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100 records – page 4 of 5.

Martin's Auto Villa

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15062
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
5 Oct. 1946
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings Street. Two cars are parked outside. A building in the foreground of the photograph appears to be under construction.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings Street. Two cars are parked outside. A building in the foreground of the photograph appears to be under construction.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Martin's Auto Villa
Geographic Access
Hastings Street
Street Address
6574 Hastings Street
Accession Code
BV019.37.37
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
5 Oct. 1946
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lochdale Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Oct. 5th 1946"
Stamp in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "992"
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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory245
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1904-1975
Length
0:09:45
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's opinion of shopping at a store in the present day. He mentions George Green's book "History of Burnaby", the Royal Oak Hotel and the development of Alta Vista. As well, Murdock mentions his father Robert William McMurray. Lillian (Wray) M…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's opinion of shopping at a store in the present day. He mentions George Green's book "History of Burnaby", the Royal Oak Hotel and the development of Alta Vista. As well, Murdock mentions his father Robert William McMurray. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husband with these descriptions.
Date Range
1904-1975
Photo Info
Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
Length
0:09:45
Names
McMurray, R.W.
Royal Oak Hotel
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Interviewer
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Interview Date
November 17, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
Biographical Notes
Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
0:58:55
Interviewee Name
McMurray, Lillian Wray
McMurray, Murdoch
Interviewer Bio
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
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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Track three of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray

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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory246
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1916-1975
Length
0:09:05
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock and Lillian McMurray's trip back to Murdock's mother's hometown in in Northern Scotland. The discussion starts up again on the topic of Lillian (Wray) McMurray's father, Edward Wray's business, the Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office, then again with…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock and Lillian McMurray's trip back to Murdock's mother's hometown in in Northern Scotland. The discussion starts up again on the topic of Lillian (Wray) McMurray's father, Edward Wray's business, the Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office, then again with a description of the cordwood business Murdock had with Emerson Doran.
Date Range
1916-1975
Photo Info
Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
Length
0:09:05
Names
Wray, Edward
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Interviewer
McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
Interview Date
November 17, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
Biographical Notes
Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
Total Tracks
7
Total Length
0:58:55
Interviewee Name
McMurray, Lillian Wray
McMurray, Murdoch
Interviewer Bio
Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
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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Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Lillian and Murdock McMurray

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Norris Station along New Westminster - Chilliwack line

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1195
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1949 (date of original), copied 1994
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Norris station shelter and small wooden plank platform along the British Columbia Electric Railway New Westminster - Chilliwack line.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15.5 x 24.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Norris station shelter and small wooden plank platform along the British Columbia Electric Railway New Westminster - Chilliwack line.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV994.19.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1949 (date of original), copied 1994
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Plant, Ernest Leslie
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "Norris Station on B.C. Electric's/ New Westminster-Chilliwack railway line/ -photographed in 1949 by/ Ernie Les Plant/ Photo is in the collection of/ Henry Ewert/ Copied for Elizabeth Czerwinski/ 21/2/94"
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Railroad Station in Banff

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3309
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train stopped at the Banff railroad station. "BANFF" is written on the roof of the station building and cars are parked in the parking lot. Mountains are visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a train stopped at the Banff railroad station. "BANFF" is written on the roof of the station building and cars are parked in the parking lot. Mountains are visible in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Accession Code
BV985.6114.82
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on note written on verso of photograph
Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "R.R. Station Banff"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "426"
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Switchboard

