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History of Burnaby Schools project

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62925
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1984-1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools. Included in the file is an index list of reference books used in the project, lists of retired superintendents, student enrollment statistics and school distri…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1984-1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS103-017
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
BHS2002-11
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools. Included in the file is an index list of reference books used in the project, lists of retired superintendents, student enrollment statistics and school district 41 directories.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Reports of Provincial School Inspectors

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62926
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopied pages entitled "Reports of Provincial School Inspectors" compiled from each year's Public School Reports from 1900 to 1928 (the reports from provincial school inspectors are from 1900 to 1905 on individual Burnaby schools; from 1906 to 1928 the reports are by Vancouver …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900-1928] (date of originals), photocopied [1990]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS103-018
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
BHS2002-11
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopied pages entitled "Reports of Provincial School Inspectors" compiled from each year's Public School Reports from 1900 to 1928 (the reports from provincial school inspectors are from 1900 to 1905 on individual Burnaby schools; from 1906 to 1928 the reports are by Vancouver and New Westminster inspectors).
Media Type
Textual Record
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Burnaby Village Museum papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62934
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979-1986
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence between Robert W. Prittie, former Mayor of Burnaby and the Burnaby Village Museum. Included in the file are pamphlets, newsletters and minutes from an annual general meeting. Also included is a felt flag promoting Burnaby and Heritage Village (former name).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979-1986
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS128-001
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2009-13
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence between Robert W. Prittie, former Mayor of Burnaby and the Burnaby Village Museum. Included in the file are pamphlets, newsletters and minutes from an annual general meeting. Also included is a felt flag promoting Burnaby and Heritage Village (former name).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Citizens' Association election materials

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62935
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955-1986
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of Burnaby Citizens' Association election materials, mostly pertaining to Mayor Robert W. Prittie and his running mates.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1955-1986
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS128-002
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2009-13
Scope and Content
File consists of Burnaby Citizens' Association election materials, mostly pertaining to Mayor Robert W. Prittie and his running mates.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Freeman Robert Prittie papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62938
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1986-1989
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to Robert W. Prittie in his capacity as Freeman of Burnaby including invitations and correspondence, as well as the agenda for a Municipal Appreciation Dinner.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1986-1989
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS128-005
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2009-13
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to Robert W. Prittie in his capacity as Freeman of Burnaby including invitations and correspondence, as well as the agenda for a Municipal Appreciation Dinner.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby brochures and newsletters

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62939
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973-1992
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of various paper records produced by the Municipality of Burnaby including newsletters, brochures and invitations.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973-1992
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS128-006
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2009-13
Scope and Content
File consists of various paper records produced by the Municipality of Burnaby including newsletters, brochures and invitations.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Sister City Kushiro papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62942
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973-1992
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to Burnaby's Sister City Kushiro, Japan. Included in the file is a Japanese election poster for the Mayor of Kushiro (looks to be Toshiyuki Wanibuchi).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1973-1992
Collection/Fonds
Robert Prittie collection
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS128-008
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2009-13
Scope and Content
File consists of correspondence pertaining to Burnaby's Sister City Kushiro, Japan. Included in the file is a Japanese election poster for the Mayor of Kushiro (looks to be Toshiyuki Wanibuchi).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Bancroft family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63795
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900]-1979
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1986-44
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, correspondence and other miscellaneous papers relating to the Bancroft family's interests and work history. Topics include gardening, raising poultry, the Liberal government and the Royal Canadian Air Force. Also included in the subseries are photographs of the Bancroft family and friends and ephemera pertaining to agricultural farming and the air force.
History
Rose Croucher was born to Ann Eliza "Annie" (b. August 1861, d. 1962) and R. Coucher in January 1895. In 1907, the Croucher family moved to British Columbia. As a student, Rose studied geometrical drawing using Blair’s Canadian Drawing Series workbooks. On on February 21, 1914, Rose married James Oakes Bancroft in Vancouver, BC. Together they had three children: James A. (b. 1916 or 1917), Rosie (date unknown), and George E. (b. August 1927). The Bancroft family were poultry farmers throughout the early 1900s, transporting their farmed eggs from Burnaby to the Hudson’s Bay Company Vancouver using the British Columbia Electric Railway system. Rose Bancroft also served as Secretary-Treasurer of the Central Park Poultry Co-op Association in the 1920s until her husband's death in 1930 at the age of 42. In the late thirties and early forties, while James A. Bancroft was stationed in Calgary with the Royal Canadian Air Force, his younger siblings lived together with their mother and grandmother at 1963 21st Avenue in Burnaby. Rosie Bancroft studied French and English history in Social Studies in 1937; her brother George studied the seasons in General Science II in 1942. Rose died in 1965 at the age of 76.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Cartographic Material
Creator
Bancroft, Rose
Notes
MSS030, PC490, PC507, and MSS110
Title based on creator and contents of subseries
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Bancroft family papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription63823
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Bancroft family including three Blair's Canadian Drawing Series workbooks belonging to Rose Croucher (later Bancroft), as well as school work produced by two of her children, Rosie and George Brancroft.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1907-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS110-005
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the Bancroft family including three Blair's Canadian Drawing Series workbooks belonging to Rose Croucher (later Bancroft), as well as school work produced by two of her children, Rosie and George Brancroft.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Poultry farming publications

