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Birth announcement for Isabel Lynne

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3203
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1927]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm mounted inside folded enclosure 7 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph and birth announcement for two day old infant identified as "Isabel Lynne" squirming on its blanket on a bed. Behind the baby is a window with blinds pulled down. There is a day calendar at October 29th, and a bunny doll resting on the window ledge. The photograph is mounted inside a Gra…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm mounted inside folded enclosure 7 x 25 cm
Material Details
printed on the cover, recto, b. "GRACE HOSPITAL/ VANCOUVER, B. C.", verso, c. "Grace Hospital/ VANCOUVER, B. C.", l.l. "Baby", l.r. "Age [2 written in with blue ink]Days", inscribed in blue ink, b. "To Grandpa./ Isabel Lynne."
Scope and Content
Photograph and birth announcement for two day old infant identified as "Isabel Lynne" squirming on its blanket on a bed. Behind the baby is a window with blinds pulled down. There is a day calendar at October 29th, and a bunny doll resting on the window ledge. The photograph is mounted inside a Grace Hospital birth announcement card. Grace Hospital opened in 1927 at 26th Avenue and Heather Street in Vancouver. The inscription on the card identifies the baby as Isabel Lynne.
Subjects
Toys
Names
Lynne, Isabel
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV985.5802.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1927]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Boy craft : containing plans and working drawings with clear and concise descriptions of useful articles, toys, and games : for boys of 10 to 16 years to construct.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1035
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1928
Call Number
745.59 BOY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
745.59 BOY
Place of Publication
Racine, Wis.
Publisher
Whitman Publishing Company
Publication Date
c1928
Physical Description
208 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Handicraft
Toys
Notes
"The material in this book... collected almost entirely from the pages of 'The junior home magazine', the well known children's publication." -- title page.
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Child by Union Street house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38182
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1922] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child babysat by Mrs. I.R. King (nee Spraggon) standing beside a house on the 3900 block of Union Street, holding a toy.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1920 and 1922] (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 ; 4.1 x 3.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-769
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child babysat by Mrs. I.R. King (nee Spraggon) standing beside a house on the 3900 block of Union Street, holding a toy.
Subjects
Toys
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Union Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Images
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Child holding a toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39404
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1921]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 4.5 cm oval on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child sitting in a wicker chair and holding on to a plush toy.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1921]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 4.5 cm oval on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-723
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child sitting in a wicker chair and holding on to a plush toy.
Subjects
Toys
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Child's homemade driveable toy car

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37749
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1923]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.5 cm prints on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child's homemade driveable toy car, in the backyard of 2313 Nelson Avenue (later renumbered 6926 Nelson Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1923]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 4.5 cm prints on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-337
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child's homemade driveable toy car, in the backyard of 2313 Nelson Avenue (later renumbered 6926 Nelson Avenue).
Subjects
Toys
Transportation - Automobiles
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Nelson Avenue
Street Address
6926 Nelson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
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Eleanor and Louise Irwin with Uncle Fred in snow

