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10 gallons for a dollar : a pictorial history of gas pump companies and service stations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary922
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Lee, Bob, 1935-
Publication Date
c1985
Call Number
629.28 LEE
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
629.28 LEE
Author
Lee, Bob, 1935-
Place of Publication
Detroit
Publisher
Harlo
Publication Date
c1985
Physical Description
216 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Gasoline pumps
Service stations--Pictorial works
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50th wedding anniversary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5170
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. They each have floral corsages, Frances is holding a bouquet of flowers and there is a bunch of balloons behind them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. They each have floral corsages, Frances is holding a bouquet of flowers and there is a bunch of balloons behind them.
Names
Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Accession Code
BV016.46.125
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1985
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Aug-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
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50th wedding anniversary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5171
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The smiling couple is standing next to a table with a cake on it.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. The smiling couple is standing next to a table with a cake on it.
Names
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"
Accession Code
BV016.46.126
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1985
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Aug-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
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50th wedding anniversary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription5172
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1985
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Both are seated while Frances' brother John Waplington, dressed in a captain's hat is standing in behind them.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Waplington family fonds
Series
Waplington and Fleming families album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Ray and Frances Fleming at the celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary. Both are seated while Frances' brother John Waplington, dressed in a captain's hat is standing in behind them.
Names
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"
Accession Code
BV016.46.127
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1985
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
13-Aug-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph and notes in photograph album
Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52
Images
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50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18879
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
29 Sep. 2022
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (94 min., 55 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Program Education Coordinator Ashley Jones and presented by Museum Interpreter and blacksmiths, Eric Damer ad Lorne Gray. The webinar is titled "50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM". The webinar is the sixth in …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Burnaby Neighbourhood Speaker Series series
Subseries
Neighbourhood Speaker Series - Fall 2022 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (94 min., 55 sec.) : digital, col., sd., stereo ; 29 fps
Material Details
Host: Ashely Jones
Presenters: Eric Damer; Lorne Gray
Videographer: Peter Rogier
Editor of video content footage: Peter Rogier
Date of Presentation: Tuesday, September 29, 2022. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Total Number of tracks: 1
Total Length of all tracks: 94 min., 55 sec.
Recording Device: Zoom video communication platform
Original recording of 94 min., 55 sec.was edited to 89 min., 21 sec. for viewing on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a video recording of a live Zoom webinar hosted by Burnaby Village Museum Program Education Coordinator Ashley Jones and presented by Museum Interpreter and blacksmiths, Eric Damer ad Lorne Gray. The webinar is titled "50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM". The webinar is the sixth in a series of six webinars presented in partnership by Burnaby Village Museum and Burnaby Public Library. The live webinar was also made available on the Burnaby Village Museum's facebook page. Community members were invited to participate by bringing questions during the interactive online sessions. The session opens with the host Ashley Jones, providing introductions. Following the introduction, the presentation begins with Eric Damer and Lorne Gray’s slide presentation titled “50 years of Blacksmithing at Burnaby Village Museum”. The presentation is an historical exploration of the blacksmith shop through images and commentary from these two long-standing museum blacksmiths. Eric and Lorne's presentation is organized into themes beginning with “The Age of Nostalgia” where they discuss the implementation of the original Burnaby Village Museum blacksmithing shop and live exhibit with a working blacksmith when the museum opened in November 1971. They comment on the original design of the forge and other components implemented into the design of the blacksmith shop, stereotypes of blacksmiths and various items that were forged on site in the blacksmith shop. “The Age of Accuracy” looks at changes to the Burnaby Village Museum’s programming and exhibits in the 1980s which included focusing more on the history of Burnaby and upgrading some of the components in the blacksmith shop including blowers, tools, forge design and costuming. Eric and Lorne comment on the history of Burnaby blacksmith, Frank Wagner who operated as a blacksmith in Burnaby “Wagner & Son” on Kingsway. Frank was a trained machinist, farrier and an automotive blacksmith who patented and manufactured the “Wagner Triple Spring Bumper”. With this information, the Burnaby Village Museum changed the name of the blacksmith shop to reflect the history of Burnaby blacksmith Frank Wagner. In “The Age of Diversity” Eric and Lorne talk about a shift in the 1990s when the staffing of the blacksmith shop was diversified to include women and people from diverse cultural backgrounds. These changes as well as an increased interest in artistic blacksmithing also lead to updates in Burnaby Village Museum’s blacksmith training procedures and interpretation, increased course offerings in blacksmithing and a renovated blacksmith shop which included new forges and equipment as well as an improved viewing area. Eric and Lorne talk about specifics regarding blacksmithing techniques and equipment and improvements to make this exhibit more accessible. Their presentation is followed by a short video highlighing Burnaby Village Museum interpreters who have worked as blacksmiths at Burnaby Village Museum. Each person shares their own perspectives on their experiences working as a blacksmith and interacting with the public. In the last part of the webinar, Eric and Lorne answer questions from attendees and further reflect and comment on their own experiences working as blacksmiths, various tools and techniques used and blacksmithing course offerings at Burnaby Village Museum.
History
Host biography: Ashley Jones is the Burnaby Village Museum Education Programmer, responsible for the development and administration of school and public programs at BVM. She has a Master of Arts degree in History and is passionate about creating hands-on programming that promotes historical and environmental literacy. Presenters biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history. Lorne Gray has a BA with a major in the History of Science and Technology. He took up blacksmithing as a hobby when he was promoted to middle management and had to start hitting things. He was hired by Burnaby Village Museum as a blacksmith to fill in during the Christmas season of 2001. He has attended several blacksmithing conferences and taken classes with both an artist blacksmith and a journeyman blacksmith. On the weekends, you’ll find him teaching many of the museum’s public blacksmithing courses. He also has a steam ticket that permits him to run the museum’s steam boiler and stationery steam engines.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Occupations - Blacksmiths
Names
Wagner, Frank
Burnaby Village Museum
Damer, Eric
Gray, Lorne
Responsibility
Jones, Ashley
Accession Code
BV022.27.6
Date
29 Sep. 2022
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Video

