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The Canadian mother and child

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Couture, Ernest, 1891-1970

Publication Date: 1941

Call Number: 618 COU

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV008.40.5

Call Number: 618 COU

Author: Couture, Ernest, 1891-1970

Place of Publication: Ottawa

Publisher: The Hon. Ian A. Mackenzie, Minster of Pensions and National Health

Publication Date: 1941

Printer: Edmond Cloutier

Physical Description: 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "Miss. Bricher" [ hand writen in pencil at top of front cover. The "h" may be a "k".]

Library Subject (LOC): Canada. Department of National Health and Welfare; Obstetrics; Infants--Health and hygiene

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Books

Notes: Published by authority of the Hon. Paul Martin, Minister of Health and Welfare"

Christmas carols

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Schulte, Karl

Publication Date: c1942

Call Number: 781.7 SCH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV014.38.16

Call Number: 781.7 SCH

Author: Schulte, Karl

Contributor: Lohman, Fred D.

Place of Publication: Racine, Wis.

Publisher: Witman Publishing Company

Publication Date: c1942

Physical Description: 35 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Carols; Christmas music

Chrysler shop manual, 1942-46

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1947, c1946

Call Number: 629.2 CHR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.35.93

Call Number: 629.2 CHR

Place of Publication: Windsor, Ont.

Publisher: Chrysler Corporation of Canada

Publication Date: 1947, c1946

Physical Description: 1 vol. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "J.H. ROBINS 3525 DOVER ST BURNABY BC" [Handwritten in blue ink on front cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles; Automobiles--Maintenance and repair; Chrysler automobile

The Clarion : Burnaby North High School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1949

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1949

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV023.2.1

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1949

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Students of Burnaby North High School

Publication Date: 1949

Physical Description: 84 p. : ill. ; 25.5 cm

Inscription: There are various signatures throughout but specifically on page 46

Library Subject (LOC): Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Subjects: Education

Names: Burnaby North High School

Object History: Mother of donor attended Burnaby North Secondary School

Notes: Annual yearbook for Burnaby North High School for the school year 1948 to 1949.

Complete catalogue products of Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Parke, Davis & Company

Edition: Rev.

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 615.102 PAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV988.68.32

Call Number: 615.102 PAR

Edition: Rev.

Author: Parke, Davis & Company

Place of Publication: Walkerville, Ontario

Publisher: Parke, Davis & Co

Publication Date: 1946

Physical Description: 289 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Drugs--Prices; Drugs; Pharmacy; Catalogs

Names: Henderson, Gibb Gilmour; University of British Columbia

Notes: "All prices include sales tax."

Cooking made easy : a domestic science course for users of Monach pastry flour

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Scott, Anna Lee

Publication Date: c1947

Call Number: 641.59 SCO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV006.20.3

Call Number: 641.59 SCO

Author: Scott, Anna Lee

Place of Publication: [Toronto, Ont.]

Publisher: Maple Leaf Milling Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: c1947

Printer: The Copp Clark Co. Ltd.

Physical Description: 132 p. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cooking, Canadian; Monarch Fine Foods Co; Baking; Pastry; Cookbooks--1940-1949

Object History: Used in Burnaby post 1945

Notes: "Title page is missing"; Includes index

Cooking out-of-doors : fire building, outdoor kitchens, cook-out hikes, food planning, recipes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Publication Date: c1946

Call Number: 641.575 GIR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV015.35.16

Call Number: 641.575 GIR

Author: Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Contributor: Melick, Sharon F.

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Girl Scouts of the United States of America

Publication Date: c1946

Physical Description: 123 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "D. Bain" [handwritten in black ink on inside cover] "4th Co. N Burnaby Girl Guides" [stamped in red ink on title page and cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Cookbooks--1940-1949; Camping; Outdoor cooking

Notes: "Illustrations by Sharon F. Melick"-- title page

Corporal to field officer

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Langford, Robert John Spinluff

Edition: 5th ed.

Publication Date: 1941

Call Number: 356.10971 LAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV993.17.21

Call Number: 356.10971 LAN

Edition: 5th ed.

Author: Langford, Robert John Spinluff

Contributor: MacBrien, James Howden

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: Copp, Clark

Publication Date: 1941

Printer: Copp, Clark

Physical Description: xvi, 192 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.

Inscription: "The Clarke & Stuart Co. Limited" "550 Seymour St. Vancouver, B.C." -- stamped on foreword page.

