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Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription6974
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1909]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 plans : blueprint ink on paper + 1 plan : black ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard ; 76 cm x 102 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of three New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and three New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision of / Lot 1 and the West Half of Lot 2 / in the Subdivis…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 5 plans : blueprint ink on paper + 1 plan : black ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard ; 76 cm x 102 cm
- Material Details
- Scales [between 1:1584 and 1:3960]
- Index number on edge of board reads: "5"
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of three New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and three New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision of / Lot 1 and the West Half of Lot 2 / in the Subdivision of / Lot 136, 131, 44 and 78 Gr.1 / District of New Westminster , B.C." . Plan is bordered by Johnston Road, Pole Line Road, V.W.& Y. Railway and Lot 43. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of a portion / of / Lot 13, Gr.1 / New Westminster District". Plan is bordered by north east of Cariboo Street and Armstrong Street with Lillooet Street bisecting through the middle. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Lots 2 and 4 / Group One / New Westminster District." Plan is bordered west of North Road, north of Lot 1 and south of Lot 6. (Geographic location: Burnaby) Side B: 1. Blueprint plan of "Diversion of Gunn Road / in / Lots 10 & 4 / Group One." Plan idenfies V.W.& Y. Railway alongside proposed diversion of Gunn Road. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Survey and Subdivision / of / Lot 12 and a portion of Lot 13 / Group One / New Westminster District." Plan ids bordered by Gunn Rd. to the north, and Cariboo Road / Lot s 10 and 14 to the east and Lot 1 to the west with V.W.& Y. Rwy and Brunette River running through diagonally. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Blueprint "Plan of Subdivision / of / Lot 97, Group 1 / New Westminster District." Plan is bordered by Webster Road, Power House Road, Lot 94 and Lot 93 to the north with Jenn's Rd. running north through the centre and Vancouver & New Westminster Rd. and New Westminster Vancouver Tramway running east-west. Handwritten annotation in pencil over top of plan reads: "Cancelled" (Geographic location: Burnaby)
- Accession Code
- HV977.93.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1909]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scale
- 72
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Scale is measured in chains. (One chain equals 792 inches)
- The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot”
Images
vey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription6976
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans : blueprints on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of a portion / of / Lot 96 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 2 chs = …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans : blueprints on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Material Details
- Scales [between 1:120 and 1:1584]
- Index number on edge of board reads: "7"
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of a portion / of / Lot 96 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 2 chs = 1in." (Geographic locaiton: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / North Road / from Holmes' Corner, North / Scale 100 ' = 1"" and "Profile on North Road / from / Holmes' Corner, North". The following are identified: Ravine filled, V.W. & Y. Railway, Brunette River, Holmes' Corner, Holmes' Crib, Private Road, North Road, Old Road and New Westminster Municipal Boundary. (Geographic locaiton: Burnaby) Side B: 1. Blueprint "Subdivision / of Blocks 14, 7 and 4 / In the Subdivision / of / Lot 53, Group 1 / New Westminster District / Scale 1 ch = 1 in." Plan also includes two inset Maps showing the location of DL 53 in relation to the City of New Westminster and Vancouver. The subdivision plans identifies: First Avenue, Second Avenue, Third Avenue, Fourth Avenue bordered by Seventeenth Street and Sixteenth Street. (Geographic locaiton: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint with handwritten title "No. 631 / Plan / of / Subdivision / Lots _ see sheets 1-19, 36-53, 69-75.../ Lot 30 Group 1 / ... Scale 2 chs = 1 in." Edmonds Street and Westminster & Vancouver Tramway are identified along with Walter Street, Kemp Street, Fortune Street, Alice Street, Henry Street, Beatrice Street and Humphries Avenue. (Geographic locaiton: Burnaby)
- Accession Code
- HV977.93.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1900-1910]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scale
- 72
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file Scale is measured in chains and feet (One chain equals 792 inches)
- The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot"
Images
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4648
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1908-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) wh…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) while the shop was in operation at 1620 Government Street in the 1940s. Some of the records are written in English while a portion are written in Cantonese and haven't been translated. Most of the photographs document the content of the original shop at the time of aquistion in 1975. Some photographs of unidentified people may be related to the owner or proprietor of the shop. A collection of other photographs document various Chinese Canadian organizations that were in operation in Victoria. Records are arranged into the following series: 1) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series 2) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
