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medical cabinet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17225
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV979.13.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV979.13.2
Description
Dentist's cabinet; with drawers, glass plates, handle
Object History
Albert Joseph Samual Prothero was born June 6 1920 in Wales to Albert and Gertrude Prothero. Albert and Gertrude moved to Canada in the late 1920s with their children Albert, Sidney and Violet and settled in Delta. The family later relocated to Vancouver in the mid/late 1930s on West 7th Street. Albert Joseph Samual Prothero attended Delta Central School and later married Helen Slark. He worked as a dentist. The family lived at 5615 Carson Street in Burnaby. He died in 1995 in Vancouver.
Names
Prothero, Albert Joseph Samual
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact28018
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.8.53
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV973.8.53
Description
Vox Stellarum Old Moore's Almanack - Booklet -- [1861]. Almanack produced by T. Goode and the Lion Steam Printing Office. The Almanack was for 1861 which has been named the Year of Human Redemption. The booklet includes information like fairs in England and Wales, directions for farmers and gardeners, as well as cab fares, taxes and weather. There is no back cover for this booklet.
Maker
T. Goode Lion Steam Printing Office
Country Made
England
Site/City Made
London
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
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Pages

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36425
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5287.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV985.5287.1
Description
Pages, loose, from a book; 1. Prince Albert; 2. royal family; 3. Marriage of Victoria and Albert; 4. Marriage of Prince of Wales and Alexandra; 5. Death of Queen Victoria; 6. Scene in Mortuary Chapel, Osborne; 7. Services at Westminster Abbey; 8. Embroidering the Royal Pall; 9. start of the Funeral Procession; 10. Embarkation at Cowes; 11. Voyage of the Alberta; 12. coffin passes through Marble Arch in London; 13. coffin passes through Hyde Park; 14. funeral cortege passes through Apsley Gate; 15. funeral service; 16. King Edward VII's first act of government; with loose page showing five portraits: Queen Victoria at centre, upper left 'Helena', upper right 'Louise', lower left 'Jane Churchill', lower right 'Beatrice'
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Souvenirs
Souvenirs - Royalty
Documentary Artifacts
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receipt

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41023
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV000.35.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV000.35.2
Description
Receipt for payment of paperweight BV000.35.1. Yellow paper with logo in upper left corner. paperweight commemorates wedding of Prince and Princess of Wales.
Object History
The wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales on 29 July 1981 was billed as a "fairytale wedding" watched by a global television audience of 750 million.
Marks/Labels
"Montague BRIDGMAN LTD." "China" "Crystal" "Gifts" "650 Fort Street, Victoria - Phone (604) 383-0821" "MAILING ADDRESS" "P.O. Box 901, Station E, Victoria, B.C., Canada, V8W 2R9" in the upper right. "PURCHASED BY" "Visa ..." "M.C. Harris" "DATE" "Aug 22/81" "DESCRIPTION" "Selkirk 1 R.W. Bubble 70-" "TOTAL" "74.20" "No.30153".
Subjects
Persons - Royalty
Souvenirs
Souvenirs - Royalty
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Receipts
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military hat badge

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79107
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2885
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
X2885
Description
Horse above a banner that reads, "West Yorkshire". Represents Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment of the English Army.
Object History
No known provenance: collected by donor's wife.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols - - Personal Identification
Object Term
Badge, Identification
Subjects
Personal Symbols
Personal Symbols - Badges
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Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282850
9780969282853
Call Number
971.1 BUR COPY 3
Author
Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878
McLeod, Anne Burnaby
McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby
Publication Date
c2002
Physical Description
199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
British Columbia--History--1849-1871
Burnaby (B.C.)
Biography
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
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Deer Lake Park : heritage resource inventory

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5468
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wolf, Jim
Publication Date
c1998
Call Number
971.133 WOL COPY 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969282834
9780969282839
Call Number
971.133 WOL COPY 2
Author
Wolf, Jim
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
City of Burnaby, Community Heritage Commission
Publication Date
c1998
Physical Description
47 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Deer Lake Park (Burnaby, B.C.)--History
Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby
Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Notes
2 copies held : copy 2.
Digital Books
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Pioneer tales of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c1987
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Digital Reference Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
096928280x
Call Number
971.133 SON COPY 4
Contributor
Sone, Michael
Place of Publication
Burnaby, B.C.
Publisher
Corporation of the District of Burnaby
Publication Date
c1987
Physical Description
495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
Inscription
"TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
Library Subject (LOC)
Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
Frontier and pioneer life
Biography
Object History
Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
Notes
"Editor Michael Sone".
Includes index.
4 copies held: copy 4
Images
Digital Books
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The road less travelled : TransLink's improbable journey from 1999 to 2008