Library Subject (LOC): Canada. Canadian Army; Infantry drill and tactics

Notes: Maj.-Gen. Sir James Howden MacBrien,1878 - 1938, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.; Lieut-Colonel, Robert John Spinluff Langford, 1887-?.; 5th Edition amended up to date.; Includes index.

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

History: "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.

Accession Code: BV013.19; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV022.2; X5124; X5125

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Media Type: Photograph; Moving Images; Sound Recording

Related Material: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds; Keith Jamieson fonds; Faye Diamond fonds; See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Arrangement: Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images

Davis dainty dishes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1941

Call Number: 641.864 DAV

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.65.2

Call Number: 641.864 DAV

Edition: Rev. ed.

Place of Publication: Canada

Publisher: Davis Gelatine Organization

Publication Date: 1941

Printer: Brigdens Ltd.

Physical Description: 67p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Gelatin; Cooking; Cookbooks--1940-1949

Notes: Includes index; "50c"- front cover; "The Davis Gelatine Organization, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England"-title page.; "Davis Gelatine (Canada) Ltd. Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver" -back cover

Dent's Canadian school atlas

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 912 DEN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: X3191

Call Number: 912 DEN

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Contributor: Denton, V. L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons (Canada) Ltd.

Publication Date: 1947

Printer: The Temple Press

Physical Description: 62 p. : ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Inscription: face drawn in pen on last page "Joe Blow" [written in pencil on bottom left corner of cover]

Library Subject (LOC): Atlases--Canadian; Historical geography--Maps; Canada--History--Study and teaching; Atlases

Notes: "Authorised for use in the schools of British Columbia and Quebec" --Title page.; "Recommended for use in the Schools of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan" --Title page.; Includes index; Author's given name and dates: Denton, V.L. (Vernon Llewllyn), 1881-1944

Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1944]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 12 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 14. The film opens in with the Digney family in their yard and garden and Grandma Swan's funeral (Royal Oak Cemetery). The remainder of the footage provides views of the gardens surrounding the Oak Theatre and includes footage of a wedding,…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1940 and 1944]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (10 min., 12 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 14. The film opens in with the Digney family in their yard and garden and Grandma Swan's funeral (Royal Oak Cemetery). The remainder of the footage provides views of the gardens surrounding the Oak Theatre and includes footage of a wedding, family pets at play, men and women playing badminton, views of both the interior and exterior of the Oak Theatre including female ushers. The film then moves on to a War Bond Drive and parade along Kingsway followed by more views of the Oak Theatre gardens.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Gardens; Ceremonies - Funerals; Ceremonies - Weddings

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Oak Theatre; Digney, Alice

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

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Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens, [between 1940 and 1944]

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Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1946 and 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (13 min., 10 sec.) : digital,col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 15. Film footage opens with Andy and Alice Digney in the yard of the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue and their son Ernest Frank (Dig) and his wife Dorothy (Dot) with thier infant son Paul at age 6 months and later as a toddler wi…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1946 and 1947]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (13 min., 10 sec.) : digital,col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-15

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized silent colour film segment identified as Reel 15. Film footage opens with Andy and Alice Digney in the yard of the Digney family home on Bonsor Avenue and their son Ernest Frank (Dig) and his wife Dorothy (Dot) with thier infant son Paul at age 6 months and later as a toddler with a variety of family members. Footage also includes a view of Prince George, family members with Elephants and ponies from the Bible Brothers Circus, the Crystal Pool and Butchart Gardens in Victoria. The film closes with Paul, grandpa Dig and the family dog, Nero back in the yard of their home on Bonsor Avenue.

Subjects: Persons - Children; Animals; Animals - Horses; Animals - Dogs

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Paul; Digney, Dorothy; Digney, Alice

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings, [between 1946 and 1947]

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Digney Family fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-19[61]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Dign…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-19[61]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Digney in 2012. The 16mm film is divided into the following segments: the Oak Theatre in 1936 (construction and opening); the Royal Visit (from the King and Queen) in 1939; Burnaby Sports and May Day events (ca. 1937); and the Labour parade (ca. 1935). The 18 film segments contain footage of the Digney family at their home in Brandon, Manitoba, and Burnaby; views of the Oak Theatre and Digney Speedway in operation; and their travels throughout British Columbia and abroad. The 18 film segments are described at the item level and titled: Andy's first film; Brandon, Manitoba; Burnaby and Digney recreational events; Trip to Kamloops; Burnaby; Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore; Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary; Travels to Ontario, Quebec and England; Travels to England #2; Travels to England #3; Parades; Digney family in Burnaby; Paul Digney and family; Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens; Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings; Building and opening the Digney Speedway; Digney family travel the praries; and San Francisco Trip.

