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Chinese New Year envelope
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89950
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.16.3
- Description
- Chinese New Year envelope; red paper with gummed, fold closure at top; text in Chinese and English in gold reading: "Jagmeet Singh / Leader of Canada's NDP / Burnaby South NDP Candidate / www.jagmeetsingh.ca / Paid for and authorized by official agent of the candidate."; contains a small, square orange-flavoured candy and a thin card; card has the candidate's name and photograph on one side, and the Chinese zodiac on the other.
- Object History
- Jagmeet Singh is a Canadian lawyer and politician serving as leader of the New Democratic Party since 2017. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Burnaby South in a February 25, 2019 by-election.
- Classification
- Merchandising T&E
- Object Term
- Envelope, Money
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Holidays - Chinese New Year
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Officials - Elected Officials
- Celebrations
- Names
- Singh, Jagmeet
Images
poster.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact82124
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2139
- Description
- Poster; screen printed; light blue ink on white paper. Poster is an advertisement for the Official Sod Turning ceremony for Heritage Village and other associated events on April 11, 1971. B.C. Centennial logo with dogwood flower in upper left corner of Poster. Poster reads: "BURNABY CENTENNIAL / '71 COMMITTEES / OFFICIAL SOD TURNING... / SUNDAY APRIL 11th 245 pm / MUSEUM-HERITAGE PARK Complex / EASTER EGG HUNT", / CENTURY GARDENS 1:30 pm./ ANTIQUE Car Club's / Annual Easter Parade / WIND-UP AT COWAN CENTRE 2:30 pm / REFRESHMENTS 4 pm / COME-SEE & CELEBRATE / IT'S YOUR / CENTENNIAL PROJECT"
- Object History
- Poster was created by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee. The sod turning even for the Heritage Village Museum, Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Parade were part of the Burnaby Centennial celebrations taking place in Burnaby. These events were organized by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee as part of the B.C. Centennial festivities.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Poster
- Colour
- White
- Blue
- Measurements
- Length 45.5 cm x Width: 30.5 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 1971
Images
greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact14992
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV984.51.78
- Description
- Forget-Me-Not - Card. Cream coloured Christmas card with an embosed bouquet of blue forget-me-not flowers on the front, and a blue banner at the top of the card with "Forget-me-not" written in cream. The card is held together with a blue cord. The card measures 3.5" in length and 5" in height. The inside of the card has a short poem for Christmas. The card is from Arthur.
Images
greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17520
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV979.50.147
- Description
- May All Your Troubles - Christmas Card. Christmas card that opens like a book. The front of the card has a red holly boarder with a little blue bow on the left side to hold the card together. Written in gold at the top is " May All Your Troubles Be Little Ones This Christmas". In red at the bottom of the page is "I hope my little Christmas gift You'll not think out of place, I thought perhaps, 'twould serve to keep Your hand in, Just In Case". Inside on the left of the card is "To .... H.H. Stewart", "From... A Dear Friend". On the right is "At Christmas, My wish to you this Christmas-tide "May Luck and Joy with you abide"".
Images
greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17523
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV979.50.150
- Description
- Greeting card, cream-coloured; inner and outer parts; front has coloured illustration of boaters, woman at stile, trees, house; gold frame; gold "Happy Thoughts" below; scalloped edges; inner part has "Christmas Greetings and All Good Wishes for the New Year From Hugh H. Stewart"; at bottom is "995 7th Avenue West, Vancouver, B.C."; inner and outer parts are fastened together by pink cord.
- Colour
- Cream
- Title
- Happy Thoughts
Images
greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18275
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV978.57.19
- Description
- Emmanuel - Card. Christmas greeting with a coloured picture of Virgin Mary and infant Jesus with flowers infront of a wall with three windows with trees visible through them. At the bottom of the card "EMMANUEL." is written in red script. Down the left side of card is "EXULTAVIT SPIRITUS", down right side is "MEUSINDEOSALUTARIMEO". On reverse is "With CHRISTMAS Greeting"
- Object History
- From the estate of Norah Byrne, daughter of Peter Byrne and Priscilla Amelia Rowling Rowling. She married William Napoleon Descoteau on May 28th 1924 in New Westminster. William worked as a steam engineer on the railroad.
Images
greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.11.3
- Description
- Easter Greetings - Card. Easter greeting card to "Mother and Dad". The front of the card has an illustration of a bouquet of flowers and a small blue bird holding a note. There is a border of purple flowers and yellow ribbon. Inside the card is a poem and a handwritten note stating "Much Love and/ a happy easter./ Joanie". The card measures 12.5cm x 14.5cm when closed.
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greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact48205
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV005.12.1
- Description
- Greeting card, buff cardstock; coloured illustration of knock-kneed man in kilt playing bagpipes; "HOOT!" "for a Jolly Christmas!"; 'Hoot' is in red plaid, 'Jolly Christmas' in green; "I'll send a card to wish ye A Christmas full of cheer I'll sign my name in pencil So ye'll use the card next year"; dashed line below with pencilled "Anne"; coloured holly and thistles below; card is original and addition; signed on reverse by Frank Rose and Gordon Loutet and their families from 1929 to 1959; additional card of similar size glued to the bottom edge to accomodate additional signatures from 1960 to 2003.