- History
- The Chinese Herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" operated in Victoria, BC from about 1905 until [1968]. The meaning of "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" can be translated as "Collection, Life, Source, Alive, Shop" although many interpretations can be taken since each Chinese character can have several meanings. Contents of the shop were purchased by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and reassembled as a permanent display in the Burnaby Village Museum. The shop’s original owner was Ng Chee Fong who opened the shop ca.1905. In 1921, Ng returned to Hong Kong and sold the business to Lam Yuen and Wong Ying who were from Vancouver. Lam Yuen and Wong Ying employed Lum Chuck Yue to operate the shop. Lum Chuck Yue had formerly operated a small herbal counter in a Chinese apothecary store on the south side of Fisgard Street, Victoria. In 1924 Lam Yuen and Wong Ying purchased Wah Sun & Co. from Lee S. Yew and Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. moved into the Wah Sun premises at 1620 Government Street in the Lee Block . The furnishings and fixtures of both stores were combined, with the more elaborate fixtures from WSYWK remaining as part of the public part of the shop and the plainer fixtures of Wah Sun moved into the workroom and basement. In the 1930s Lum Chuck Yue took over the business and became the proprietor. In about 1934, Tan Yi Tang purchased the business and the shop reopened as Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. following renovations with Lum Yew Jong as the shop's proprietor. Lum Yew Jong continued to operate the shop until his death in 1967 at the age of 68 years. Following Lum’s death, the property and contents of the shop were purchased by Mr. J. Watson Marles, a local owner operator of an antique store at 1714 Government Street. The shop and contents went through a few more private owners including Rodney Pain before it was purchased by the Heritage Village Museum in 1975 with funds made available by the Vancouver Foundation and the Province of British Columbia. Contents of the original shop were reasembled in a reconstructed building as a permanent display on site at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
- Accession Code
- HV975.5
- BV985.5331
- BV017.7
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1908-1975
- Related Material
- See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Bird's Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15144
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print on paper ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Ave…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print on paper ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale indeterminable
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Avenue (Pole Line Road); Gilpin Avenue; Douglas Road; trail to Vancouver Westminster Road (Kingsway); Buckingham Avenue; Haszard Street; various farms and residences including: Charles Sprott "Norland"; H.T. Ceperley "Fairacres"; Claude Hill's "Brookfield farm" and "Broadview"; F.J. Hart's "Avalon"; Miss Woodward's former and new home, school and post office; Councillor Edgar's hunting cabin; Edgar Sprott's "Mayfield farm" and "Mayfield Lodge"; F.J. Peers "Greyfriars"; Arthur de Windt Haszard; Bernard Hill's boathouse as well as other landmarks including: Doran's Mill; tram stations; Burnaby Lake Store; logging camps; wood cutter's shacks; ice houses; cranberry bog; Still Creek; Deer Lake; Burnaby Lake; Deer Lake Creek; Provincial Government Reserve Proposed Hospital (later Oakalla Prison).
- Creator
- Adams, John
- Swan, Carol
- Names
- Hill, Arthur Claude
- Sprott, Charles Frederick
- Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
- Hart, Frederick John, 1884-1945
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Woodward, Maude
- Woodward, Harriet
- Peers, Francis J.
- Haszard, Arthur de Windt
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Sperling Avenue
- Haszard Street
- Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV021.1.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1977
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Related Material
- See also: Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-12
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Compiled by John Adams; illustration by Carol Swan
- The map depicts the Burnaby Lake Tram Line as being double tracked, whereas in reality it was single tracked.
- Map is part of the book "Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6314-102
Images
Bird's Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17543
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print with watercolour ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Ave…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print with watercolour ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale indeterminable
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Avenue (Pole Line Road); Gilpin Avenue; Douglas Road; trail to Vancouver Westminster Road (Kingsway); Buckingham Avenue; Haszard Street; various farms and residences including: Charles Sprott "Norland"; H.T. Ceperley "Fairacres"; Claude Hill's "Brookfield farm" and "Broadview"; F.J. Hart's "Avalon"; Miss Woodward's former and new home, school and post office; Councillor Edgar's hunting cabin; Edgar Sprott's "Mayfield farm" and "Mayfield Lodge"; F.J. Peers "Greyfriars"; Arthur de Windt Haszard; Bernard Hill's boathouse as well as other landmarks including: Doran's Mill; tram stations; Burnaby Lake Store; logging camps; wood cutter's shacks; ice houses; cranberry bog; Still Creek; Deer Lake; Burnaby Lake; Deer Lake Creek; Provincial Government Reserve Proposed Hospital (later Oakalla Prison).