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34710
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.0 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of a switchboard, probably the Dexter exchange at Boundary Road and Kingsway. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "A Manual Switchboard, typical of about 25 years ago. / Dexter, 1943. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.0 x 25.5 cm
Material Details
Printed on photo paper: "selo"
Description Level
Item
Record No.
114-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the interior of a switchboard, probably the Dexter exchange at Boundary Road and Kingsway. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "A Manual Switchboard, typical of about 25 years ago. / Dexter, 1943. / B.C. Telephone Company."
Subjects
Telecommunication Tools and Equipment
Buildings - Commercial
Occupations - Telephone Operators
Names
British Columbia Telephone Company
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Dominion Photo Company
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Printed in bottom left corner of photograph, "27038 Dominion Photo Co., Vancouver B.C."
Geographic Access
Boundary Road
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Garden Village Area
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Train at Lake Louise Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3311
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lake Louise station in Alberta. People walking along the platform, next to an awaiting train.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Material Details
stamped on verso, l.r. "426"
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lake Louise station in Alberta. People walking along the platform, next to an awaiting train.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.84
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Train station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3321
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large brick train station at an unidentified location.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large brick train station at an unidentified location.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Rail
Accession Code
BV985.6114.94
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1930 and 1949]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2024-03-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Tram Station at Cumberland Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription441
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[194-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman sitting on the rail of a wooden walkway into a building. On the side of the building is painted a sign: "Cumberland / Road." Also visible on the wood plank wall is graffiti of a name: "John Mealings." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Eileen Bobergs' friend mid …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a woman sitting on the rail of a wooden walkway into a building. On the side of the building is painted a sign: "Cumberland / Road." Also visible on the wood plank wall is graffiti of a name: "John Mealings." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Eileen Bobergs' friend mid 1940's / Burnaby Lake Tram Station." Stamped on the back of the photo: "205."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Geographic Access
Cumberland Street
Burnaby Lake Interurban line
Accession Code
HV979.39.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[194-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Victory Bond drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36332
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an event the was part of the Victory Bond drive. Two fireman in uniform and acting commissioner Richard Bolton in a suit and tie are turning a barrel believed to be full of Victory Bonds for the war effort.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1941]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Richard Bolton subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
249-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of an event the was part of the Victory Bond drive. Two fireman in uniform and acting commissioner Richard Bolton in a suit and tie are turning a barrel believed to be full of Victory Bonds for the war effort.
Subjects
Exchange Medium - Victory Bonds
Events - Fundraising
Officials - Commissioners
Clothing - Uniforms
Occupations - Fire Fighters
Names
Bolton, Richard
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of print reads: "PHOTO BY THE STRIDE STUDIOS 657 COLUMBIA STREET NEW WESMINSTER, B.C."
Permission of the estate of Charles Edgar Stride required to reproduce for purposes other than fair dealing. Copyright expires in 2043. Contact information (if available) located in accession record.
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Chapel at Fairacres

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36251
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 3 x 4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCT…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1939 and 1954]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Art Gallery subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 3 x 4 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
242-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1990-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCTUS EST" are inscribed on the wall above the cross. There is a picture of baby Jesus held by the Virgin Mary on one side of the platform, and a Saint holding a baby on the other.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Buildings - Heritage
Furniture
Names
Westminster Priory
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph 1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Chapel at Fairacres

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1629
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCT…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.3 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the chapel of the Order of St. Benedict at the Ceperley Mansion when they purchased and occupied the mansion from 1939 to 1954. They converted the drawing room into a chapel, placing the altar in front of the fireplace. A platform with a cross on a table. The letters "LOCUS ISTE SANCTUS EST" are inscribed on the wall above the cross. There is a picture of baby Jesus held by the Virgin Mary on one side of the platform, and a Saint holding a baby on the other.
Subjects
Buildings - Religious
Buildings - Heritage
Furniture
Names
Westminster Priory
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Accession Code
HV979.34.2
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1939 and 1954] (date of original), copied 1979
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-09-12
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Christ the King Seminary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38355
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945 (date of original), copied [2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Robert and Bessie Anderson house at Deer Lake, which was built in 1912. In 1939, the house was purchased by the Benedictine Monks for use as part of the Seminary of Christ the King. In 1971, the house was purchased by Burnaby to be used as part of the Arts Centre and, in 1992, wa…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1945 (date of original), copied [2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Municipal record subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
416-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2001-6
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Robert and Bessie Anderson house at Deer Lake, which was built in 1912. In 1939, the house was purchased by the Benedictine Monks for use as part of the Seminary of Christ the King. In 1971, the house was purchased by Burnaby to be used as part of the Arts Centre and, in 1992, was designated as a city heritage site.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Religious
Names
Christ the King Seminary
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Construction site

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34215
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 29, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of five men standing outside at a construction site. Buildings, houses and lumber can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 29, 1947
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Alfred Bingham subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 6.8 x 11.2 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
010-131
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of five men standing outside at a construction site. Buildings, houses and lumber can be seen in the background. This is part of the Willingdon Heights subdivision site.
Subjects
Industries - Construction
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Cunningham family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77527
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944
Collection/Fonds
Montgomery family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Charles "Cleve" Cunningham, his wife Ruth Cunningham holding their son Fred "Freddie" Cunningham Jr, with Freddie's grandparents Edna Cunningham and Fred Cunningham on the right. The three generations of Cunninghams are standing in front of Fred and Edna Cunningham's house…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1944
Collection/Fonds
Montgomery family fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
554-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-14
Scope and Content
Photograph of (from left) Charles "Cleve" Cunningham, his wife Ruth Cunningham holding their son Fred "Freddie" Cunningham Jr, with Freddie's grandparents Edna Cunningham and Fred Cunningham on the right. The three generations of Cunninghams are standing in front of Fred and Edna Cunningham's house on Douglas Road (this house was given heritage designation by the City of Burnaby in 1996).
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Buildings - Heritage
Names
Cunningham, Charles "Cleve"
Cunningham, Fred
Cunningham, Fred Jr. "Freddy"
Cunningham, Ruth
Cunningham, Edna Elizabeth
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Cleve / Fredie [sic] / Ruth / Auntie Ed / Onkie / Burnaby / 1920? / or /30?"
Street Address
3555 Douglas Road
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Hart House and property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36611
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hart House and surrounding property.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anne Macey subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
309-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hart House and surrounding property.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Hart House and property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36612
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anne Macey subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
309-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Hart House and property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36613
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Anne Macey subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
309-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1994-01
Scope and Content
Photograph of the side of the Hart House and its surrounding property.
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6664 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Interview with Allan Nixon by Rod Fowler February 21, 1990 - Track 7