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1380
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Wales, Trevor
Publication Date
c2008
Call Number
388.409711 WAL
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
9780981044101
0981044107
Call Number
388.409711 WAL
Author
Wales, Trevor
Contributor
Prittie, Heather
Pabillano, Jhenifer
Webb, Patricia G. (Patricia Grace), 1959-
Harcourt, Michael, 1943-
Place of Publication
Vancouver, British Columbia
Publisher
Translink
Publication Date
c2008
Physical Description
87 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Local transit
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
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Hill family and Vidal family fonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82116
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Physical Description
255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1850-1983]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Physical Description
255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
Description Level
Fonds
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and William Cowper, newspaper clippings, and a New Testament.
History
Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill was born in Burnaby on July 31, 1893, to Marian (nee Berkeley) and Bernard Richard Hill. Marian was born in London, England. Bernard Hill, born in Bengal, India, in 1858 to Sir Richard Hill and Jane Ann (nee Rollinson) where his father worked for the East Indian Railway, was one of the early inhabitants of Burnaby. Despite their years of training as engineers, Bernard, along with his brother, Louis Claude Hill, became strawberry farmers and owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and halfway around Deer Lake. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. Bernard also served as a Burnaby trustee and as councilor of Burnaby in 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1909. Bernard and Marian had four children: A. Claude (born in England around 1885, married Marion “Mamie”), Frank L., Winnifred “Winnie” L., and Gerry. Gerry attended Miss Harriet Woodward’s kindergarten class, and went on to Edmonds School with Miss Ellen Lister as his teacher. He later went to Central High School in New Westminster, often on horseback. Gerry served in World War I, signing his recruitment papers on November 9, 1914. When he returned home, he worked felling trees, then as an apprentice surveyor and finally as a carpenter. His father, Bernard, died in Burnaby on March 27, 1939, at the age of 80. Bernard's brother, Louis, was one of the first members elected to the Burnaby council and served in 1892, 1893, 1894, and again from 1909-1910. Louis, born in 1860, married Annie Sarah Kendrick (born in 1896) and they moved to the Burnaby Lake area in the early 1890s. Together they had one child, Katherine “Kitty” Maude, born in 1898. The first Hill family home, “Brookfield,” was sold around 1907 and the family moved to their new home, “Broadview,” which was also built in the vicinity of Deer Lake. Kitty, their only child, married William “Bob” John Peers in 1925 and they went on to have three children: Robert C.K., Barbara (later Barbara Jeffrey), and Anne (later Anne Latham). Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal was born in 1897 in the United States to Louisa Sophia (nee Jones) and Herbert P. Vidal. Louisa Vidal (1871-1943) was a descendent of Jones of Exeter of England and the House of Llanio Cardigan of Wales. Herbert Vidal (1868-1934)’s father was Alexander Vidal (1819-1906). Alexander Vidal, born in Brocknell, England, immigrated to Upper Canada in 1835 and later served as a senator of Canada from 1873 to 1906. He married Catherine Louisa Wright, the daughter of Capt. William Elliot Wright. Both of Charlotte’s parents, Louisa and Herbert, were born in Ontario. Charlotte Vidal was sister to Dorothy Kate and Alexander E. E. Vidal. Gerry Hill (aged 27) and Charlotte E. Vidal (aged 23) married on September 28, 1920, in Vancouver. Gerry built a house for him and his wife about a thousand feet from his parents’ home. He also bought property at Yellow Point on Vancouver Island around this time. By the early 1930s, Gerry had moved to Yellow Point permanently and begun building the Yellow Point Lodge. Gerry and Charlotte bore three children: David, Lesley C. (born in 1929), and Gerald. Gerry was later remarried to Elizabeth (nee Holen) and had one child: Richard Grant McEwan Hill, born in Ladysmith. Lesley married M. Clarke and had two boys: Roy and Graham. She later married B. Durban and had four boys: Patrick, Michael, Gary, and Grant. Charlotte died on February 11, 1984, at the age of 87. Gerry died on January 30, 1988, in Ladysmith at the age of 93.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Creator
Hill Family
Vidal family
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds
Photo catalogue 550, MSS176
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Bryn Elwy House, St. Asaph