- Creator
- Adams, John
- Swan, Carol
- Names
- Hill, Arthur Claude
- Sprott, Charles Frederick
- Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
- Hart, Frederick John, 1884-1945
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Woodward, Maude
- Woodward, Harriet
- Peers, Francis J.
- Haszard, Arthur de Windt
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Sperling Avenue
- Haszard Street
- Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV021.1.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1977
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Related Material
- See also: Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-12
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Compiled by John Adams; illustration by Carol Swan
- The map depicts the Burnaby Lake Tram Line as being double tracked, whereas in reality it was single tracked.
- Map is part of the book "Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6314-102
- This is a print made from original illustration and appears to be hand-coloured with watercolour at a later date.
Images
Bylaw Number: 3474 - Town Planning Bylaw 1948, Amendment Bylaw No 3, 1954
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/bylaw20894
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 3474
- Final Adoption
- 1954 Jun 14
- Format
- Bylaws - Repealed
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Bylaw Number
- 3474
- Final Adoption
- 1954 Jun 14
- Format
- Bylaws - Repealed
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Crossing - B.C. Electric Railway Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription657
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to crossings on B.C. Electric Railway lines at Cariboo, Hastings, Boundary, Gilley, Jubilee, McKay, and Patterson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2382
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to crossings on B.C. Electric Railway lines at Cariboo, Hastings, Boundary, Gilley, Jubilee, McKay, and Patterson.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Vancouver and Lulu Island Railway Westminster and Eburne Byrne Road Crossing at Station 355 : M9-A-6-5; Trapp Road Crossing at Station 425 : M9-A-6-6
Fire Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direct…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning, including daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
- History
- Serving the City since 1911, the Burnaby Fire Department is committed to providing timely, professional, and effective fire-related emergency services to save lives, property and the environment. Their dedicated staff serves the City via seven fire stations located strategically across Burnaby. Each of our stations is equipped with up-to-date vehicles and equipment. Their highly skilled and trained team of men and women provide many services, including fire suppression and prevention, investigation, inspection, training, medical, vehicle extrication, technical and other speciality rescues, hazardous materials response and public education services. The following information pertains to the publication "Follow That Fire": Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out-of-control brush fires. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police were responsible for fire-related matters, earning three dollars for attending a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first fire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Several members saw the value in jotting down recollections of their experiences as Burnaby firemen, which sparked an interest in completing the History of the Burnaby Fire Department. While researching this project, the author was fortunate in being able to draw from the resources of retired chiefs Fred Blake and Lewis Auvache, who were original members of the Department. The Department's progression includes heated and sometimes humorous debates regarding who should be responsible for fire protection, deciding if there was a need for a fire services, and how taxes would be levied to support the service. Photographs throughout the text represent stages of development which include a pictorial record of Burnaby fire trucks from 1923 to the present platform ladder trucks. From its humble beginning as two separate fire departments operating from a converted police horse stable and a water pumping station, the Burnaby Fire Department has developed into a professional organization serving its citizens from six fire stations.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Game Regulation Map of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65823
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1954
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)
- Material Details
- 1 p. accompanying is a newspaper clipping from the Vancouver Sun dated August 6, 1954 that pertains to the "new" game regulations
- Scale : 1 inch = 40 miles
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42684
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18929
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1938-1959] (date of originals), 2017-2019 (date of duplication)
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiffs + jpgs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of Herbert Yee Law, United Fruit Growers, his farm on Marine Drive and a scanned copy of a survey plan of District Lots 163, 162, 157, 158 and 165.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Herbert Yee Law family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (tiffs + jpgs)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of photographs of Herbert Yee Law, United Fruit Growers, his farm on Marine Drive and a scanned copy of a survey plan of District Lots 163, 162, 157, 158 and 165.
