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Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory267
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1899-1905
Length
0:06:43
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby. She mentions the East Burnaby Fruit Farm (her family's farm) and the George Leaf General Store. She also talks about her brothers and her father, the first typesetter for the Columbian newspaper. Ada is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum).
Date Range
1899-1905
Length
0:06:43
Names
George Leaf General Store
Columbian newspaper
Geographic Access
12th Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Interview Date
September 22, 1971
Scope and Content
Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
Biographical Notes
Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:24:19
Interviewee Name
Jones, Lillian May Davies
Wilson, Elsie
Porter, Lillie Lewis
Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Pioneer Days interviews September 22, 1971 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory269
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1899-1910
Length
0:03:26
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Elise Wilson's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her mother Annie Walmsley Wilson. Elsie is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The audience briefly discusses Burnab…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording includes Elise Wilson's memories of her family life during the early days of Burnaby, mentioning her mother Annie Walmsley Wilson. Elsie is being interviewed in front of an audience at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum). The audience briefly discusses Burnaby's early water supply.
Date Range
1899-1910
Length
0:03:26
Names
Wilson, Annie Walmsley
Subjects
Public Services - Utilities
Interview Date
September 22, 1971
Scope and Content
Recording is of interviews with Lillian May (Davies) Jones, Ada Evelyn (Lewis) Groves, Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter, and Elsie Wilson during the Pioneer Days celebration at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) on September 22, 1971. Major themes discussed are: personal memories and occupations of interviewees family members.
Biographical Notes
Lillian May Davies was born June 28, 1891 to George and Rachel (Mills) Davies. She was one of four children. George Davies married Rachel Mills September 12, 1888 in Winnipeg and headed west to make their home. George’s brother Richard Davies had already bought property at the corner of 16th Street and 3rd Avenue (now 12th Avenue) when Rachel and George moved in and built a house next door. George Davies went to work for Gilley Bros. Logging Co. in Burnaby. Lillian May Davies married John Henry Jones on July 29, 1909 at the Methodist Church in Burnaby which had opened only a few weeks before (the Joneses were the first couple to be married there). Their reception was held in the Davies’ family garden. On June 3, 1910, Lillian and John’s first child, Arnold Jones was born. In 1919 they adopted their second child, John Sheldon Jones whose birth parents had died of influenza. John and Lillian built a home on the lot next to Lillian’s parents and lived there for forty-eight years. After her husband’s death in 1956, Lillian moved one lot over and remained living there for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine for over twenty years. Lillian May (Davies) Jones died in Surrey on June 24, 1981 at the age of eighty-nine. Ada Evelyn Lewis was born on September 11, 1899. She was one of nine Lewis children. Ada's father came to Victoria BC from San Francisco. He met his wife in Victoria and moved to New Westminster where he was a typesetter on the first edition of the Columbian newspaper. He continued to work for the Columbian until his retirement. Her family owned the East Burnaby Fruit Farm at 17th Avenue between 2nd and 4th Street where they harvested apples, plums and pears. Ada attended East Burnaby School in 1905 and remembers being a pupil of Miss Draper. Ada E. Lewis married and became Mrs. Ada Evelyn Groves. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis was born in 1896 to William Henry and Emma (Smith) Lewis at the family farm at 4th Street and 18th Avenue. The family grew to nine, eldest to youngest; Albert, Lizzie, Minnie, Walter, Ernest, Lillie and Evelyn. Lillie’s mother, Emma (Smith) had the distinction of being the first girl of European descent to be born at Fort Victoria. Lillie’s father, William Henry Lewis helped to print the very first edition of the Vancouver Province in 1898. Lillie attended Douglas Road School and remembers being a pupil of Ellen Lister. Lillian Frederica “Lillie” Lewis married Bertie Blaine Porter at Lulu Island on November 7, 1918. They lived in Vancouver for a short time before returning to Burnaby to raise their four children. For most of his working life Bert operated a steam roller for the municipality. Lillian Frederica (Lewis) Porter died May 18, 1988 at the age of ninety-two. Elsie Wilson was born August 16, 1898 to Annie and her second husband William Wilson. Annie’s first husband Samuel W Walmsley died December 20, 1895 at the age of thirty-five, leaving Annie a widow at twenty-seven with two young children Annie age four and Samuel age six. Annie Walmsley married her second husband William Wilson on April 17, 1897. Elsie attended West Burnaby public school (later Kingsway West elementary) and remembers picking raspberries at various Burnaby farms for seven seasons.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
0:24:19
Interviewee Name
Jones, Lillian May Davies
Wilson, Elsie
Porter, Lillie Lewis
Groves, Ada Evelyn Lewis
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum, Burnaby
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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The practice of pharmacy : a treatise on the modes of making and dispensing official, unofficial, and extemporaneous preparations, with descriptions of medicinal substances, their properties, uses, and doses; intended as a hand-book for pharmacists and physicians and a text-book for students.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2398
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Remington, Joseph P. (Joseph Price), 1847-1918
Edition
2nd ed., enl. and thor. rev.
Publication Date
1892
c1889
Call Number
615.4 REM 1892
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV976.148.51
Call Number
615.4 REM 1892
Edition
2nd ed., enl. and thor. rev.
Author
Remington, Joseph P. (Joseph Price), 1847-1918
Place of Publication
Philidelphia
Publisher
J. B. Lippincott Co.
Publication Date
1892
c1889
Physical Description
iii-xxviii, 1266 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Inscription
inside front page: "Langley & Co. Victoria" [purple ink stamp] "OCT 26 1892"
Library Subject (LOC)
Pharmacy
Medicine
Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Notes
Includes index. Missing last 2 pages, ends at page 1262.
"With over six hundred illustrations."
Remington, Joseph P. (Joseph Price), 1847-1918.
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The queen's London : a pictorial and descriptive record of the streets, buildings, parks and scenery of the great metropolis ; in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6856
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1895
Call Number
914.21 CAS
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV986.48.5
Call Number
914.21 CAS
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Cassell
Publication Date
1895
Physical Description
32 p. : ill. ; 24 x 32 cm.
Object History
Donor inherited object in the 1950's from the estates of her mother, Katherine Elizabeth (Smith) Douglas, and her maternal grandmother, Sarah Pugh (Richards) Smith.
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Rhymes of the kings and queens of England

