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British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Fall 2012, vol. 45, no. 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6512
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1710-7881
- 1710-792X
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BRI v. 45, no. 3
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Spring 2012, vol. 45, no. 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6511
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1710-7881
- 1710-792X
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BRI v. 45, no. 1
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
British Columbia history : the journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation, Winter 2012, vol. 45, no. 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6513
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1710-7881
- 1710-792X
- Call Number
- 971.1005 BRI v. 45, no. 4
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- v. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia Historical Federation
- British Columbia--History
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Includes indexes.
British Columbia : land of promises
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1422
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0195410483
- Call Number
- 971.1 ROY
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Publication Date
- 2005
- Physical Description
- 216 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- British Columbia--History--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-211) and index.
British Columbia : spirit of the people
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1381
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Call Number
- 971.1 BAR COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781550174465
- 1550174460
- Call Number
- 971.1 BAR COPY 1
- Author
- Barman, Jean, 1939-
- Place of Publication
- Madeira Park, B.C.
- Publisher
- Harbour
- Publication Date
- c2008
- Physical Description
- 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- British Columbia--History
- British Columbia--Pictorial works
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Published by arrangement with the Province of British Columbia with thanks to the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts and BC150".
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Building at New Haven
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13534
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jan. 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 5.3 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three storey building at New Haven Correctional Centre.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 5.3 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of three storey building at New Haven Correctional Centre.
- History
- In 1937 New Haven Correctional Centre was established as the British Columbia Training School on the southeast side of Marine Drive in Burnaby (4250 Marine Drive). Sections of Sussex and Patterson Avenues bordered the estate. Originally, the facility housed nineteen inmates with two staff and was one of the first initiatives in Canada to segregate young adult inmates into a separate institution apart from adults. This was part of the Borstal system that started in England whereby young male offenders between the ages of sixteen and twenty one were trained to earn an honest living. Alterations and additions to the estate took place between December 1937 and October 1939 so that more inmates could be accomodated. Five new cottages were built that could hold up to forty people. Except for the plastering and lighting, all work on the new cottages was done by the inmates. On October 29, 1939, the Lieutenant-Governor Eric Hamber formally opened the New Haven Borstal School. World War II interrupted full development of the intstitution and it was closed in 1941 when the inmates were were conscripted into the army. Between 1941 and 1947 the Deaf and Blind Institute were housed at New Haven. In 1947, the New Haven Borstal School returned to the estate. New additions were added to old buildings and new additional buildings were erected on the site over the years including a warden's house on the east grounds and a barn and gymnasium. In the 1970s an equipment shed was added along with another dormitory and a variety of small sheds and storage buildings. The correctional centre officially closed in March 2001.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4250 Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.877
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jan. 2001
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Suncrest Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph processing stamp on front of photograph reads: "'01_1_13"
- Historical information based on notes from Mary Forsyth's research notes "New Haven" MSS185-018
Images
Building rooftops and grounds at New Haven
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13542
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jan. 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 5.3 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of building rooftops and grounds at New Haven Correctional Centre.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 5.3 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of building rooftops and grounds at New Haven Correctional Centre.
- History
- In 1937 New Haven Correctional Centre was established as the British Columbia Training School on the southeast side of Marine Drive in Burnaby (4250 Marine Drive). Sections of Sussex and Patterson Avenues bordered the estate. Originally, the facility housed nineteen inmates with two staff and was one of the first initiatives in Canada to segregate young adult inmates into a separate institution apart from adults. This was part of the Borstal system that started in England whereby young male offenders between the ages of sixteen and twenty one were trained to earn an honest living. Alterations and additions to the estate took place between December 1937 and October 1939 so that more inmates could be accomodated. Five new cottages were built that could hold up to forty people. Except for the plastering and lighting, all work on the new cottages was done by the inmates. On October 29, 1939, the Lieutenant-Governor Eric Hamber formally opened the New Haven Borstal School. World War II interrupted full development of the intstitution and it was closed in 1941 when the inmates were were conscripted into the army. Between 1941 and 1947 the Deaf and Blind Institute were housed at New Haven. In 1947, the New Haven Borstal School returned to the estate. New additions were added to old buildings and new additional buildings were erected on the site over the years including a warden's house on the east grounds and a barn and gymnasium. In the 1970s an equipment shed was added along with another dormitory and a variety of small sheds and storage buildings. The correctional centre officially closed in March 2001.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4250 Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.885
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jan. 2001
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Suncrest Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph processing stamp on front of photograph reads: "'01_1_13"
- Historical information based on notes from Mary Forsyth's research notes "New Haven" MSS185-018
Images
Buildings at New Haven
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13536
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- Jan. 2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 5.3 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workshop and main house at New Haven Correctional Centre. The workshop has two large double doors with a concrete driveway in front.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 5.3 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of workshop and main house at New Haven Correctional Centre. The workshop has two large double doors with a concrete driveway in front.