- History
- Herbert (Yee) Law was born in New Westminster British Columbia in 1916. Between 1938 and 1945, Yee Law worked for the United Fraser Growers Limited in Vancouver. The company was a wholesaler that purchased produce from Chinese farmers. In 1948 Yee Law purchased land from another Chinese family along Marine Drive in the Big Bend Area of Burnaby. From this location, Yee Law operated a Chinese market garden. Yee Law and his wife Jean had five daughters who attended schools in the area including Riverway West School, McPherson Park School and Burnaby South High School. In 1954, Yee Law continued to live in the area but left his farm to work for a plastic bag company on Annacis Island. Herbert (Yee) Law died in 2003.
- Creator
- Law, Yee "Herbert"
- Accession Code
- BV017.40
- BV019.11
- Date
- [1938-1959] (date of originals), 2017-2019 (date of duplication)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Local improvements - DL 186
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription513
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, petitions, and financial statements arising from the Local Improvement plans for DL 186. File also includes ad for "Vancouver Heights subdivision of DL 186" with plan on back.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2220
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, petitions, and financial statements arising from the Local Improvement plans for DL 186. File also includes ad for "Vancouver Heights subdivision of DL 186" with plan on back.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
Map of New Westminster District
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription24491
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one canvas map entitled "1913 District of New Westminster" and depicting the area bordered on the east by Hope, west to the Georgia Strait, north to North Vancouver and south to the United States border.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Cartographic material
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 27497
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2006-09
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of one canvas map entitled "1913 District of New Westminster" and depicting the area bordered on the east by Hope, west to the Georgia Strait, north to North Vancouver and south to the United States border.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
Map of South Western Part of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8688
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1897
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 68 x 88 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MAP OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF BRITISH COLUMBIA”. Map identifies geographic land districts of New Westminster District; Coast District; Lillooet District; Yale District, Kamloops Division, Yale Division and districts on Vancouver Island. Map also includes the northern portions…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 68 x 88 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:633600]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MAP OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF BRITISH COLUMBIA”. Map identifies geographic land districts of New Westminster District; Coast District; Lillooet District; Yale District, Kamloops Division, Yale Division and districts on Vancouver Island. Map also includes the northern portions of the State of Washington below the 49th parallel.
- Publisher
- The Colonist Litho Victoria B.C.
- Responsibility
- Martin, George Bohun
- Accession Code
- BV993.12.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1897
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Scale equals 1 inch to 10 miles
- "Compiled and drawn by direction of the Honouable G.B. Martin, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Victoria, B.C."
- Signed by Surveyor General "Tom Kains"
Zoomable Images
Map of the Fraser Valley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66719
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Maurice Phillips collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. on paper ; 35 x 86 cm, folded to 18 x 23 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Map of The Fraser Valley, compiled, published, and copyright held by T.W. McKenzie, Chilliwack B.C., with the assistance of road foremen and municipal engineers.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Maurice Phillips collection
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. on paper ; 35 x 86 cm, folded to 18 x 23 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = 2.5 miles
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS158-002
- Accession Number
- 2011-13
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Map of The Fraser Valley, compiled, published, and copyright held by T.W. McKenzie, Chilliwack B.C., with the assistance of road foremen and municipal engineers.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Advertisement at front of map reads: "T.C. Polson / Special Representative / Fraser Valley Farms / Bell-Irving Insurance Agencies Ltd. / Real Estate Department / 930 West Pender St., Vancouver 1, B.C. / 24 hour phone: PA cific-4341 / Competent Service since 1894"
Mary Forsyth fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription87823
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893] (date of original) -2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burn…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893] (date of original) -2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-27
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burnaby. One of her major research projects consists of "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby," which also became a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Historical information and photographs pertaining to South Burnaby pioneer families and organizations were compiled from interviews with the intention of publishing a book.
