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Alderman Doug Drummond

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46052
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1986]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1986]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-940
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Douglas P. Drummond taken in a photographic studio. Doug Drummond served as an Alderman from 1976 to 1996, and as Mayor from 1996 to 2002.
Subjects
Officials - Alderman and Councillors
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Drummond, Douglas P. "Doug"
Burnaby Citizens Association
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Williams Brothers Photographers Limited
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifies photograph as no. 34709
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Anastasia Basil with Peter, Liberty, Jim, and Lym

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anastasia Basil with her children; Peter, Liberty, Jim, and Lym.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1924 (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-042
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anastasia Basil with her children; Peter, Liberty, Jim, and Lym.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Basil, Anastasia
Basil, Jim
Basil, Peter
Conway, Olymbia “Lym” Basil
Thomson, Liberty Irene "Lib" Basil
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Cedric Hawkshaw

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35642
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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 Cedric Hawkshaw with a pet dog. This was taken in a photographic studio.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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.
204-500
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cedric Hawkshaw with a pet dog. This was taken in a photographic studio.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Hawkshaw, Merton Cedric Perry "Cedric"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Farrington family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35228
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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 the Farrington family daughters. Left to right: Olive Farrington Barber, Ethel Farrington, and Grace Farrington
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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.
204-085
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Farrington family daughters. Left to right: Olive Farrington Barber, Ethel Farrington, and Grace Farrington
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Barber, Olive Farrington
Farrington, Ethel
Hamilton, Grace Farrington
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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G.R. and George Heyworth