- Object History
- Frank Rose of Burnaby and Gordon Loutet of Lake Cowichan exchanged this Christmas card from 1929 to 2003. The card was first sent from Frank to Gordon in 1929, when the two boys were 12 years old, and lived a block away from each other. Frank suggested, as does the card, that Gordon erase his pencilled signature and return the card the next year - which Gordon did. The two friends and their families continued the exchange until 2003. The exchange was uninterrupted, even during WWll and the card was never lost in the mail. In 1991, the card received international recognition in the Guinness Book of World Records.
- Reference
- Vancouver Sun, December 15, 1988
- Burnaby - A Proud Century by Pixie McGeachie, published and produced for Municipality of Burnaby by Opus Productions Inxc., 1991
- Marks/Labels
- "Hoot! for a / Jolly Christmas!", printed in colour on the front of the card "I'll send a card to wish ye / A Christmas full of cheer / I'll sign my name in pencil / So ye'll use the card / next year", printed in black on the front of the card. "Anne". hand written in pencil on the front of the card "Frank to Gordon 1929 / Gordon to Frank 1930 / . . . . . / 2002 Gordon to Anne / 2003 Anne to Gordon", hand written on the reverse side of the card and attachment. The full list is every year 1920 to 2003.
- Measurements
- Original card: 10.0 cm x 12.5 cm
- Names
- Rose, Frank
- Loutet, Gordon
Images
greeting card; envelope
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17507
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV979.50.134
- Description
- A Gift For You - Gift Card. Small card and envelope for a Christmas gift. The envelope has "Agnes" written on the front. The card has an image of a red house covered in snow with evergreen trees around it. Inside, the card is signed "Lill Chas".
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postcard; greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact32320
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.109.20
- Description
- Postcard, greeting card; embossed, white border, vertical; coloured illustration by Ellen H. Clapsaddle of boy in top hat, red coat, carrying suitcase and looking at large pocket watch which shows 12 o'clock; at train station, train approaching in background, night, snowing; copyright 1911; below in black, "Just in time for the Midnight Express, I can travel far in an hour or less, I will not say what my plans will be, But a lot of people are waiting for me. New Year Greetings"; on reverse in grey, "POST CARD"; double line down centre, at left "FOR CORRESPONDENCE", at right "FOR ADDRESS ONLY"; up left edge, "Series No. 2932"; globe logo "International Art Publ. Co." "NEW.YORK BERLIN" "PRINTED IN GERMANY"; dotted outline of rectangle at upper right, "PLACE A POSTAGE STAMP HERE."; all across card in brown ink, "Dear Francis Jack & Danny thank you for the cards. & they wish you a Happy New Year. how are getting along with the Piano. Lovingly Lena Talbot"; corners are worn; "109.20" in ink at lower right
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- Germany
- Site/City Made
- Berlin
- Patent Date
- 1911
- Title
- New Year Greetings
Images
postcard; greeting card
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact32321
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV972.109.21
- Description
- Postcard, greeting card; white border, vertical; coloured illustration of toddler in diaper and one red shoe standing on green chair and talking into telephone on table; red jacket on chair back, open book and closed book on table; black ground; in red, "HELLO PAPA!"; below picture "COPYRIGHT 1906 ULLMAN MFG. CO., N.Y.", and larger "HELLO PAPA -- MERRY CHRISTMAS."; "1748" at lower left; on reverse in brown, "Post Card."; shield logo at left; below, "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY"; handwritten in black ink, "Miss Latham Kaslo. BC."; green King Edward VII stamp at upper right, "CANADA POSTAGE" "1" "ONE CENT"; cancelled with circle of horizontal lines; postmark "MOOSE JAW SASK." "DE 24 06" beside stamp; postmark at lower left "KASLO B.C." "PM" "DE29 06"; soiled, crease; rounded corners; corners are worn
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New York
- Site/City Made
- New York
- Patent Date
- 1906
- Title
- Hello Papa -- Merry Christmas! 1748
- Publication Date
- December 29 1906
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34887
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.10.18
- Description
- Burnaby A Proud Century - Booklet -- [1992]. Booklet created as part of the Burnaby Centennial Celebrations outlining the history and growth of Burnaby in the last 100 years. The booklet was published by Canada Wide Magazines Limited in Burnaby. The booklet includes many advertisements from local businesses. The front cover of the booklet has a medal with the Burnaby Centennial logo on it with "Burnaby - A Proud Century/ Burnaby, B.C." written around the edge. there are gold and red ribbons hanging around the medal. The booklet measures 21.5cm x 28cm.