- History
- Mary Gertrude (Bolton) Forsyth was born at her parents' home in Burnaby on March 5, 1923, and was the daughter of Richard Bolton and Gertrude (nee Hern). Mary's father, Richard, immigrated to Canada from Sunderland, England, in 1911. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster prior to purchasing property in South Burnaby in 1916 and built a bungalow located at 859 Marine Drive. Richard Bolton was employed as the municipal treasurer for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and, in 1919, he returned to Sunderland with three months leave of absence to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Mary grew up with her parents and sister Nancy in the house that her father built on Marine Drive. She married Lloyd Forsyth in 1946 and they had two children, Diane and Robert. Mary and her husband raised their family in Burnaby and built a house at 855 Marine Drive, on the lot originally purchased by her father, and moved later to a house located at 6457 Marine Drive. In 1964, after her children were grown, Mary completed her teaching degree at Simon Fraser University and went on to teach kindergarten at Nelson Elementary School. While a teacher within the Burnaby School District, Mary was instrumental in adopting ballet as part of the school curriculum. Mary was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society, participating and leading local events and seminars. She was inspired by the idea of the 'Housewives Holiday', originally initiated by the Vancouver "Y’ S". In February 1960, she was integral in forming a committee in South Burnaby, working alongside Ruth Turner, Faye Treagh, and Dorothy Turnbull. The "Housewives Holiday" committee (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) planned several events at Bonsor Hall for Burnaby housewives from October 6 to December 8, 1960. After her retirement from teaching, Mary returned to Simon Fraser University to do further studies and, in 1983, she wrote an essay for an Environmental Education course, titled "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby". The essay was conducted as a feasibility study to provide a walking environment in her community and included a formal essay, a media book, a map, and a slide presentation which was presented to a variety of local community groups. In 1984, Mary was the recipient of the North Fraser Harbour Commission Award to further her work on this project. In October 1986, her essay was adapted as a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby for a walking and cycling trail system for South Burnaby. Her proposal was taken into consideration by council and was later adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mary was very much interested in the history of South Burnaby and spent time between 1990 to 2004 conducting research through the Burnaby Historical Society, The City of Burnaby Archives, and several pioneering families who agreed to share their family records and be interviewed. Mary compiled her research into short historical and biographical essays by geographical area, family name, and organization. Mary (Bolton) Forsyth lived her whole life in South Burnaby and was an active and committed member of her community. She died on November 10, 2010.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- Forsyth, Mary
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 572, MSS185
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890]-1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including Dis…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including District Lots in Burnaby along with various school sites and church plans; surveying records regarding North Road and a map of the Burnaby Municipality. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Subdivision and survey plans series 2) School and church plans series 3) Map series
- History
- Ronald G. Scobbie was born in Scotland. After graduating from high school, he worked in the mines of Scotland which led to a career as a land surveyor. Ron immigrated to Canada in 1965 and settled in North Vancouver. In 1967 he became a partner in the surveying company of Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie in New Westminster, eventually owning it under the title Scobbie and Associates between 1980 and 1995. Ron sold the business in 1995 and retired as a BC Land Surveyor in December 2003. Ron was an active member of the B.C. Land Surveyors Association and an avid collector of surveying equipment and maps and plans that document the history of surveying in British Columbia. Upon retirement, Ron donated many historical maps and plans to various repositories located in different geographical regions throughout B.C.
- Scobbie & Associates land surveying company dates back to 1890 when Albert J. Hill first established his practice as a land surveyor in New Westminster. The company went through a series of Surveyors (owners) between 1890 and 1995:
- Albert James Hill (A.J. Hill) [1890] to 1912
- Hill & Burnett 1911 to 1912
- Geoffrey K. Burnett 1912
- Burnett & McGugan 1912 to 1947
- Burnett, McGugan & Hunter 1947 to 1959
- Burnett, Hunter & Douglas 1959 to 1960
- Hunter, Douglas & Crockford 1960 to 1964
- Hunter, Crockford & Associates 1964 to 1965
- Hunter, Crockford & Aplin 1965 to 1967
- Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie 1967 to 1973
- Crockford, Scobbie & Associates 1973-1980
- Scobbie & Associates 1980 to 1995
- Responsibility
- Scobbie, Ronald G.
- Accession Code
- HV984.57
- BV003.83
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890]-1932
- Related Material
- For other survey and subdivision plans created by land surveyors Albert J. Hill, Geoffery K. Burnett and Donald J. McGugan, see: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection - Survey and Subdivision plans series
- Notes
- Title based on contents of collection
Sketch map of the Province of British Columbia showing mining divisions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18946
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1907
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print on paper ; 52 x 59 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Sketch map of the Province of / British Columbia / Showing Mining Divisions"; "Department of Mines, / Victoria, 1907". Map includes wagon roads and trails and geographic disticts.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print on paper ; 52 x 59 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not determinable
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Sketch map of the Province of / British Columbia / Showing Mining Divisions"; "Department of Mines, / Victoria, 1907". Map includes wagon roads and trails and geographic disticts.