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35070
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.6 x 10.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. G.R. Heyworth and his son, George taken in a photographic Studio. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "G.R. (Rollie) Heyworth and son George operated Jubilee Drug Store, corner of Imperial St. and Jubilee Ave. in the late 1920-30-40s. Jubilee Ave. was called Maple …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Heyworth family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.6 x 10.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
187-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1986-38
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. G.R. Heyworth and his son, George taken in a photographic Studio. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "G.R. (Rollie) Heyworth and son George operated Jubilee Drug Store, corner of Imperial St. and Jubilee Ave. in the late 1920-30-40s. Jubilee Ave. was called Maple Ave. in the early days and the odd block has the name in cement at the end of the block. / Home: Lived on Victory Street."
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Names
Heyworth, G.R.
Heyworth, George
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Henderson family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35802
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (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 the Henderson family children. Left to right: Mabel Henderson (middle sister), Donald Henderson (younger brother), and Frances Henderson (older sister).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1926 (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.
204-660
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Henderson family children. Left to right: Mabel Henderson (middle sister), Donald Henderson (younger brother), and Frances Henderson (older sister).
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Hawley, Mabel Henderson
Henderson, Donald
Henderson, Frances
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Jim Gillis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36395
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1979 or 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Jim Gillis, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1979 - 1980 term.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1979 or 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
257-017
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Jim Gillis, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1979 - 1980 term.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce
Gillis, Jim
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Mary Buxton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64640
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Mary Isabel Buxton, the daughter of Burnaby pioneers George and Mary Buxton. George Searby Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (191…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920]
Collection/Fonds
Buxton Family collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
513-012
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2010-05
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of Mary Isabel Buxton, the daughter of Burnaby pioneers George and Mary Buxton. George Searby Buxton was born in England and was a carpenter by trade. He and his wife Mary Isabel (nee Nattriss) moved to Canada between 1911 and 1913 and had five children: Clara Violet (1910-1913), Mary (1900-?), Alice Clarissa (Clissie) (1902-?), Bernard (1897-1972) and Leopold (1893-1951). The Buxton house remains a heritage landmark in Burnaby to this day.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Buxton, Mary Isabel
Media Type
Photograph
Images
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McGeachie family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35606
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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 the McGeachie family. Standing: John McGeachie (father). On right: Helen McGeachie (mother). Left to right: Thomas McGeachie, Florence Mary McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie (wearing tie), and Roderick Noel McGeachie.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1925 (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.
204-464
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the McGeachie family. Standing: John McGeachie (father). On right: Helen McGeachie (mother). Left to right: Thomas McGeachie, Florence Mary McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie (wearing tie), and Roderick Noel McGeachie.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
McGeachie, Florence Mary
McGeachie, Helen
McGeachie, John
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
McGeachie, Roderick Noel
McGeachie, Thomas
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Patience family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35573
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (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 the Patience family children. Back, left to right: Una Patience and Wallace Patience. Front, left to right: Herbert Patience, Velda Patience and Beaton Patience. Una was the eldest, and the youngest, Lorraine, was not yet born. This photograph was probably taken by a Saskatoon, Saskat…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1920 (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.
204-431
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Patience family children. Back, left to right: Una Patience and Wallace Patience. Front, left to right: Herbert Patience, Velda Patience and Beaton Patience. Una was the eldest, and the youngest, Lorraine, was not yet born. This photograph was probably taken by a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, photographer in barter for farm produce, machinery or animals. John Patience (father) had just sold their Floral, Saskatchewan, farm.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Carlson, Una Patience
Patience, Beaton
Patience, Herbert
Patience, Velda
Patience, Wallace
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Queen Scout ceremony photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55152
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961-1980
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
25 photographs : b&w ; 25 cm x 20 cm and smaller
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Queen Scout award ceremony and series of Scout troop group portraits.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961-1980
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Scouts subseries
Physical Description
25 photographs : b&w ; 25 cm x 20 cm and smaller
Description Level
File
Record No.
631-034
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-05
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Queen Scout award ceremony and series of Scout troop group portraits.
Subjects
Organizations - Boys' Societies and Clubs
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Boy Scouts of Canada
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Gibson, Wilfred
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from envelope in which photographs were originally housed
Photographer's stamp on verso of all photographs in file: "Gibson's Studio Photographers 819 Broughton St. Victoria, B.C."
Note in blue ink on recto of 631-034-14 reads: "Reversed as for your [illegible] (new"). Note in blue ink on verso reads: "As you can see - everything is reversed. Whoever said the original prints were printed wrong are wrong themselves. Will Gilin" Note in pencil on verso reads: "Troop #3".
Note in blue ink on recto of 631-034-15 reads: "New one." Note in blue ink on verso reads: "As per your request this print is reversed. As you can see every-thing is backward. Will Gilin." Note in pencil on verso reads: "Troop #1".
Note in pencil on verso of 631-034-23 reads: "Scotish Jamoree 75-80?". Notes on verso in pencil and ink identify individuals in photograph: Fred Otte, Gary Otte, Roger Gallaway, Dennis Moore, Jan [illegible], Barkley Ellsworth, Louis MacKinnon, Nigel Tennesan, Ron Murdoch, Fred Smith, Craig Smith, JOhn Steeves, and Wayne Vogan.
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Robert Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38702
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 19 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Peers, Robert C.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photographer identifed as "Bridgman"
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Robert Peers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38703
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1927]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 21 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph is a portrait of an infant, most likely Robert Peers, son of Kitty and Bob Peers.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Peers, Robert C.K.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Royle brothers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35410
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (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 (left to right) Harry Royle, Fred Royle, and an unidentified Royle brother. Harry Royle was the owner of Harry's store at Ellesmere Avenue and Hastings, a confectionery and general hangout in the Capitol Hill district.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (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.
204-267
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of (left to right) Harry Royle, Fred Royle, and an unidentified Royle brother. Harry Royle was the owner of Harry's store at Ellesmere Avenue and Hastings, a confectionery and general hangout in the Capitol Hill district.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Royle, Fred
Royle, Harry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Go slow, Mary : a farce-comedy in three acts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4876
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Mortimer, Lillian, -1946
Publication Date
c1925
Call Number
812 MOR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
HV982.24.24
Call Number
812 MOR
Author
Mortimer, Lillian, -1946
Place of Publication
Chicago
Publisher
T. S. Denison & Co.
Publication Date
c1925
Physical Description
100 p. ; 19 cm.
Inscription
"Danny Grubb" [Handwritten on cover, title page and page 3] "J. B. Street 6176 Walker Ave. Burnaby 1, B.C." [Stamped in blue ink on title page] Calculations on title page. Page notations on page 3. Names written beside characters on page 3.
Library Subject (LOC)
Marriage--Drama
Housewives--Drama
Housewives
Marriage
Drama
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Documentary Artifacts - Scripts
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A Canadian song book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5048
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1929
Call Number
784.8 MAC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV007.21.3
Call Number
784.8 MAC
Contributor
MacMillan, Ernest, 1893-1973
Place of Publication
Toronto, Ont.
London
Publisher
J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.
Publication Date
1929
Physical Description
xii, 180 p.: music; 23 cm.
Inscription
"With Mother's love/To Hazel/May 28, 1929./From Victoria/National Convention I.O.D.E." and "E. Fountain - 1957" written in pencil, endpapers (front). "B. Geosits 1" written in ink, endpapers (front).
Library Subject (LOC)
Songs, English
United Church of Canada
Hymns
Methodist Church
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Documentary Artifacts - Sheet Music
Notes
"Edited by Ernest MacMillan"
"Published under the auspices of the National Council of Education" -- Title page verso
"'The exercise of singing is delightful to nature, and good to preserve the health of Man.' William Byrd" -- Title page
Includes index.
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British war cemeteries Ypres : 1914-1918