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory470
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1936-1990
Length
00:04:34
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Al Nixon describing the importance of good record keeping, using an example of an 1936 fire record used in a civic law suit. He expressed concerned about the lack of museum and archives facilities in Burnaby.
Date Range
1936-1990
Length
00:04:34
Subjects
Buildings - Civic - Archives
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 21, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Al Nixon, conducted by Rod Fowler. Al Nixon was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about the history and operations of the Burnaby Fire Department from its beginning in 1911 to 1990, and Al Nixon’s stories about the various ways photographs, records and artifacts about the department were collected and saved. The interview takes place while looking at photographs, but the information is clear nonetheless (His photographs have been deposited in the Burnaby Archives). Al Nixon also talks about his father's career as a firefighter, and about his Douglas grandparents and their home “The Gables” [Seven Gables] and neighbourhood in Burquitlam. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Al Nixon was born in New Westminster Feb. 8, 1936, the son of Provincial Fire Marshal Basil Nixon (1904-1975) and Agnes Douglas (1909-?). His mother’s family immigrated to Canada from Scotland in 1922 and lived in a large ca. 1900 home in Burquitlam at 9957 Sullivan Road called “Seven Gables” (recently demolished). His grandfather Thomas Douglas, a Coquitlam Councillor and Socialist, was murdered in 1934 in his North Road service station. Al Nixon began his career as a firefighter with the Burnaby Fire Department in 1957, eventually becoming Deputy Fire Chief Operations in 1987 and Fire Chief in 1991, before retiring in 1993. In the mid 1980's Al Nixon became interested in the department’s history after finding a photograph scrapbook at one of the firehalls. It was in very bad condition but he recognized its value and began a project to collect and save photographs, artifacts and stories about the Burnaby Fire Department, a 6 month project that turned into years. The photographs and information gathered by Al Nixon became part of Douglas Penn’s book “Follow that Fire: the history of the Burnaby Fire Department”.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:43:35
Interviewee Name
Nixon, Al
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9838
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 audio cassette (0:14:39 min)
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording is a discussion between Elsie and Jim as they walk around the ground floor of the Love farmhouse. They go through the hallway, living room and dining room discussing the furnishings and their arrangement, wall and floor treatments, decoration, accessories, sto…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love farmhouse oral history project subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 audio cassette (0:14:39 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Jim Wolf Interviewee: Elsie Hughes Location of Interview: Love Farmhouse Interview Date: May 1, 1989 Total Number of Tracks: 4 Total length of all Tracks: 45:03
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording is a discussion between Elsie and Jim as they walk around the ground floor of the Love farmhouse. They go through the hallway, living room and dining room discussing the furnishings and their arrangement, wall and floor treatments, decoration, accessories, stoves and closets. Elsie also talks about the windows.
History
Recording of an interview with Elsie Hughes (nee Parker) that was conducted by Jim Wolf in the Love farmhouse on site at the Burnaby Village Museum on May 1, 1989. Jim Wolf walks through the Love Farmhouse with Elsie Hughes after it was moved onto the site of the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988. Elsie Hughes is the daughter of William and Sarah Parker and granddaughter of Jesse and Martha Love. Elsie married John Malcolm Hughes at St. Alban's Church in Burnaby on April 9, 1942. Elsie and Jim discuss the furnishings, decoration and amenities of the house at the time she moved into it in 1925 with her family. Elsie’s recollections were to be used as a resource for redecorating and refurnishing the house as it was in 1925 for its use as an exhibit at the Burnaby Village Museum. An unidentified man is also present, and sometimes contributes to the conversation.
Creator
Wolf, Jim
Subjects
Buildings - Heritage
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Hughes, Elsie Roberta Parker
Wolf, Jim
Love, Jesse, 1849-1928
Hughes, John Malcolm
Parker, William Michael
Parker, Sarah Maria Love
Accession Code
BV018.41.49
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989
Media Type
Sound Recording
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
18-Mar-19
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on content of file
Images
Audio Tracks

Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 1, [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

Interview with Elsie Hughes May 1, 1989 - Track 1, [1925] (interview content), interviewed May 1, 1989

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2018_0041_0049_001.mp3
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