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Leslie, Mary, 1842-1920
Publication Date
1896
Call Number
811.4 LES
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV973.160.2
Call Number
811.4 LES
Author
Leslie, Mary, 1842-1920
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
William Briggs, Wesley Buildings
Publication Date
1896
Physical Description
177 p. : ill., ports. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
Front endpaper: "1909 D. Chartere" [written in pencil] "NOT IN LIBRARY SERVICE" [written in pencil] Piece of thin tissue paper between frontispiece and title page: An attempt at tracing the frontispiece portrait of Queen Victoria - part of face and right arm. Title page and front endpapers have the following stamped in purple ink: "Gilmore Avenue School LIBRARY Book Number ________ Catalogue Page ______" "R 134" is written in blue ink in the "Book Number" blank, on the endpaper stamps.
Library Subject (LOC)
Poetry
Queens--Great Britain
Great Britain--Kings and rulers
Notes
"Being an account of the rulers of England from the Normal conquest to the reign of Victoria." -- t.p.
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Select poems : edited with introduction, notes and appendix

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary351
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1896
Call Number
821.8 ALE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV989.9.25
Call Number
821.8 ALE
Contributor
Alexander, William John, 1855-1944
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Copp, Clark
Publication Date
1896
Physical Description
xxix, 288 p., [6] p. of plates; 19 cm.
Inscription
Front endpapers: doodles of swastikas, in black ink. "Ethel Anderson Junior A, Room 3, Division VI, Locker 70 V.H.S." [written in black ink] "Fr. Page 164 I (1, 2, 3) Written out" [written in pencil] "Look up dates of Dunbar, Worcester and death of Cromwell." [written in pencil] Back endpapers: "musician artist sculptor poet (All arts are different ways of expressing beauty" [written in blue ink] "Sonnet is composed of. --" [written in black ink] "Broadside A large piece of paper with a ballad or personal _____ written on one side" [written in pencil] "T.N. Hibben & Co. Booksellers and Stationers Victoria, B.C." [on red sticker adhered to endpaper] Throughout book: Study notes and markings highlighting passages of text, written in pencil and blue ink.
Library Subject (LOC)
English poetry
English literature--Study and teaching
Notes
"edited by W.J. Alexander"
Contributor's full name and dates: Alexander, William John, 1855-1944.
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The short rule arithmetic and accountant's referee : illustrated ... : the whole designed as a self-instructor

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1541
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
David, Wm. K. (William King)
Publication Date
1902
c1889
c1896
Call Number
511 DAV
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.3838.2
Call Number
511 DAV
Author
David, Wm. K. (William King)
Place of Publication
Philadelphia
Publisher
Wm. K. David
Publication Date
1902
c1889
c1896
Physical Description
88 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Inscription
"E. L. Keyes" - handwritten in ink on preface page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Ready-reckoners
Business mathematics
Object History
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
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The sky pilot : a tale of the foothills

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1620
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937
Publication Date
c1899
Call Number
813.5 CON
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV985.4017.1
Call Number
813.5 CON
Author
Connor, Ralph, 1860-1937
Place of Publication
New York
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Publication Date
c1899
Physical Description
300, [6] p. : ill.
Inscription
"1919", in pencil inside front cover "E.L. Keyes. / 1333 Howe St / Vancouver. / B.C.", handwritten in pencil inside front and back covers
Library Subject (LOC)
Fiction--19th century
Object History
Ernest Leslie Keyes was born August 29 1902 to Richard and Isabella Keyes (nee McGregor) in Vancouver. Richard Keyes worked for the CPR. Ernest Keyes later married Beryl Edna Palmer in 1930. Ernest died in 1954 in Victoria. His cousin by marriage was BVM donor Alma Keyes.
Notes
frontispiece only
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Steps to Christ

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2442
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
White, Ellen G., 1827-1915
Publication Date
c1892
Call Number
234 WHI
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV975.5.518
Call Number
234 WHI
Author
White, Ellen G., 1827-1915
Place of Publication
Toronto
Publisher
Review and Herald Pub. Co.
Publication Date
c1892
Physical Description
153 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"G. V. _alles Esq." [handwritten inside front cover]
Library Subject (LOC)
Salvation
Christian life
Names
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
Object History
This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.”, Victoria B.C.
Notes
Author's full given name and dates: Ellen Gould Harmon White 1827-1915
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Wood stacked for a bonfire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35910
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897 (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 a structure prepared by Claude Hill for a bonfire at Deer Lake celebrating Queen Victoria's Jubilee. The bonfire could be seen for miles around.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897 (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.
204-769
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a structure prepared by Claude Hill for a bonfire at Deer Lake celebrating Queen Victoria's Jubilee. The bonfire could be seen for miles around.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Wood stacked for a bonfire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38852
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill standing in front of the log pile that he built for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond jubilee in 1897. The location is near Deer Lake and it was said that the flames from the fire could be seen for miles.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 11 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-171
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude Hill standing in front of the log pile that he built for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond jubilee in 1897. The location is near Deer Lake and it was said that the flames from the fire could be seen for miles.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Names
Hill, Louis Claude "Claude"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Wood stacked for a bonfire

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39528
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood, piled up to create a pyre for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in June, 1897. Claude Hill built this structure near Deer Lake and it was reported that when lit, the fire could be seen for miles.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1897
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 9.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-847
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large stack of wood, piled up to create a pyre for a bonfire celebrating Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in June, 1897. Claude Hill built this structure near Deer Lake and it was reported that when lit, the fire could be seen for miles.
Subjects
Celebrations - Jubilee
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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