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4927
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1920
Call Number
940.3 BRI
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
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Wars
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
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Invitation to 50th birthday bash for James William Turner

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15419
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1984
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Suprise 50th Birthday Bash" for James William Turner on November 2, 1984 taking place at the Pioneer Credit Union Auditorium in Burnaby enclosed inside of an envelope with return address for the Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games Society.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
textual record
Scope and Content
Item consists of an invitation for "Suprise 50th Birthday Bash" for James William Turner on November 2, 1984 taking place at the Pioneer Credit Union Auditorium in Burnaby enclosed inside of an envelope with return address for the Burnaby 1984 B.C. Summer Games Society.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Documentary Artifacts - Invitations
Names
B.C. Summer Games
Turner, James
Accession Code
BV021.4.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1984
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
April 1, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Personal material

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82732
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett personal papers series
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-008
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Performances - Concerts
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Personal Symbols - Certificates
Transportation
Persons - Royalty
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Simnett, Frederick "Fred"
Simnett, Mary Ann
Lansdowne, James Fenwick
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together
Simnett personal papers series
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
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Recipes for home economics classes

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7435
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Saskatchewan, Department of Education
Publication Date
1926
Call Number
641.1 REC
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV019.37.6
Call Number
641.1 REC
Author
Saskatchewan, Department of Education
Place of Publication
Regina, [Sask.]
Publisher
Province of Saskatchewan, Department of Education
Publication Date
1926
Series
Home economics bulletin no. 5
Printer
J.W. Reid
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
Handwritten text in black ink on front cover reads: "Reta Boyd".
Library Subject (LOC)
Home economics
Nutrition
Home economics--North America--History
Cookbooks--1920-1929
Cooking, Canadian
Juvenile literature
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Object History
Elmer Wilson Martin was a professional engineer who lived much of his life in Burnaby. He married Ellen Renetta "Reta" (Boyd) Martin in approx. 1930 and the couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 for him to attend UBC. He later enlisted in the RCAF during WWII where he served as a pilot and wing commander. Elmer ran Martin's Auto Villa at 6604 East Hastings Street (later 6574 East Hastings Street) and was heavily involved in local Burnaby politics and with the North Burnaby Board of Trade. The donor states that he ran for Burnaby mayor in 1959 and also donated land to S.F.U. in the late 1960's. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Buildings, a pre-fab building manufacturing company. His last position was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd.
Notes
"Authorized by the Minister of Education" - title page. "Printed by J.W. Reid, King's Printer" -- title page Includes index
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