History: Andy Digney was born in London, England, on July 27, 1886. His given names were Andrew Charles. In 1905, he immigrated with his elder brother to Raymore, Saskatchewan, and worked on a farm. In 1914, he met and married Alice Swan and in 1920 they had their one and only child, Ernest ('Dig'). The young family lived in Beatty, Saskatchewan, where they ran a small general store with a pool hall over the top. Andy sold the store and they moved to Carberry, Manitoba, where Andy worked selling lightning rods and hanging wallpaper. At this time, he met and formed a partnership with someone who owned a hand cranked move projector and in the evenings, he and his wife traveled to church halls in neighbouring towns, showing movies. Eventually, Digney purchased his own movie projector and opened a small theatre in Carberry. He worked odd jobs during the daytime and projected movies in his small theatre at night. Eventually he made enough money to move to Brandon, Manitoba, where he purchased a restaurant, which he turned into a theatre with living quarters above. Andy called the theatre 'The Oak' since the mighty oak was strong and stood forever. After starting the first Oak Theatre in Brandon, Manitoba, when talking pictures came along, Andy Digney, his wife Alice and son Ernest ('Dig') moved to Burnaby in 1935 and chose the site of their new theatre and home at the corner of Kingsway and Marlborough. The Oak Theatre - which opened on August 4, 1937 - was hailed as an artistic masterpiece for its ultra modern white stucco exterior, floodlights and pink-and-green neon marquee. The interior featured a mirrored ceiling, fireplace, and aquarium and had a colour scheme of orchid, royal blue, silver and black. Andy was a very involved member of the Burnaby community, becoming the founding president of the Lion's club and the chairman of the committee raising money for war bonds during World War II. In 1944, Andy suffered a severe heart attack, forcing him to retire, so in 1945, he sold the theatre to Odeon Theatres of Canada who continued to operate at this location until 1968 when competition forced its closure and demolition. Andy and his family relocated to a home on Bonsor Avenue on 3/4 acres where he spent much of his time cultivating a lovely garden. In about 1946, Andy was approached by the B.C. Midget Auto Racing Association [original name retained for historical accuracy], who were looking for a good location to race the smaller racing cars popular at the time. Andy was interested and purchased 10 acres of property located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue and built a race track. The Digney Speedway opened on July 8, 1948, with stands that had capacity of holding 4500 people. In 1949, when the popularity of this kind of racing declined, Digney started racing roadsters. However, he struggled to find local drivers, and it was expensive to bring in drivers from elsewhere. In 1951, Digney found a winner: jalopy racing. Local men would buy 1930s cars and strip them down, remove the glass, and weld the doors shut. By early 1952 over 40 cars were showing up for jalopy races. By the early 1950s, the Speedway was well established, with coverage in the sports pages and on radio. Andy's son Dig worked at the race track but moved away with his wife in 1951 to work in Seattle. Dig and his wife Joyce, along with their two young sons, Paul and Bruce, returned to Burnaby in 1953, moving into a 550-square-foot apartment located above the Digney Speedway restrooms. In 1954, Simpson Sears built a large store on Kingsway and their parking lot came up to the back garden of the family home on Bonsor Avenue. Andy thought of building small stores on his property but in the end decided to build a bowling alley, clearing out his beautiful garden. The Digney Bowl opened on August 19, 1955, and Andy, Alice, Dig, and Joyce all worked at both the Speedway and the bowling alley. In 1956, Andy decided to finally retire and sold the bowling alley and home to his son Dig, which he paid for over time. Dig and his family moved into the house on Bonsor Avenue and ran the bowling alley until their son Bruce took over in 1980. Andy Digney died in 1964 while travelling with his wife in England. Alice died on June 3, 1982, and Dig died on November 27, 2009.

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney family

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo/MI catalogue 562

Digney family in Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by interspersed footage of the family's pet dog Nero and puppies along with some brief glimpses of the Royal visit (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and cavilicade in 1939 along Kingsway. The film then switches to footage of Digney family Christmas festivities, a cat playing with a fish in a bowl and summer time at Pelican Lake in the 1940s and ends with a dog playing with a ball.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Animals - Dogs; Holidays - Christmas; Animals - Cats

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Bruce; Digney, Paul

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

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Digney family in Burnaby, [between 1939 and 1959]

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Dinner for Miss Creeden

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1947

Call Number: 388.46 BCH

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Moving Images

Call Number: 388.46 BCH

Contributor: British Columbia Electric Company

Place of Publication: [British Columbia, Canada]

Publisher: BC Hydro

Publication Date: 1947

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (36 min.) : sd., col ; 4 3/4 in.