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15253
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied 2004
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) and Louise Irwin with their uncle, Fred Taylor. The group are standing in the snow in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Eleanor is holding a doll and Fred Taylor is holding Louise.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
In the Shadow by the Sea collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Eleanor Irwin (Nelson) and Louise Irwin with their uncle, Fred Taylor. The group are standing in the snow in the yard of the Irwin family home at the Barnet Lumber Mill.Eleanor is holding a doll and Fred Taylor is holding Louise.
History
Henry Stanley Irwin (1890-1966) started work at Barnet mill in 1924. Henry and his wife Elsie May Irwin (Taylor) Irwin (1894-1985) first lived with thier two daughters, Eleanor (Nelson) (1924-2005) and Louise (1927-) in a worker's cabin before moving to the Barnet Mill's managers' residence. The household included Elsie's mother, Elizabeth (Shephard) Taylor (1868-1950). The family resided at Barnet until they moved to Vancouver in September 1939. Louise and her older sister Eleanor attended Barnet School like other children in the Barnet area. After the mill closed in 1931, Henry was unemployed for two years, during this time, he hired a horse and driver and cut logs from the slopes of Burnaby Mountain to support his family.
Subjects
Persons - Children
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Toys - Dolls
Names
Barnet Mill
Barnet Lumber Company
Nelson, Eleanor Irwin
Taylor, Frederick "Fred"
Irwin, Louise
Geographic Access
Burrard Inlet
Accession Code
BV019.32.72
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1928] (date of original), copied 2004
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Electric toy making for amateurs. This work treats of the making of electrical toys, electrical apparatus, motors, dynamos and measuring instruments, and is designed to bring within the reach of young and old the manufacture of genuine and useful appliances.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3669
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940
Edition
21st
Publication Date
1923
Call Number
625 SLO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV000.3.2
Call Number
625 SLO
Edition
21st
Author
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Norman W. Henley Publishing
Publication Date
1923
Physical Description
254 pages ill. 43 p. of advertising for new books in back.
Inscription
"R.B. Raymer 2675 Kingsway Class 2 S.B.H.S" [Written in pencil on front leaf, centre top.] "1.75" [Written in pencil on front leaf, right top.]
Library Subject (LOC)
Electrical apparatus
Electric toys
Notes
Includes Index
Author full name and dates: Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940.
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Fern Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36145
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1901 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1901 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7.5 x 10 cm + 1 p.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
228-006
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fern Brown (nee Ablitt) sitting on the grass of her parent's property at the northeast corner of Kingsway and Nelson Avenue. She has a doll in a baby carriage with her and ribbons in her hair. The Hutton grocery store can be seen in the distance.
Subjects
Toys - Dolls
Names
Brown, Fern
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Page attached to verso of photograph gives a short history of Fern Brown
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Nelson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Images
Less detail

Gillis brothers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66690
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gillis brothers (from left); Donald A. Gillis (holding a toy sailboat), Norman Montague Gillis and Boyd Leslie "Bud" Gillis.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (date of original), copied 2011
Collection/Fonds
Gillis family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
524-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2011-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Gillis brothers (from left); Donald A. Gillis (holding a toy sailboat), Norman Montague Gillis and Boyd Leslie "Bud" Gillis.
Subjects
Toys
Names
Gillis, Norman Montague
Gillis, Boyd Leslie "Bud"
Gillis, Donald A.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Go-cart race

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65780
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a go-cart race at what appears to be Central Park.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Field family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
Material Details
Item is a scan of a photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
521-013
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of a go-cart race at what appears to be Central Park.
Subjects
Recreational Activities
Toys
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Central Park
Imperial Street
Street Address
3883 Imperial Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Group of swimmers at the beach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1444
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1910 and 1925]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits an…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. There are two middle aged women in dresses, and a baby in a dress. The rest in the group are wearing bathing suits. There are two women in bathing suits and caps sitting on the sand, holding a parasol, two older girls with bathing suits and caps standing behind them. Three young girls are standing with dress-like bathing suits just behind a group of five boys in bathing shirts and shorts. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. There are straw hats and a toy boat in front of the group.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Sports - Swimming
Toys
Accession Code
BV985.5819.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1910 and 1925]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5820.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Group of swimmers at the beach

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1445
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1910 and 1920]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, childre…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Material Details
inscribed in pencil, verso, c. [written sideways] "10"
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unidentified group of swimmers at a beach. The two middle aged women in dresses, and two young women in bathing suits are standing in the back row, and one of them is holding a young girl in her arms. There are two children who are in regular clothes. The rest of the group, children and woman in swimsuits are sitting on the sand. There are other people in the water and on the sand in the background. One of the boys is holding a toy boat in his hands, and another boy in swimming cap is lying down on his stomach in front of the group.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Beaches
Sports - Swimming
Accession Code
BV985.5820.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1910 and 1920]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For another photograph of this group of swimmers, see photograph BV985.5819.1
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-02-27
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
History
Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Migration
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Grocers
Organizations
Organizations - Business Associations
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Toy, Christina
Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
Babey, Beverley
Canada Way Food Market
Fraser Merchants' Association
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4694 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV023.16.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3
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Janet Shankie and friends