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.172
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1907
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Stamp on verso of map reads: "Compliments of Vancouver Tourist Bureau"
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Subdivision plan of Blocks 14, 7 and 4 of Lot 53
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11157
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 subdivision plan : blueprint ink on paper ; 54.5 x 64 cm
- Scope and Content
- “Subdivision plan of Blocks 14. 7. and 4. of Lot 53, Group 1" "New Westminster District" "; shows plan of lots in boundary of "First Ave." to "Fourth Ave." and "Seventeenth Street" , "Sixteenth Street"; two maps, one is "Index Plan" "City of New Westminster", other shows "Burnaby Heights" in relati…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 subdivision plan : blueprint ink on paper ; 54.5 x 64 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 chain = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- “Subdivision plan of Blocks 14. 7. and 4. of Lot 53, Group 1" "New Westminster District" "; shows plan of lots in boundary of "First Ave." to "Fourth Ave." and "Seventeenth Street" , "Sixteenth Street"; two maps, one is "Index Plan" "City of New Westminster", other shows "Burnaby Heights" in relation to Vancouver and New Westminster.
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.36
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1910]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 440
- Scan Date
- 22-Dec-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- handwritten on back, "001593", and two columns of numbers
Images
Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription6979
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board with two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1- subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Lot 15 / Group One / New Westminster District/ Sca…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Material Details
- Scales [between 1:2376 and 1:3168]
- Index number on edge of board reads: "10"
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board with two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1- subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Lot 15 / Group One / New Westminster District/ Scale 4 chs = 1 in. / Map No 209". Subdivision plan is bordered by North Road (Lot 9) Lot 8, Lot 148 and Lot 100. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Lot 88 / Group 1 / Scale 4 chs = 1 in. / Map No 760". Plan is bordered by Burnaby Lake, Cumberland Street, Lot 11, Lot 25 and Lot 89. (Geographic location: Burnaby) Side B: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of the Subdivision / of / Lot "G" / in the Subdivision / of / Lot 96, Gr.1 / Scale 4 chs = 1 in. / Map No 756". Plan includes inset "Map No. 699" which includes Lots D, G, E, F, C, A and B of DL 96. Plan is bordered by False Creek Road, Westminster & Vancouver Tramway. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of South Portion / of / Lot 94, Group 1 / New Westminster District / Scale 3 chs = 1 in. / Map Nos 4402 & 720". (Geographic location: Burnaby)
- Accession Code
- HV977.93.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1900-1910]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scale
- 72
- Notes
- Scale is measured in chains. (One chain equals 792 inches)
- The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot”
Images
Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription6985
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1893-1910]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Lot 6 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 plans : blueprint ink on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Material Details
- Scales [between 1:1584 and 1:3960]
- Index number on edge of board reads: "16"
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on one side and two New Westminster District Gp 1 - subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of / Lot 6 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 5 chs = 1 in. / Map No 748" (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of a Portion / of / Lot 29 / Group One / New Westminster Dist. / Scale 2 chs = 1 in. / Map No." Name identified in Block H is "Reichenbach" (Geographic location: Burnaby) Side B: 1. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of North 1/2 of Lot 80 / Group One / New Westminster District / Scale 3 chs = 1 in. / Map No 719" Plan is signed by: "Garden, Hermon & Burwell P.L.S. / Vancouver Jan. 23rd, 1893" (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Blueprint "Plan / of Subdivision / of Lot 79, Gr.1 / New Westminster Dist. / Scale 4 chas = 1 in. / Map No 536" Plan is signed by "Garden Hermon & Burwell / Provincial Land Surveyors". (Geographic location: Burnaby)
- Creator
- Garden, Hermon and Burwell
- Accession Code
- HV977.93.16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1893-1910]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Edmonds Area
- Cameron Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scale
- 72
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Scale is measured in chains. (One chain equals 792 inches)
- The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot”