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All in it! "K (1)" carries on
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary106
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hay, Ian, 1876-1952
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Call Number
- 823.9 HAY
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.38.8
- Call Number
- 823.9 HAY
- Author
- Hay, Ian, 1876-1952
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- William Briggs
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Printer
- William Briggs
- Physical Description
- viii, 238 p.
- Inscription
- "W 8h", in black ink on white dope inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "KRA / 125", in pencil inside back cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- World War, 1914-1918--Fiction
The Banner boy scouts or the struggle for leadership
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1616
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Warren, George A.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- Call Number
- 830 WAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4013.1
- Call Number
- 830 WAR
- Author
- Warren, George A.
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland
- Publisher
- The Goldsmith Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1912
- Printer
- The Commercial Bookbinding Co.
- Physical Description
- [2], 310 pp; ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile literature
Battles for the union : comprising descriptions of many of the most stubbornly contested battles in the war of great rebellion, together with incidents and reminiscences of the camp, the march and the skirmish line. Embracing a record of the privations, heroic deeds, and glorious triumphs of the soldiers of the republic.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2603
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV975.140.16
- Call Number
- 973.73 GLA
- Place of Publication
- Hartford, Conn.
- Publisher
- Dustin, Gilman & Co.
- Publication Date
- 1875
- Physical Description
- xix, 21-407 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Military campaigns
- United States
The boy scout aviators
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1628
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4025.1
- Call Number
- 810 DUR
- Author
- Durston, George
- Place of Publication
- Akron, Ohio
- Publisher
- Saalfield Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- c1921
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "Dale Roberts" [handwritten inside front cover]
- "To Lynn from Miss N_____" [handwritten inside front cover]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Boys--Societies and clubs
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Great Britain
- Aeronautics
- Juvenile fiction
- Names
- Boy Scouts Association
Bread facts
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3530
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Walton, O. F., Mrs.
- Publication Date
- c1920
- Call Number
- 641 WAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV996.17.6
- Call Number
- 641 WAR
- Author
- Walton, O. F., Mrs.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Research Products Department, Ward Baking Company
- Publication Date
- c1920
- Physical Description
- 111 p. ill.
- Inscription
- "To A. E. Tilley" "As a reminder of the National Convention at Atlantic" "City although you were not" "there you were remembered." "Daniel E. Cressman" [Hand written in black ink on inside front leaf]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Bread
- Baking
- Cookbooks--1920-1929
British war cemeteries Ypres : 1914-1918
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4927
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.5828.1
- Call Number
- 940.3 BRI
- Place of Publication
- Bruxelles
- Publisher
- Ern. Thill
- Publication Date
- 1920
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. : 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--Belgium--Ieper
- War memorials
- National cemeteries--Belgium--Ieper
- Monuments
- National cemeteries
- Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of
- Great Britain
Images
Burnaby centennial anthology : stories of early Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5472
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
on the south
slope and finally on Morley Street at
Malvern Avenue. By that time the
post - war building boom was well
under way and sub-divisions were
appearing in all parts of the
municipality. Across Malvern there
was a large undeveloped forest area
stretching from Imperial Avenue to
Burris Street (now
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282826
- Call Number
- 971.133 BUR COPY 3
- Edition
- Rev. ed.
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Edition
- Rev.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
in North and South Burnaby.
The location of Burnaby’s municipal hall at Edmonds
was a result of South Burnaby’s early growth, larger
population and political strength. Although the
expansion of Burnaby was tempered by another
economic recession and the outbreak of the First
World War, by 1925 its
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282893
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Edition
- Rev.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Historic sites
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
Business letter writing and follow-up systems : for use in schools, offices, and as a general reference book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary364
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Warner, E. (Edgar)
- Edition
- 8th ed.
- Publication Date
- 1906
- Call Number
- 380 WAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV989.9.38
- Call Number
- 380 WAR
- Edition
- 8th ed.
- Author
- Warner, E. (Edgar)
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Commercial Text Book Co.
- Publication Date
- 1906
- Physical Description
- 148 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "McTavish Business College, Ltd. Edmonton, ALTA. Student's Name" [Stamped in purple ink on front flyleaf] "Lothe E. Mixter" [Handwritten in black ink beside student's name on front flyleaf] "90" [Handwritten on front flyleaf] "Five rules for syllabication [underlined] I Never divide except at syllables 2 Two consonants coming together are generally separated as: - num-ber [underlined] col-lect [underlined] 3 Two vowels are separated unless they form a diphthong as: pe-er [underlined] 4 A dervivative or a compound word is divided so as to throw the parts into separate syllables as: Div. im-pede [underlined] com. some-where [underlined] 5 The suffix con [underlined] never forms a separate syllable. It takes the S [underlined] or T [underlined] of the original word with it and is pronounced shun [underlined]" [Handwritten in pencil on back end paper, underlined]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Commercial correspondence
- Commercial correspondence--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Author's full name is Warner, E. (Edgar).
Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
particularly fond of the
game of tennis and two sons, Bob and Geoff, became crack players,
winning many championships in the Pacific Northwest.
When World War I started Mrs. Peers felt that gathering just to play
tennis was not quite fitting when such a serious thing as a war was taking
many of Burnaby's young
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
By sheer pluck : a tale of the Ashanti war
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1643
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.4040.1
- Call Number
- 823.8 HEN
- Contributor
- Browne, Gordon, 1858-1932
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1884
- Physical Description
- 252, 32 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "Norman Springate / No 30", handwritten in red crayon inside front cover "Herbert Springate / a birthday present / from his Father & Mother / Sept. 22nd 1896", handwritten in black ink on back of front endpaper "S", stamped in black on pre-title page "H SPRINGATE", stamped in purple on pre-title page and on back of frontispiece
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
Caesar's Helvetian war : adapted for the use of beginners
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7063
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV018.11.15
- Call Number
- 878 WEL
- Edition
- New ed.
- Contributor
- Ashmore, Sidney G. (Sidney Gillespie), 1852-1911
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Publication Date
- 1908
- Series
- Elementary Classics
- Physical Description
- xiv, 112 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
- Inscription
- "Annie Graham Hill High School, Vanc. Jan 10th /10" [handwritten in black ink on front endpapers] various notations written throughout book handwritten notes and envelope tucked into back of book (enclosures removed and stored in ephemera by accession number)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Gaul--History--58 B.C.-511 A.D.
- Europe--History
- Object History
- Annie Hill was the daughter of A.E. (Arthur Edmond) Hill (BV985.6129.1). Other family members include Charles W. Hill, Frederic T. Hill (her brother), and M.R. Hill. BVM also has papers belonging to her uncle, Albert James Hill (HV977.93.*). Arthur and Albert were both surveyors.
- Notes
- Authors' given names: Welch, W. (William) Duffield, C. G. (Charles George)
- Contributor's given name and dates: Ashmore, Sidney Gillespie, 1852-1911.
- "With notes, exercises, and vocabularies." -- title page.
- "Rev. and enl., for use in American schools, by Sidney G. Ashmore." -- title page.
- Text in Latin, preface and notes in English.
- Includes index.
Calvert's practical notes on screw cutting : with examples, formulae on fractional, decimal, diametral, millimetre, and rifle pitches ; various tables of change wheels for 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, and 5/8 inch pitch guide screws ; notes on screw-cutting tools, illustrated ; with tables and information useful to turners and fitters
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2101
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ward, William
- Edition
- 7th ed.
- Publication Date
- 1899
- Call Number
- 671 WAR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV979.53.57
- Call Number
- 671 WAR
- Edition
- 7th ed.
- Author
- Ward, William
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- John Heywood
- Publication Date
- 1899
- Physical Description
- 132 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Screw-cutting machines
- Machinery industry
- Notes
- Author is engineer
Campfire girls in the Alleghany mountains : or, a Christmas success against odds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2146
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Francis, Stella M.
- Publication Date
- c1918
- Call Number
- 813.5 FRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV978.44.2
- Call Number
- 813.5 FRA
- Author
- Francis, Stella M.
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- M. A. Donohue
- Publication Date
- c1918
- Series
- Campfire girls' series
- Physical Description
- 157 p. ; 19 cm.
- Inscription
- "To Verna With Love From Mother Xmas 1928" [handwritten on front pastedown in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Camp Fire Girls
- Friendship
- World War, 1914-1918--Fiction
- Juvenile fiction
- Object History
- Given to donor.
Canada's sons in the world war : a complete and authentic history of the commanding part played by Canada and the British empire in the world's greatest war - volume 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4033
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nasmith, George Gallie, 1877
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Call Number
- 971 NAS v.1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.53.18
- Call Number
- 971 NAS v.1
- Author
- Nasmith, George Gallie, 1877
- Contributor
- Currie, Arthur W.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- John C. Winston
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Physical Description
- xvi, 21-338 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Notes
- "With an introduction by Gen. Sir Arthur W. Currie" -T.p. "Illustrated with reproductions from the official photographs of the Canadian and British governments" -T.p. "In two volumes" -T.p.
Canada's sons in the world war : a complete and authentic history of the commanding part played by Canada and the British empire in the world's greatest war - volume 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4034
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nasmith, George Gallie, 1877
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Call Number
- 971 NAS v.2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV986.53.46
- Call Number
- 971 NAS v.2
- Author
- Nasmith, George Gallie, 1877
- Contributor
- Currie, Arthur W.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- John C. Winston
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Physical Description
- vii, 9-344 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--France
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Notes
- "With an introduction by Gen. Sir Arthur W. Currie" -T.p. "Illustrated with reproductions from the official photographs of the Canadian and British governments" -T.p. "In two volumes" -T.p.
Canadian Expeditionary Force military cap badges of World War I
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7595
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Rosen, Al, 1926-
- Martin, Peter
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Call Number
- 355.14 ROS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969158300
- Call Number
- 355.14 ROS
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- Rosen, Al, 1926-
- Martin, Peter
- Contributor
- Alter, Ian
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario
- Publisher
- Romar Distributing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- 124 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force--Insignia
- Canada--Armed Forces--Insignia
- Subjects
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Notes
- "Artwork & Layout Ian Alter"
Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7608
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- [2022]
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHI
with a partner in downtown
Cranbrook. His son, D.T. (George) Yip, fought
during the Second World War, and became a
farmer in Burnaby after the war had ended.
COURTESY OF KEN YIP.
9
Would you leave everything
behind for the chance to find gold?
Gold Mountain: The True Story
of the BC Gold Rush
WATCH!
Chinese
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Accession Code
- BV022.8.1
- Call Number
- 971.1 CHI
- Contributor
- City of Burnaby
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [2022]
- Physical Description
- 36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Chinese--British Columbia--History
- Pharmacy--Canada
- Pharmacy--United States
- Pharmaceutical museums
- Directories
- Object History
- Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.
Images
Digital Books
Christmas with Grandma Elsie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3579
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
- Publication Date
- 1889
- Call Number
- 813.4 FIN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.45.23
- Call Number
- 813.4 FIN
- Author
- Finley, Martha, 1828-1909
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Publication Date
- 1889
- Series
- Elsie Books
- Printer
- L. Upcott Gill
- Physical Description
- 317 p. : 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children--Conduct of life
- Conduct of life
- Grandmothers
- Intergenerational relations
- Christmas
- Families
- Christian life
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States
- Juvenile fiction
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Object History
- This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.
Complete etiquette and letter-writer : a guide to the rules and observances of good society, with full information on the subject of correspondence, and specimen letters that may be adapted to meet any case
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3551
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV997.30.1
- Call Number
- 395.1 WAR
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Ward, Lock & Co., Limited
- Publication Date
- 1890
- Printer
- Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works
- Physical Description
- 288 p. ; 20 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Etiquette
- Letter writing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes index.