- History
- In 1937 New Haven Correctional Centre was established as the British Columbia Training School on the southeast side of Marine Drive in Burnaby (4250 Marine Drive). Sections of Sussex and Patterson Avenues bordered the estate. Originally, the facility housed nineteen inmates with two staff and was one of the first initiatives in Canada to segregate young adult inmates into a separate institution apart from adults. This was part of the Borstal system that started in England whereby young male offenders between the ages of sixteen and twenty one were trained to earn an honest living. Alterations and additions to the estate took place between December 1937 and October 1939 so that more inmates could be accomodated. Five new cottages were built that could hold up to forty people. Except for the plastering and lighting, all work on the new cottages was done by the inmates. On October 29, 1939, the Lieutenant-Governor Eric Hamber formally opened the New Haven Borstal School. World War II interrupted full development of the intstitution and it was closed in 1941 when the inmates were were conscripted into the army. Between 1941 and 1947 the Deaf and Blind Institute were housed at New Haven. In 1947, the New Haven Borstal School returned to the estate. New additions were added to old buildings and new additional buildings were erected on the site over the years including a warden's house on the east grounds and a barn and gymnasium. In the 1970s an equipment shed was added along with another dormitory and a variety of small sheds and storage buildings. The correctional centre officially closed in March 2001.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Correctional
- Geographic Access
- Marine Drive
- Street Address
- 4250 Marine Drive
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.879
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- Jan. 2001
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Suncrest Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 25-Aug-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph processing stamp on front of photograph reads: "'01_1_13"
- Historical information based on notes from Mary Forsyth's research notes "New Haven" MSS185-018
Images
Building the West : the early architects of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary824
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Call Number
- 720.922 LUX
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0889224749
- 9780889224742
- Call Number
- 720.922 LUX
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Talonbooks
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Physical Description
- 560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Architects
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-530) and indexes.
Building the West : the early architects of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1410
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Edition
- Rev. 2nd ed.
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Call Number
- 720.922 LUX
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780889225541
- 0889225540
- Call Number
- 720.922 LUX
- Edition
- Rev. 2nd ed.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Talonbooks
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Architects
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-530) and indexes.
Burlesque West : showgirls, sex, and sin in postwar Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1435
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ross, Becki, 1959-
- Publication Date
- c2009
- Call Number
- 792.7 ROS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780802096463
- 9780802096982
- 0802096980
- 0802096468
- Call Number
- 792.7 ROS
- Author
- Ross, Becki, 1959-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Publication Date
- c2009
- Physical Description
- xix, 373 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burlesque (Theater)--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Stripteasers--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Showgirls--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Nightlife--British Columbia--Vancouver--History
- Vancouver (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-333) and index.
Burnaby 2012 BC Seniors Games : courtesy car map book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5590
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 796 BCS
- Publisher
- BC Seniors Games Society
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- [21] p. : 19 maps ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- BC Seniors Games
- Notes
- "Celebrating 25 years"
- "Used by Courtesy cars & Medical & Vips
Burnaby 2012 BC Seniors Games : transportation volunteer handbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5591
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 796 BCS
- Publisher
- BC Seniors Games Society
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 28 p. : col. ill. ; 28cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- BC Seniors Games
- Notes
- "Celebrating 25 years"
Burnaby Community Heritage Commission 125 Video collection series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10594
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2018
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 19 min.)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of five short films produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission in recognition of Burnaby's 125th anniversary. The five films are titled; "Eileen Daily: Taking a stand"; "Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian Market Gardens"; "Saving Burnaby Lake"; "Saving the Salmon: the Bru…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 video recordings (mp4) (approx. 19 min.)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of five short films produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission in recognition of Burnaby's 125th anniversary. The five films are titled; "Eileen Daily: Taking a stand"; "Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian Market Gardens"; "Saving Burnaby Lake"; "Saving the Salmon: the Brunette River Story" and "Troubled Times: Burnaby in the 1930s".