Library Subject (LOC): Natural gas industry; World War, 1914-1918--Mobilization; World War, 1939-1945--Mobilization; Street-railroads; Electric railroads; Transportation; British Columbia--History

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Names: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Summary: Industrial film. A film about the growth of B.C. Electric from 1906 to 1946, built around the story of stenographer Flossie Creeden, the first female office employee of the company. Footage includes: Goldstream power plant; Vancouver natural gas facilities; BC Electric Railway lines in Fraser Valley; Stave Falls generator plant; Alouette Lake and Ruskin plants; 1939 royal visit; BCE employee's newsletter; A.E. Grauer family at home; office scenes; plans & construction at Bridge River project; BCE employee's service in World Wars I & II; BCE streetcar and trolley bus services; Credit notes: producer: Lew M. Parry; director: Lew M. Parry; photography: John Young; script: Cecil Maiden; sound: S.G. Wilson; narrator: A.E. Grauer; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.

The dolls of yesterday

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Publication Date: c1948

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0517108100

Call Number: 745.592 STG

Author: St. George, Eleanor

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Bonanza

Publication Date: c1948

Physical Description: xvii, 204 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Dolls; Dolls--Collectors and collecting

Notes: "Dolls and doll collecting in Europe and America during the past 200 years, illustrated with photographs of more than 450 dolls" -- cover.; Includes index.

Donald N. Brown subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original)-1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other material

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with vari…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1925 (date of original)-1995

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Donald N. Brown subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other material

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1987-03; BHS2003-04; BHS1992-20; BHS1995-09; BHS2000-10; BHS1991-41; BHS2001-12; BHS2004-01; BHS2004-12

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs taken by Freeman Donald N. Brown while involved in Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Also included in the subseries are documents and photographs from his involvement with various community groups including the Oakalla Lands Citizens' Committee, renovations of Burnaby Village Museum, and the restoration of Interurban tram no. 1223.

History: Donald Neil "Don" Brown was born in Birmingham, England. In 1922, while still an infant, he and his family moved to Winnipeg, Canada. On September 8, 1939, Don left his Senior Matriculation classes to join the Royal Canadian Engineers. Two weeks later, he eloped with his high school sweetheart, Helen J., just months before he was to be shipped overseas with the 3rd Contingent of Canadian Troops. He served in the army with the Royal Canadian Engineer’s 12th Field Company and saw action in both Sicily and Italy. In 1945, Don returned to obtain his Senior Matriculation and a year of university studies before re-enlisting in the army as a Second Lieutenant. He spent the next two years stationed in Chilliwack with Helen and their first child. In 1947, he left the army to join the ranks of the British Columbia Provincial Police force, embarking on a three-decade long career. His first assignment brought him to Burnaby where he served from 1947-1954, first as a member of the BC Police Department and then as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman. In 1954, Don was transferred to Regina, Saskatchewan and then to Ottawa, Ontario to serve in the Crime Detection Laboratories. He became a qualified Examiner of Questioned Documents and provided expert testimony in handwriting, counterfeiting, graphic arts, and alterations. He attained the rank of first Corporal, and then Sergeant in the RCMP. He was transferred to Vancouver to be the Second in Charge of a new laboratory and head of the Document Section in July, 1963. On December 9, 1967, Helen Brown ran as an independent for the position of Alderman on the Burnaby Council. She was not elected. In May 1970, Don was promoted to Sub-Inspector and transferred to Edmonton to take command of the new Crime Detection Laboratory. By 1972, he was promoted to full Inspector. Transferred back to Vancouver in 1975, Don became the Officer-in-Charge of a new Crime Laboratory and took over the National Police Services pilot project for British Columbia. He was rewarded for this work with a promotion to Superintendent in September 1975. In 1976, after a distinguished 35 years combined service to the armed forces and the police, Don retired and founded his own laboratory to carry on his work in the field of questioned documents. He became a Fellow (Emeritus) of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, a Life Member (Emeritus) and Past Director of the Canadian Society of Forensic Sciences, a Member of the American Society of Questioned Document Examiners, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Document Examiners. After his retirement, Don became involved in local politics and, with the blessing of his wife and six children, joined the Burnaby Voters’ Association as their Secretary. In 1978 he was elected to a two-year term as a Burnaby School Trustee. During the next municipal election in November 1979, he successfully ran for Alderman. Don Brown served Burnaby as Alderman from 1979 to 1985. During this time, Don also became a member of the Community College for the Retired, the Horsemen’s Society and the Burnaby Historical Society. He also gave his support to Arts Council programs and numerous other community functions over the years and author "Why?: The Last Years of the British Columbia Policy 1858-1950" about the BC Provincial Police. In 1991, Don was appointed as Chair of the Burnaby Centennial Committee, dedicating himself to making Burnaby’s Centennial celebration a memorable success. His contributions were always supported by his wife Helen, and their work during the Centennial Year was just one example of the strength of their 66-year partnership. They were both formally recognized for their efforts when they were chosen to receive the Kushiro Cup and named the Citizens of the Year in 1992. Also that year, Don was a recipient of the Canadian 125 Medal and one year later, in March 1993, Donald Brown was awarded Burnaby’s highest honour and was made a Freeman of the City of Burnaby. Don passed away in 2009.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Moving Images