50 Years of Blacksmithing at BVM, 29 Sep. 2022

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55th Guide Company/Simon Fraser Company

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4596
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1986-1988 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (1 digital file : col. (pdf))
Scope and Content
File consists of a digital copy of a scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby - 55th Guide Company/Simon Fraser Company.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (1 digital file : col. (pdf))
Scope and Content
File consists of a digital copy of a scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby - 55th Guide Company/Simon Fraser Company.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV016.49.86
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1986-1988 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Transcribed title
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92 years of pride, 1858-1950 : the story of the British Columbia Provincial police

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1296
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Brown, P. Hereward 'Spike' (Piercy Hereward 'Spike'), m. 1983
Publication Date
c1986
Call Number
363.2 BRO COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0969255306
Call Number
363.2 BRO COPY 1
Author
Brown, P. Hereward 'Spike' (Piercy Hereward 'Spike'), m. 1983
Place of Publication
[Kelowna, B.C.]
Publisher
Okanagan Division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Veterans' Association
Publication Date
c1986
Physical Description
50 p. (some folded) : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
Inscription
"Ted Brue", handwritten in ink on inside of front cover.
Library Subject (LOC)
Police
Police--British Columbia
Names
British Columbia Provincial Police
Notes
2 copies held: copy 1.
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100 ways to celebrate 100 years : heritage conservation in your community, 1885-1985

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1259
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
National Parks Centennial Citizens' Committee
Publication Date
1985
Call Number
394.2 PAR
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
394.2 PAR
Author
National Parks Centennial Citizens' Committee
Place of Publication
[Toronto]
Publisher
Parks Canada
Publication Date
1985
Physical Description
[16] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Canada--Centennial celebrations, etc.
Conservation of natural resources--Canada
Cultural property--Protection--Canada
Historic sites--Canada--Conservation and restoration
Subjects
Natural Resources
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125 years of Canadian aeronautics : a chronology, 1840-1965

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1273
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0920610021
Call Number
629.1309 FUL
Author
Fuller, G. A. (George A.), 1927-
Griffin, J. A. (John A.), 1922-
Molson, K. M. (Kenneth M.)
Place of Publication
Willowdale, Ont.
Publisher
Canadian Aviation Historical Society
Publication Date
c1983
Physical Description
xii, 328 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Inscription
"This Book / 125 Years of Canadian Aeronautics / is one of the presentations made / to selected Canadian libraries by the / RICHARDSON CENTURY FUND / which was established in 1957 / to commemorate the / HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY / of / JAMES RICHARDSON & SONS, LIMITED / Thirtieth Floor, Richardson, Building, / One Lombard Place, Winnipeg, Canada / R3B 0Y1", printed on bookplate attached to cover page.
"OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARY", stamped on title page.
"PROPERTY OF / OKANAGAN MILITARY MUSEUM", stamped on back cover page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Aeronautics
Notes
Includes indexes.
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300 years of kitchen collectibles