- History
- The Community Heritage Commission was established in 1988 by Burnaby City Council under the provisions of the B.C. Heritage Conservation Act. The role of the Commission has been to advise Council on various heritage matters referred to it by Council. The Commission has evolved to oversee programs and projects that support heritage conservation in Burnaby as guided by the Official Community Plan. One of the goals of the plan is to provide opportunities for increased awareness and the conservation of the City's unique natural, cultural, archaeological and built heritage. In 2017, the Community Heritage Commission received funding from Burnaby City Council and the BC/Canada 150 project to launch a Heritage Interpretive Plaque Program to celebrate and mark Burnaby's 125 anniversary. The project was launched by the Planning and Building Department in partnership with the Burnaby Village Museum which included the development of online video vignettes to accompany the markers in a new expanded interpretive program.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission
- Accession Code
- BV018.12
- Date
- 2018
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
- Reproduction of content is restricted
Burnaby fire department : the formative years
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1292
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Blake, Fred
- Publication Date
- 2004
- Call Number
- 363.378 BLA Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 363.378 BLA Copy 1
- Author
- Blake, Fred
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- [36] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fire fighters
- Fire departments
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
- Notes
- Copy 1 of 2
Burnaby fire department : the formative years (draft)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5867
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 363.378 BLA
- Author
- Blake, Fred
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2004
- Physical Description
- 43 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fire fighters
- Fire departments
- Names
- Burnaby Fire Department
Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18955
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1920]-2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records + 33 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of administrative records and histories pertaining to the Burnaby Girl Guides. Records include correspondence, histories, biographies and cancelled warrants for Girl Guide commissioners.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 5 cm of textual records + 33 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of administrative records and histories pertaining to the Burnaby Girl Guides. Records include correspondence, histories, biographies and cancelled warrants for Girl Guide commissioners.
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35
- BV016.49
- Date
- [1920]-2002
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4614
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1914-2009
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, ne…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 22 scrapbooks : photographs + textual records + illustrations + digital files : col. (pdfs) + photographs : col. (tiffs) + col. (jpegs) + 222 photographs : b&w ; col. + 12 cm of textual records + ephemera
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of a collection of scrapbooks containing photographs, textual records, illustrations and ephemera along with individual photographs and textual records related to Burnaby Girl Guides. Records document the activities and functions of Burnaby Girl Guides through histories, journals, newspaper clippings, certificates, awards, programmes, photographs, illustrations and newsletters. Scrapbooks were created by Burnaby Girl Guides and Girl Guide leaders and deposited with the Burnaby Girl Guide Archivist prior to being donated to the Burnaby Village Museum. Record descriptions are available at both item and file level. Fonds is arranged into the following series: 1) Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series 2) Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series 3) Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series 4) Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series
- History
- The Girl Guide Movement began in England in 1909 when girls in England demanded to take part in a Boy Scouts rally at the Crystal Palace in London, organized by Chief Scout and Boy Scout founder Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Following this event, Baden Powell asked his sister, Agnes Baden-Powell to help him start a similar organization for girls and Girl Guides was formed. Girl Guides came to Canada in 1910 and the first troop in British Columbia was registered in Victoria in 1912. In 1913 Amy Leigh moved to Burnaby from England and enquired about a Guiding company in her area and was disappointed to find none. On June 11, 1914 at the age of 17 years, Amy registered the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company and became the captain. On April 2, 1916 the 2nd Burnaby Guide Company registered and met at Edmonds School. In this same year, the very first Burnaby Girl Guide Rally event took place at Central Park and by 1920 another took place at the Burnaby Municipal Hall (Edmonds) and was attended by both Burnaby and New Westminster Guides. The First Burnaby Brownie Pack was registered on December 1922 with Mrs. W.J. Matherson as Brown Owl. The Brownie Pack met in a West Burnaby facility. The First Burnaby Land Ranger Co. was formed on November 29, 1923 and by 1924 Burnaby became a District with four Guide companies, four Brownie Packs and the Rangers. In 1923 records show Mrs. Gavin as commissioner, Mrs. C.F. Carter in 1924 and Miss Amy Leigh between 1926 and 1928. The first District camp was held near Sechelt in 1927 on the property of Mrs. Deal and Mrs. Nixon with annual camps held here until 1930 when the Guide camp at Wilson Creek was established. In 1929 Guides and Brownies began taking part in the Annual May Day Celebrations at Central Park. In 1930 Burnaby became a Division with Mrs. C.F. Carter as Division Commissioner and Mrs. G. Peel as District Commissioner for South Burnaby and in 1931 Miss Amy Leigh became the first North Burnaby Commissioner. The 5th Burnaby Girl Guide Company in North Burnaby began publishing a bulletin in 1935. In this same year Burnaby Girl Guides attended a rally for Lord and Lady Powell who were visiting Vancouver