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35147
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet Shankie (front right) with brother Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie (back right) and neighbourhood friends: Margaret, Tom and Betty. The house was formerly numbered 3718 Barker Avenue and later renumbered 5155 Barker Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1927 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Janet Shankie (front right) with brother Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie (back right) and neighbourhood friends: Margaret, Tom and Betty. The house was formerly numbered 3718 Barker Avenue and later renumbered 5155 Barker Avenue.
Subjects
Toys - Dolls
Names
Bower, Janet Shankie
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Barker Avenue
Street Address
5155 Barker Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
Images
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Kay North subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription76
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Riverway Mission Sunday school classes and the Cropley/Rorison family, as well as a 1914 Deed of Land and 1913 Agreement of Sale of Land for the Cropley family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913-[1958]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Kay North subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1991-04
BHS1991-38
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of photographs of Riverway Mission Sunday school classes and the Cropley/Rorison family, as well as a 1914 Deed of Land and 1913 Agreement of Sale of Land for the Cropley family.
History
Kay Rorison North was one of the twin daughters of Burnaby carpenter William Rorison and Alma Cropley Rorison. Kay and her twin Evelyn were nine month old when her parents moved them and her two older brothers, Bill and Hugh, to Burnaby in 1922. Her younger brother, John, was not yet born. Kay's grandmother, Matilda Louise Cropley, bought three acres of land on Marine Drive (then called River Road) in South Burnaby and William built two houses on the property: one for his family and, six years later, one for his wife's widowed mother. They built a barn and kept cows, goats and the occasional pig. Her father built wooden toys and board games for the children. Kay went to Riverway West School with thirty-one other children, with grades one to four taught together in the one-room school house. She also attended Sunday school at Riverway mission for eight years and taught it there for another fifteen. Kay and her husband Doug have two daughters.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
North, Kay Rorison
Notes
Title based on contents and creator of subseries
PC269, MSS051
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Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass S…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
33 sound recordings (wav) + 3 video recordings (mp4) + 17 sound recordings (mp3) + 1 sound recording (m4a)
Material Details
Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto separate audio tracks. Multiple tracks per interview were edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Some of the video recording (mp4) files were edited and saved as audio recording (wav) files
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of oral history interviews that were conducted as part of Burnaby Village Museum's Many Voices Project to capture and document diverse lives and stories of people connected to Burnaby. Interviews were conducted with Shirley Cohn; Ram Sarap Chandhal and members of Shri Ravidass Sabha gudawara; Lachman Singh Gill; Joanne Smith; Ellen and Bill Schwartz; Sadhu Binning and Sukhwant Hundal (founders of Vancouver Sath); Samuel Nalliah and Ruth (Angela) Nalliah; Jagandeep "Jag" Nagra; David Skulski; Kanwal Singh Neel; "The Bollywood Boyz" Harv Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra; Jenny Siormanolakis; Bill Gruenthal; Lama Tenzin Sherpa and Lama Sue Salter; Norman Dowad; Richard Liu; Shanaz Khan; Harry Toy; Lisette Pappas; Alex and Georgia Chronakis; Donna Wong and Jeffrey Wong.
Accession Code
BV023.16
BV024.4
Date
[1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 2024
Media Type
Sound Recording
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
Some of the recordings within this subseries have access restrictions
Further accruals are expected
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Model T Ford

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36761
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Urquhart's 1920 Model T Ford at a family picnic. The man and child are unidentified. Note the toy car in the back of the Model T.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-116
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Urquhart's 1920 Model T Ford at a family picnic. The man and child are unidentified. Note the toy car in the back of the Model T.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Toys
Recreational Activities - Picnics
Names
Urquhart, Robert "Bob"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Robert Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38971
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers standing in the lawn of a home, holding a toy. This may be his parent's home on Deer Lake Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-290
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers standing in the lawn of a home, holding a toy. This may be his parent's home on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Toys
Names
Peers, Robert C.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6588 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Robert Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38972
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers with an unidentified woman, sitting on a blanket with a few toys lying around on the ground.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-291
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers with an unidentified woman, sitting on a blanket with a few toys lying around on the ground.
Subjects
Toys
Names
Peers, Robert C.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Robert Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38976
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 6 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers standing on the lawn at an unidentified location. A toy ball can be seen at his feet.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1928
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 6 cm on page 13.5 x 18.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-295
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Robert Peers standing on the lawn at an unidentified location. A toy ball can be seen at his feet.
Names
Peers Family
Peers, Robert C.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

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