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38684
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9 cm on mat 10.2 x 6.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Bryn Elwy House in St. Asaph, Wales. This was the home of Burnaby pioneer, L. Claude Hill's aunt, Sophia Leigh Thomas (nee Boydell) and her husband, Capt. L. Thomas.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 9 cm on mat 10.2 x 6.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Bryn Elwy House in St. Asaph, Wales. This was the home of Burnaby pioneer, L. Claude Hill's aunt, Sophia Leigh Thomas (nee Boydell) and her husband, Capt. L. Thomas.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Denbigh, North Wales

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39495
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Denbigh, North Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.5 x 20.2 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-814
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Denbigh, North Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Cities
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Conway Castle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39502
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 19.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Conway Castle in Wales. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 13.5 x 19.7 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-821
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Conway Castle in Wales. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Structures - Bridges
Buildings - Residential - Palaces
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Unidentified street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39504
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-823
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Buildings - Commercial
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Unidentified mountain range and river

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39505
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a person sitting on a hillside, looking off into the distance at an unidentified mountain range and river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-824
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a person sitting on a hillside, looking off into the distance at an unidentified mountain range and river. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Geographic Features - Mountains
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Beach with mountains in the background

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 11.3 x 17.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-825
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of an unknown beach with mountains in the background. This photograph was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area. The photograph was likely taken in England or Wales.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Rivers
Geographic Features - Mountains
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Dyserth Cascade

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39585
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a waterfall identified as Dyserth Cascade, Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1880]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 20.5 cm on page 21.5 x 28 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-904
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a waterfall identified as Dyserth Cascade, Wales. This item was in a scrapbook kept by Claude Hill who was originally from England but ultimately settled in the Burnaby Lake area.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Waterfalls
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
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Wynn Hall

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66309
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1890]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view of a large home labelled "Wynn Hall." The location is North Wales near a small town called Ruabon, a village called Penycae. This was the home of the Kenrick family. Annie Kenrick married Louis Claude Hill, early pioneer of the Burnaby Lake area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1890]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-1017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a view of a large home labelled "Wynn Hall." The location is North Wales near a small town called Ruabon, a village called Penycae. This was the home of the Kenrick family. Annie Kenrick married Louis Claude Hill, early pioneer of the Burnaby Lake area.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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The Baptist book of praise for public and private worship : prepared for the use of the Baptist denomination (especially of the English Baptist churches, Sunday schools, young people's societies, etc., in Wales and Monmouthshire)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2715
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1899
Call Number
782 EDW
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV974.63.17
Call Number
782 EDW
Contributor
Edwards, W.
Samuel, W. T. (William Thomas), 1852-1917
Price, R. Rhedynog, 1853-1935
Publisher
The Baptist Book of Praise Committee
Publication Date
1899
Printer
W. Crofton Hemmons
Physical Description
350 p. ; 19 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Hymns
Notes
"edited by W. Edwards (hymns) [and] W.T. Samuel, R. Rhedynog Price (tunes, chants, anthems)." -- title page
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Interview with Elsie Ansdell by Eric Damer September 18, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory287
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1910-1946
Length
0:09:17
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to the Brown-Johns first settling in Burnaby. Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell discusses land clearing for the family home, each of her parents and her brothers.
Date Range
1910-1946
Photo Info
Elsie Brown-John (bottom, far right) with her class at Kitchener Street School, [1936]. Item no. 549-001.
Length
0:09:17
Names
Brown-John, Victor Joseph Charles
Brown-John, Winnifred Douglas
Subjects
Land Clearing
Geographic Access
Napier Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Willingdon Heights Area
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
September 18, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with early Burnaby resident Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 18, 2012. Major themes discussed are: settling in Burnaby and the early years of the Brown-John family.
Biographical Notes
Elsie (Brown-John) Ansdell’s father, a trained carpenter and cabinet maker, Victor Brown-John came to Canada from Wales in 1910. He cleared three lots at Napier and Gilmore Streets and built a two-roomed house. In 1912, he was joined by his wife and two eldest sons, Victor and Archie. Twin boys, Frank and Roy, were born in 1914 in the Burnaby home and their fifth son, Clive, was born in 1915. From 1916 to 1919 Victor John-Brown left Burnaby to serve overseas. Elsie Brown-John (later Ansdell) was born in 1921. Her younger brother, Gwyn "Jerry" was born in 1923. In 1925 Victor Brown-John suffered a fatal accident while working as a longshoreman in Northern British Columbia. Elsie attended Kitchener Elementary and North Burnaby High School. She married during the Second World War and moved to South Burnaby to raise her family whilst continuing to work in various department stores both in Vancouver and Burnaby.
Total Tracks
4
Total Length
33:02
Interviewee Name
Ansdell, Elsie Brown-John
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Elsie Ansdell

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