Creator: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; PC194, PC241, MSS098, MSS148

Dyke's automobile and gasoline engine encyclopedia : elementary principles, construction, operation and repair of automobiles, gasoline engines and automobile electric systems; including trucks, tractors, motorcoaches, automotive diesel engines, aircraft engines and motorcycles simple, thorough and practical

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dyke, A. L. (Andrew Lee), 1875-

Edition: 20th. ed.

Publication Date: 1943

Call Number: 629.203 DYK

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.35.85

Call Number: 629.203 DYK

Edition: 20th. ed.

Author: Dyke, A. L. (Andrew Lee), 1875-

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: The Goodheart-Willcox Co.

Publication Date: 1943

Physical Description: xxxvi, 1244 (i.e. 1336), 111 p. : ills., fold., plates (part col.) tables (part fold.) diagrs. ; 25 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Automobiles; Automobiles--Maintenance and repair; Automobiles--Motors; Internal combustion engines--Maintenance and repair

Object History: The tools included in this donation belonged to Samuel Robins. Samuel and his wife Sarah Ann Robins moved to Burnaby in 1918. Samuel was a stonemason who worked on many projects in the Lower Mainland, including constructing houses in Shaughnessy and he also worked in the Vancouver City Hall.

Notes: Includes index.

Easthope family subseries

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-1982

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and other material

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1924-1982

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Easthope family subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and other material

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS2003-06; BHS2003-10

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs, papers, and film footage related to the Easthope family, including George Jr. and Dorothy May's home at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby.

History: The Easthope family has lived in Burnaby since 1889, when Ernest and Ann Easthope emigrated from Wolverhapton, England with eight of their nine children and settled in the Edmonds district. They later moved to Vancouver where Ernest started Easthope Bros., a marine engine business on Georgia Street with two of his sons, Percy and George. George married Elizabeth Tisdale of Sapperton, BC in 1902 and in 1905, George Jr. was born, eventually having eight siblings. In 1926, the family moved to Lochdale, Burnaby, where the children attended St. Helen's Catholic private school, Capitol Hill School and Burnaby North High School. George Jr. married Dorothy May Parkes (b. 1903), and by 1930, they had built a house at 6671 Halifax Street in Burnaby where they lived for the rest of their married lives. George Jr. died in 1986.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Moving Images

Creator: Easthope family

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC451, MSS105, MI630

Edith Adams' sixth annual prize cookbook

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Adams, Edith

Publication Date: 1948

Call Number: 641.5 ADA

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.18.7

Call Number: 641.5 ADA

Author: Adams, Edith

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: The Vancouver Sun

Publication Date: 1948

Physical Description: 64 p. : ill. : 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Cooking; Baking; Food; Formulas, recipes, etc.; Edith Adams; Cookbooks--1940-1949

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Books; Foods

Object History: This item was purchased from the St.James United Church.

Notes: "Sun prize winners 6th annual cook book" -- Cover

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Elementary English grammar

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: MacLaurin, Donald Leslie, 1881-; Campbell, H. L. (Harold Lane), 1892-

Publication Date: 1946

Call Number: 372.61 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV978.59.8

Call Number: 372.61 MAC

Author: MacLaurin, Donald Leslie, 1881-; Campbell, H. L. (Harold Lane), 1892-

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Company, Limited

Publication Date: 1946

Printer: W. J. Gage & Co. Limited

Physical Description: xi, 287 p. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "MF 65" [handwritten in pencil on back pastedown] "_ 65" [stamped in green ink on back pastedown] Writing and pencil marks throughout book.

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Grammar

Notes: "Authorized by the Minister of Education for use in the schools of British Columbia" --t.p.; "Revised and re-arranged in collaboration with H. L. Campbell" --t.p.