- Title
- Burnaby - A Proud Century
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Celebrations
- Celebrations - Centennials
Images
brochure
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.10.21
- Description
- Burnaby Lake Discovery Day - Flyer -- [1992]. Advertising flyer for the Burnaby Lake Discovery Day as part of the Burnaby Centennial Celebration. The event was held on Sunday, July 12th, 1992 from 10 AM to 4 PM at the Burnaby Sports Complex. The flyer lists the entertainment and activities for the day. On the back of the flyer is a map of where the event was and the sponsors for the event. The flyer measures 14cm x 21.8cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Celebrations
- Celebrations - Centennials
Images
calendar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34886
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.10.17
- Description
- Burnaby's Centennial - Calendar -- [1992]. Calendar produced by Burnaby Parks and recreation for the year 1992, in celebration of Burnaby's Centennial. The front of the calendar has three photographs of various scenes from Burnaby's history. Insides each month has three photographs also from Burnaby's history. At the back of the calendar is a Leisure Directory for the various clubs and centres around the city. The calendar measures 27.5cm x 21cm.
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candleholder set
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact17410
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV979.50.37
- Description
- Set of eleven candle holders. They are made of wire, coiled on one end to hold a birthday candle and with approximately one inch of straight wire to insert into the cake.
- Object History
- This item belonged to the owner of Stewart's Cartage & Fuel Supply (1910-1978) on 3870 East Hastings and lived at 3902 Albert Street, Burnaby. He was involved in local politics in Burnaby North, as well as the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Joint Community Ratepayers Association.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Ceremonial Artifacts - - Party Accessories
- Object Term
- Candle, Cake
- Decoration, Cake
- Subjects
- Celebrations - Birthdays
- Celebrations
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Images
dish
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact11686
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.3560.1
- Description
- Dish made of glass. Dish is rectangular shape but shallow, the sides flare out slightly. The glass is cut out on the sides to create a design, and the edges are scalloped. The dish has several cracks in the glass.
- Object History
- Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901.
- Marks/Labels
- Cut into bottom, on the underside, in dots is "ROYAL" "1837" "1887" "JUBILEE" with a large crown between dates and Jubilee.
Images
fundraising form
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34874
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.10.5
- Description
- Celebrate Our Centennial - Fundraising Form -- [1992]. Capital Campaign fundraising form for the expansion of the Burnaby Art Centre. The campaign was part of the Burnaby Centennial Celebration. The goal was to raise 3.5 Million Dollars for a four phase expansion project for Music and Sound Studios, Performing Arts Studios, Community Art Gallery, Multi-use Studio Theatre and a Community Theatre. The form folds into an envelope that can be mailed to the City of Burnaby. The form measures 28cm x 21.5cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Forms
- Celebrations
- Celebrations - Centennials
Images
invitation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact37658
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV996.5.1
- Description
- The Official Opening of Heritage Village - Invitation -- [1971]. Invitation to the Official Opening Luncheon of the Heritage Village by His Excellency The Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor-General of Canada along with the Mayor and Municipal Council of Burnaby. The invitation was addressed to "Mrs. M. Trainer & guest" for a civic luncheon at The Astor Motor Hotel on November 19th, 1971. At the top of the invitation is an illustration of a blue rhododendron flower and the British Columbia Centennial '71 logo. The invitation measures 18.5cm x 14.5cm.
- Object History
- The invitation was issued to special guests to attend the official opening of Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum) in 1971, as well as a luncheon with the Governor General and his wife as special guests. This particular invitation was issued to Mary Trainer, who was the Centennial Co-ordinator charged with supporting the work of Burnaby's 1971 Centennial Committee, chaired by James Barrington. The Centennial Committee organized a variety of projects and events in 1971 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of British Columbia's entry into Confederation. The construction of the Heritage Village was their major project.
- Colour
- White
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Cards
- Celebrations
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
Images
leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34872
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.10.3
- Description
- Centennial Committee - Leaflet -- [1992]. Accordion style leaflet produced by the Burnaby Centennial Committee for the Christmas Celebration of Burnaby's Centennial. The leaflet describes what Christmas in Burnaby might of been like in 1892. The leaflet was created by Design Lino Iacobelli's. The leaflet measures 41cm x 21.5cm when unfolded.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Celebrations
- Celebrations - Centennials
Images
leaflet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34876
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV993.10.7
- Description
- Passport to Burnaby - Leaflet -- [1992]. A commemorative leaflet as part of the Burnaby Centennial Celebration. The goal was to promote travel to host centres to receive a stamp as part of a passport. When all stamps were collected the page could be entered into a draw. Participating Host Centres were C.G. Brown Memorial Swimming Pool, Cameron Recreation Centre, Confederation Centre, Burnaby Mountain Golf Course, Burnaby Municipal Hall, Burnaby Village Museum, Bob Prittie Metrotown Branch, The Burnaby Arts Centre, Still Creek Recycling Depot, and Bonsor Recreation Complex. The passport has been stamped for Burnaby Municipal Hall. The leaflet was produced by the Finance Department and the Centennial Committee. The leaflet measures 28cm x 21.5cm.
- Title
- Passport to Burnaby
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Celebrations
- Celebrations - Centennials