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary930
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Franklin, Linda Campbell
Edition
2nd ed.
Publication Date
c1984
Call Number
643 FRA
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0896890414
9780896890411
Call Number
643 FRA
Edition
2nd ed.
Author
Franklin, Linda Campbell
Contributor
Arky, David
Place of Publication
Florence, Ala.
Publisher
Books Americana
Publication Date
c1984
Physical Description
vi, 577 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Inscription
"Susan Green / Burnaby Village / Museum / 1991", handwritten in ink on title page.
Library Subject (LOC)
Kitchen utensils--Collectors and collecting
Notes
"Identification and value guide"--Cover.
Includes index.
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309 Pine Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2814
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1987
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 309 Pine Street, New Westminster. This was John and Mabel Hawkshaw’s first home in 1910.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Hawkshaw family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of 309 Pine Street, New Westminster. This was John and Mabel Hawkshaw’s first home in 1910.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Hawkshaw, John Edward "Jack"
Hawkshaw, Mabel Edith Honor McClean
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV996.6.288
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1987
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2/24/2011
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "1987 / 309 Pine street / New Westminster / John + Mabel Hawkshaw's / 1st home / 1910"
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1981 sporting arms and ammunition

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5531
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1981
c1980
Call Number
683.4 WIN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
BV991.45.157
Call Number
683.4 WIN
Place of Publication
Cobourg, Ont.
Publisher
Winchester Canada, Ltd.
Publication Date
1981
c1980
Series
Sporting Arms and Ammunition
Physical Description
39 p. : ill. : 27.5 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Firearms
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
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Abilene's carousel

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1020
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Harris, Cecilia
Publication Date
1988
Call Number
745 HAR COPY 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Call Number
745 HAR COPY 1
Author
Harris, Cecilia
Place of Publication
[Abilene, Kan]
Publisher
[s.n.]
Publication Date
1988
Physical Description
48 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Merry-go-round--History
Names
Parker, Charles Wallace "C.W."
Notes
2 copies held: copy 1 of 2.
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Actors performing in play "Maluka"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19280
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1988]
Collection/Fonds
Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of actors from Vancouver Sath performing in the play "Maluka" at J. W. Sexsmith Elementary School in Vancouver. Three actors are identified as Billa Takhar (seated on chair), Paul Binning (standing in centre) and Manjit Lehl (standing on the right). The play is an adaptation based on the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of actors from Vancouver Sath performing in the play "Maluka" at J. W. Sexsmith Elementary School in Vancouver. Three actors are identified as Billa Takhar (seated on chair), Paul Binning (standing in centre) and Manjit Lehl (standing on the right). The play is an adaptation based on the novel "Maluka" written by Sadhu Singh Dhami.
Subjects
Performances - Dramatic Performances
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Binning, Paul
Lehl, Manjit
Takhar, Billa
Vancouver Sath
Accession Code
BV023.7.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1988]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-30
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Actors performing in play "Maluka"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19281
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1988]
Collection/Fonds
Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of actors from Vancouver Sath, Sukhwant Hundal (front centre) and Billa Takhar (behind to right) performing in the play "Maluka" at J. W. Sexsmith Elementary School in Vancouver. Both men are Sikh and are wearing turbins. The play is an adaptation based on the novel "Maluka" written by S…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Dr. Sadhu Binning fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of actors from Vancouver Sath, Sukhwant Hundal (front centre) and Billa Takhar (behind to right) performing in the play "Maluka" at J. W. Sexsmith Elementary School in Vancouver. Both men are Sikh and are wearing turbins. The play is an adaptation based on the novel "Maluka" written by Sadhu Singh Dhami.
Subjects
Performances - Dramatic Performances
Persons - South Asian Canadians
Names
Hundal, Sukhwant
Takhar, Billa
Vancouver Sath
Accession Code
BV023.7.18
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1988]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-03-30
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
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Adminstrative agreement between B.C. Board of Parole and B.C. Corrections Branch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16690
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1981
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
13 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of "ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE B.C. BOARD OF PAROLE AND THE B.C. CORRECTIONS BRANCH" including a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Mr. John Konrad, Chairman B.C. Board of Parole; Mr. Bernard Robinson, Commissioner B.C. Corrections Branch, March 11, 1981. The t…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Oakalla Prison collection
Series
Oakalla correctional facility records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
13 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a copy of "ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE B.C. BOARD OF PAROLE AND THE B.C. CORRECTIONS BRANCH" including a Memorandum of Understanding signed by Mr. John Konrad, Chairman B.C. Board of Parole; Mr. Bernard Robinson, Commissioner B.C. Corrections Branch, March 11, 1981. The thirteen page agreement is divided into seven sections and includes a Table of Contents.
Subjects
Public Services - Correctional
Public Services - Policing
Names
Oakalla Prison Farm
Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre
Accession Code
BV991.45.242
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1981
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Aerial view of Sei Moon village

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10572
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1970 and 1980]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col.
Scope and Content
Aerial view of Sei Moon village in Zhongshan county, China.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : col.
Scope and Content
Aerial view of Sei Moon village in Zhongshan county, China.
History
The Hong family run Hop-On Farm on Marine Drive in Burnaby. Many Hong family members worked on the farm including parents Sui Ha Hong and Chan Kow Hong, grandfather Gay Tim Hong, and uncles. The Hong family's great-grandfather was Sui Wing Hong The Hong family had seven children, oldest to youngest: Pauline, Josephine, Catherine, Norine, Gary, Darlene, and Marlene.
Names
Hop On Farms
Accession Code
BV019.10.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1970 and 1980]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Feb-2019
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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A.E. Waite : selected Masonic papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary866
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942
Publication Date
1988
Call Number
299 DUN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
ISBN
0850306132
Call Number
299 DUN
Author
Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942
Contributor
Dunning, Edward
Place of Publication
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England
Publisher
Aquarian Press
Publication Date
1988
Series
Masonic classics series
Physical Description
188 p. ; 22 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Freemasonry
Hermetism
Notes
Includes index.
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A Family Farm

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14268
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land an…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
UBC Partnership series
Subseries
Back to the Roots Podcast series - 2020 subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:13:57 min)
Material Details
Podcasts hosts: Rose Wu; Wei Yan Yeong Persons from recorded extracts: Denise Fong; Josephine Chow Music: prod. riddiman Podcast Date: October 2020 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all tracks: 00:13:57 min Photograph info: Store front of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co in Victoria, B.C., 1975. BV017.7.191
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of part one in a series of three “Back to the Roots” podcasts about the history of Chinese-Canadian farming in Burnaby and the lower mainland. Part one is titled “A Family Farm”. The podcasts were created by students Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong from the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia Faculty and while student interns at Burnaby Village Museum. In this series the students connect their knowledge of food systems to their shared Chinese heritage in order to discover how Chinese Canadian history is rooted in their local food systems. 00:00-02:21 The podcast opens with Wei Yan Yeong and Rose Wu introducing themselves and their topic- the Chinese Canadian experience in Burnaby and the people who have made important contributions to the city’s development. “A Family Farm” talks about Chinese-owned businesses which are family run. “The family-oriented nature of Chinese-owned businesses also extend to many of the early (and current) Chinese-owned farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. When Chinese men first began farming in BC in the 1860s, a lot of them worked as labourers because they weren’t allowed to own land. After World War II many of these farmers were allowed to purchase lots, thanks to the Veterans Land Grant. These grants allowed returning veterans to purchase small parcels of land with government loans. Eventually, these men would start families on the farm, and many Chinese-owned farms became family-operated businesses where every member, male, female, child, and extended relatives were enlisted to work the grounds. And it was hard work, often from dawn to dusk, 6-7 days a week.” 02:23 – 07:50 This portion includes excerpts from Oral History interview with Josephine Chow (nee Hong) of Hop On Farms in the Burnaby Big Bend area. The interview was conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Josephine recalls growing up on the family farm with her six siblings. She tells of how the family pulled together money to purchase twelve acres along Marine Drive in 1951, her family’s background, daily life on the farm , responsibilities on the farm for her and her siblings and of how her mother had to balance working on the farm and providing for a family of ten to twelve people. 07:51 – 08:10 In this portion, hosts comment and reflect on their own experiences. “While it’s likely that a lot of this was done out of necessity and not being able to afford additional paid labourers, having grown up in Chinese households ourselves, we can definitely understand the rationale for these family-operated businesses and how it connects back to the Chinese understanding of family and kinship.” 