and Burnaby Girl Guides became affiliated with Greater Vancouver Girl Guide Council. The packs and companies of North Burnaby were attached to the eastern section of Vancouver while South Burnaby and South Vancouver District became another Division. Mrs. Pochin organized the Burnaby Lake District in 1943 becoming the first District commissioner (In 1927 Mrs. Peel had guides in this area). The first training classes for Girl Guides were held in 1943 in a hall on Buller Avenue at the BCER tracks and also Phillips Hall on McKay Avenue. By 1945 a training camp was held on Mrs. Pochin’s property on Deer Lake. South Vancouver, South Burnaby and Burnaby Lake Districts took part in the training which was a change over from war time service and the return of Pioneer camping. Miss E. Perition was in charge of camp which was attended by Mrs. J. Quinnell, Mrs. J. Albertson and many guiders. In 1946 Lady Baden Powel returned for a visit to Vancouver and there was a rally at Connaught Park and Chief Scout Lord Rowallyn held a rally at Brocton Point. In 1947 Mrs. J. Albertson became Division Commissioner for South Vancouver and South Burnaby. Districts of Burnaby Lake and South Burnaby each adopted a European child and undertook to send regular parcels and by 1948 these Districts became a Burnaby Division once more under Division Commissioner Mrs. W.M. Wall. In September 1949 the first Sea Ranger Crew “S.R.S. Royal Oak” was formed under the Skipper, Miss E. Periton. The S.R.S. Royal Oak met at All Saint’s Church Hall on Royal Oak Ave. In 1950 Packs and Companies in North Burnaby organized into a District under Mrs. Hebron and in 1953 Sperling District was organized by District Commissioner Mrs. Hancock. 1953 was also the same year that South Burnaby District was divided into three Districts: Central Park District under Commissioner Miss Perition, Douglas District under Commissioner Mrs. J. McKee Wilson and Kingsway under Commissioner Mrs. J.G. Fowler. A few years later, in 1955 the guides and brownies were out in force to welcome Lady Baden Powel at a rally held in the PNE Gardens building and by March 1956 Burnaby ceased to be a part of Greater Vancouver Area and was organized under two Divisions of the Province. The Sperling, Willingdon and Vancouver Heights Districts in North Burnaby became North Burnaby Division with Mrs. H. Hebron as Division Commissioner. With rapid population growth further decentralization became necessary and South Burnaby Division was split in two, adding the new division of Central Burnaby under Commissioner Miss E. Perition. Central Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Burnaby Lake, Central Park and a new District named “Windsor” under Mrs. C. Dumfries. South Burnaby was composed of three Districts: Kingsway, Edmonds and Lakeview (the latter two also referred to as Douglas with Mrs. McGeachie and Mrs. J. Park as the first commissioners of these two Districts). In 1957 Burnaby became an Area unto itself with three Divisions, and 9 Districts under Miss Periton as the first Area Commissioner. In February 1957, Burnaby entered into a contract with Vancouver Girl Guide Council to lease a part of the Wilson Creek campsite. Under the leadership of Area Commissioner, Miss Periton, work started on the development of the site with funds raised by both the Girl Guides, local citizens and associations. A camp committee was formed with representation from each Division and a lot of help from Miss Norah Weller, the Wilson Creek camp manager. Plans were laid for the site with a dining shelter, store room and cook stove contracted for while a subcommittee of men was appointed to purchase building supplies and organize work parties to build cabins, a staff house, water pipes and sanitary facilities. The site opened in May 1958 with $6000 expended on building and equipping the camp, while an official opening took place on June 8 and by July Girl Guides began camping on the site. The Burnaby Area Committee became a member of the Burnaby Community Council and a participant in Community Chest in 1958 and on May 1, the Burnaby Area office opened. By 1959, with further participation in North Burnaby, Sperling District was split to form Sperling and Hillview Districts and by 1960 Kingsway District of South Burnaby split to form Kingsway and Royal Oak Districts. By December 1960, Burnaby Area had 3 Divisions, 11 Districts with a total membership of 2, 331.
- Creator
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35
- BV015.36
- BV016.49
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1914-2009
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Some scrapbooks are only available in digital formats
- Accessions that form part of this fonds include: BV015.35; BV015.36; BV016.49
Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18956
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1986-2009
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 9 folders of textual records + 8 photographs : col. + laser prints + 4 postage stamps
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of copies of newsletters "Guidelines Burnaby Royal Area" and articles written by Paulene Hall as the newsletter editor and Archivist for the Burnaby Royal Area.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 9 folders of textual records + 8 photographs : col. + laser prints + 4 postage stamps
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of copies of newsletters "Guidelines Burnaby Royal Area" and articles written by Paulene Hall as the newsletter editor and Archivist for the Burnaby Royal Area.
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV016.49
- Date
- 1986-2009
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18954
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1920-2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 22 scrapbooks + approx. 210 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of a collection of scrapbooks and photographs pertaining to Burnaby Girl Guides. Scrapbooks and photographs were created by several different individuals that were involved in Girl Guides in Burnaby.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 22 scrapbooks + approx. 210 photographs
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of a collection of scrapbooks and photographs pertaining to Burnaby Girl Guides. Scrapbooks and photographs were created by several different individuals that were involved in Girl Guides in Burnaby.
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35
- BV015.36
- BV016.49
- Date
- 1920-2005
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series