h. Mamc 2. / Mrs H. Barrows 3" -- handwritten in pencil on endpaper (back).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Readers (Elementary)
- English language
- Textbooks
- Object History
- Source is "City of Burnaby (Eagles House)"
- Notes
- Includes index.
- W.M. Warwick, 8 & 10 Wellington St. East
The New Our New Friends
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5045
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Call Number
- 428.6 GRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3233
- Call Number
- 428.6 GRA
- Contributor
- Ward, Keith, 1906-2000
- Copelman Evelyn
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- W. J. Gage and Company Ltd.
- Series
- Curriculum Foundation series
- Physical Description
- 192 p. : ill. (col.) ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Galder School / Sep 17 1964" -- stamped on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Reading (Elementary)
- Readers (Elementary)
- Reading (Primary)
- Notes
- "The new basic readers."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "Illustrated by Keith Ward and Evelyn Copelman
- Author's given name and dates: Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960
A phonic manual : for the use of teachers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3225
- 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
- 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.
Guess who
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5046
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- X3234
- Call Number
- 428.6 GRA
- Contributor
- Dillon, Corinne Boyd
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Ill.
- Publisher
- Scott, Foresman and Company
- Publication Date
- c1951
- Series
- Curriculum foundation series
- Physical Description
- 95 p. : ill. (col.) ; 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Galder School" -- stamped multiple times through signature.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's literature
- Reading (Preschool)
- Notes
- "The new basic readers."
- Includes index.
- "Illustrated by Corinne Boyd Dillon".
- Author's given name and dates: Gray, William S. (William Scott), 1885-1960
Learning to speak and write book II : grades V, VI, VII, and VIII
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3232
- 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.
The new century perfect speaker : a complete encyclopedia of elocution, oratory and etiquette : including portraits and biographies of the most distinguished statesmen, diplomarts, divines and public speakers of Canada, Great Britain and the United States ; also the complete etiquette of home, social, public and official life and a special department for children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2964
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Call Number
- 808.5 COO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.113.1
- Call Number
- 808.5 COO
- Place of Publication
- Guelph, Ont.
- Publisher
- World Pub. Co.
- Physical Description
- xx, 658 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Elocution
- Etiquette
- Manners and customs
- Reading
- Oratory
- Notes
- Author's full name and dates: Cooper, John Alexander, 1868-1956
The silent readers ; first Reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5076
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Lewis, William Dodge, 1870-1960
- Rowland, Albert Lindsay, 1882-
- Gehres, Ethel Maltby, 1885-1973
- Publication Date
- c1924
- Call Number
- 428.6 LEW
- 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.
The silent readers : fourth reader
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5077
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Lewis, William Dodge, 1870-1960
- Rowland, Albert Lindsay, 1882-
- Gehres, Ethel Maltby, 1885-1973
- Publication Date
- c1920
- Call Number
- 428.6 LEW
- 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.
The silent readers ; second Reader.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3234
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Lewis, William Dodge, 1870-1960
- Rowland, Albert Lindsay, 1882-
- Gehres, Ethel Maltby, 1885-1973
- Publication Date
- c1924
- Call Number
- 428.6 LEW
- 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.
training brochure
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact35050
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.17.113
- Description
- Guide for Map Reading - Pamphlet. Pamphlet produced courtesy of "The Ranger" magazine and published by Pacific Coast Militia Rangers. The pamphlet is a guide for map reading and includes information on location, map details, scale, orientation, etc. The pamphlet was printed in Vancouver by Broadway Printers.
- Colour
- White
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Vancouver
- Title
- Guide for Map Reading
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Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
and miles of gold claims were
staked on Lulu Island. The closing of Fort
Langley, the formation B.C. Electric, Pauline
Johnson reading her poetry in Vancouver
and Sun Yat-Sen visiting the city were also
highlights. The Vancouver Province began
publishing and reported that a bill for the vote
for women was
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-0-9781979-2-6
- Call Number
- 371 CAR
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2020
- Physical Description
- vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Subjects
- Education
- Notes
- "Includes index"
- A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.
- The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.
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Digital Books
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
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Digital Books
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1179
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- 2002
- Call Number
- 971.1 PRI COPY 1
, information, and proof reading
Boulanger, Annie - Writer, interviews, transcribing taped interviews, suggestions, proof reading
Boulanger, Tom - computer programming assistance
Burnaby City Printshop - Evelyn, Karen, Robert, Nick - making master photographs
Crawford, Gary - educator, artist, proof reading
Donaughy
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282877
- Call Number
- 971.1 PRI COPY 1
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
- Publication Date
- 2002
- Physical Description
- iv, 92 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Inscription
- "To Burnaby Village Museum / Harry Pride", handwritten in ink on title page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Moore family
- Hart House (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Pioneers
- Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87) and index.
- Signed by the author.
- 2 copies held : copy 1.
Digital Books
Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282850
- 9780969282853
- Call Number
- 971.1 BUR COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical Description
- 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
- Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
- British Columbia--History--1849-1871
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.