08:11 – 09:06 In this portion, Rose and Wei provide information on the roots of the Chinese character for family “jia” in mandarin or “gah” in Cantonese. They explain that the term family is composed of two parts: the upper element is like a roof, symbolizing shelter, and the bottom part represents a pig which symbolizes food, whereby the Chinese character for family represents that of a farm. They provide a quote from the writings of Francois de Martin-Donos “In ancient China, the farm is an enterprise, a shelter that insures one food and work. The farm is a place to rely on, but in return, needs to be maintained, including a set of responsibilities. In other words, “family” is the insurance of a stable life.” 09:07 – 10:27 In this portion, the hosts speak about how traditional Chinese thought is heavily influenced by the teachings of Confucius and Confucius philosophy. They explain how Confucius emphasized five sets of human relationships that form the basis for society: ruler and minister, husband and wife, parents and child, sibling and sibling, friend and friend. Of these five, three are familial relationships also known as Filial piety – the respect and care for one’s familial superiors (such as parents, elders, and ancestors). They speak of how this is one of Confucianism’s main teachings and in this respect caring for family members is seen as a moral obligation. In China housing arrangements are in the form of siheyuan”s — a type of residence that featured a courtyard surrounded on all four sides with buildings. These traditionally housed one large extended family if they were wealthy enough. 10:28 – 13:08 In this portion, hosts provide further information on Josephine Chow’s family experience working and living on the “Hop On” family farm through the decades. An excerpt from the interview with Josephine Chow conducted by Denise Fong is included. In this excerpt, Josephine reflects on her past experiences on the farm and her present day experiences of her siblings running the farm. 13:09 -13:56 Final summary, credits and acknowledgements.
History
Podcast hosts, Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong are University of British Columbia students in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems and student interns at Burnaby Village Museum.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agriculture - Farms
Agriculture
Gardens - Market Gardens
Social Issues - Discrimination
Social Issues - Racism
Names
Fong, Denise
Responsibility
Wu, Rose
Yeong, Wei Yan
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Accession Code
BV020.28.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Related Material
BV020.28.4; BV020.28.5
Notes
Title based contents of sound recording
See also Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong February 7, 2020 - BV020.6.1
Compilation of Research Resources used by authors Rose Wu and Wei Yan Yeong include:
Why is family important in China? https://medium.com/@francois_dmd/why-is-family-so-important-in-china-1617b13a67
Burnaby Village Museum - Interview with Josephine Chow by Denise Fong Feb. 7, 2020. BV020.6.1 https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording12337
Covered Roots: The History of Vancouver's Chinese Farms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4WHS2Uf3JU
Burnaby Village Museum Shares Chinese-Canadian Farming History This Summer https://westcoastfood.ca/burnaby-village-museum-shares-chinese-canadian-farming-history-this-summer/
Chinese Market Gardeners in the City of Burnaby BC Continue to Practice Urban Agriculture https://cityfarmer.info/chinese-market-gardeners-in-the-city-of-burnaby-bc-continue-to-practice-urban-agriculture/
Chinese Market Gardening in BC https://www.bcfoodhistory.ca/chinese-market-gardening-bc/
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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
2021
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:01:52 min)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a sound recording from the Burnaby Village Museum temporary exhibit "Agents of Change" whereby Burnaby Village Museum interpreter, Eric Damer personifies Ernest "Ernie" Winch by delivering excerpts of quotes from parliamentry speeches in the 1950s. Quotes in this recording, s…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum exhibits series
Subseries
Agents of Change subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:01:52 min)
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of a sound recording from the Burnaby Village Museum temporary exhibit "Agents of Change" whereby Burnaby Village Museum interpreter, Eric Damer personifies Ernest "Ernie" Winch by delivering excerpts of quotes from parliamentry speeches in the 1950s. Quotes in this recording, speak to the need and importance of affordable housing for senior citizens.
History
"Agents of Change" was a temporary outdoor exhibit on display in Burnaby Village Museum's new Carousel Plaza in the Summer of 2021. The exhibit highlighted stories of notable people who took a stand to promote or support social justice, in the hopes of changing the world. The exhibit included: Kapoor Singh Siddoo, Kwakwa_ka_'wakw Peoples, Eileen Dailly, Ernest Winch, Laura Jamieson and Yun Ho Chang. The exhibit featured audio components that enabled the visitors to hear from the people themselves.
Accession Code
BV021.14
Date
2021
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
further accruals are expected
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