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64440
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1921
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File of publications pertaining to poultry farming (many published by the Minister of Agriculture) including bulletins and journals. Also included in the file is a small number of receipts pertaining to the Bancroft's poultry farm.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1908-1921
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bancroft family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS110-028
Accession Number
BHS2004-06
Scope and Content
File of publications pertaining to poultry farming (many published by the Minister of Agriculture) including bulletins and journals. Also included in the file is a small number of receipts pertaining to the Bancroft's poultry farm.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Burnaby Image Bank subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64462
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910] (date of original) -1993
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's Image Bank project records. Records include: Image Bank database and backups in a variety of formats; 813 photographs collected by Simon Fraser University Archives staff; eleven screened negatives from the Burnaby Image Bank that were us…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910] (date of original) -1993
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
Photographs and other material
Description Level
Subseries
Access Restriction
Open Access
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
BHS2004-13
BHS2001-15
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's Image Bank project records. Records include: Image Bank database and backups in a variety of formats; 813 photographs collected by Simon Fraser University Archives staff; eleven screened negatives from the Burnaby Image Bank that were used for the publication "Burnaby: A Cultural Inventory and Resource Guide"; and one VHS tape and DVD access copy of "Burnaby's Photographic Family Album / Burnaby Image Bank Collection / Volume 1 / 1992" which was created by the Committee for public viewing and purchase. The collection of photographs for the Image Bank project were gathered from various donors to commemorate the Centennial of the City of Burnaby. All photographs were collected from Burnaby families' personal albums by Simon Fraser University Archives staff during 1991 with a focus on the history of the people and the landscape of Burnaby. Photographs were collected from every decade for every neighbourhood in effort to describe the City's evolving ethnic, cultural and physical landscape. In March 1992, 20 of these images were selected by a jury for their aesthetic quality and displayed at the Bennett Library Gallery at Simon Fraser University for the "Images of Burnaby" exhibition. This exhibit travelled to various locations between 1992-1993 within Burnaby and Douglas College in New Westminster. The entire 800+ collection was made available for public purchase and viewing on video cassette. As well, each Burnaby school and each branch of the Burnaby Public Library received their own VHS copy for information and research purposes. The "Image Bank" video collection was buried alongside the video "Images and Voices of Burnaby" in the City of Burnaby's time capsule, mounted at City Hall in 1992.
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Moving Images
Creator
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
PC 370, MSS131, MSS088, MI577
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Bailey family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64465
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1890 (date of original0-1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, ephemera and photographs pertaining to the Bailey family.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1890 (date of original0-1958
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of publications, ephemera and photographs pertaining to the Bailey family.
History
Charles William Bailey was born in St. Thomas, Ontario on September 1, 1887. Shortly after, his family moved to the west coast. After the Vancouver fire of 1896, his family moved to Burnaby and acquired seven acres of government-offered land. Charles married Sapperton-born Minnie Bendle Booth in New Westminster on January 2, 1914, just seven days shy of her sixteenth birthday. Charles worked for Vancouver Iron Works and the couple lived at 1505 11th Avenue in Burnaby. Their first child, Frank Albert William Bailey was born at the house on May 19, 1916. Winnifred Patricia Bailey was born in the same house May 25, 1918. Theodore Bailey was born August 8, 1919 but only lived until August 12 of the same year. Their fourth child, Norman Charles Edward "Charlie" Bailey was born at the Royal Columbian Hospital, New Westminster, BC on September 1, 1922. Frank was a member of Division XIII at Kingsway West School in 1922. Winnifred was a member of class seven at Burnaby South High School in 1932. By 1958, both Charlie and Frank were married and Minnie and Charles had three grandsons and one granddaughter. From 1922, the family lived at 3125 Kathleen Avenue, Burnaby (later renumbered 6080 Kathleen Avenue). In 1995, the Bailey family house at 6080 Kathleen Avenue was acquired by the City of Burnaby as part of the Metrotown Development Plan. The property was purchased for land development purposes and the house demolished.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Bailey, Charles
Notes
Title based on contents of subseries
MSS115, PC508
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Holy Bible

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64466
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is the Bailey family "Holy Bible" with birth dates of family members inscribed onto the inside covers.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS115-001
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Item is the Bailey family "Holy Bible" with birth dates of family members inscribed onto the inside covers.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Handwritten note on inside front cover reads: "[s/o] Frank Albert William Bailey / was born on the 19th of May / 1916" in purple pencil crayon and "Winnifred P. Bailey born the 25th of / May 1918" and Theodore / Baby born [this has been crossed out]" in blue pencil crayon.
Handwritten note in black ink on inside back cover reads: "Minnie Bendle born 9th of january 1898 / Frank Albert William Bailey / Born May 19th 1916 / Place of birth / 1505 - 11th Ave Burnaby / Winnifred Patricia Bailey / Born May 25th 1918 / Place of birth 1505 - 11th ave / Burnaby / Norman Charles Edward Bailey / Born September 1st, 1922 / Place of Birth / Royal Columbian Hospital / New Westminster BC / Maiden name of mother / Minnie Bendle Booth / Birth date Jan. 9 th 1898 / Fathers name / Charles William Bailey / Born in St. Thomas, Ontario Sept. 1st 1887"
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New Testament

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64468
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Scope and Content
Item is Winnifred Bailey's copy of the "New Testament."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[19--]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 book (hardcover)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS115-003
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
Item is Winnifred Bailey's copy of the "New Testament."
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Handwritten notes in pencil on inside front cover, end papers and inside back cover read: "Winnifred [or Winnie] Bailey / 3125 Kathleen Avenue / Burnaby BC"
Handwritten note in pencil on last page read: "Nancy Beaumont / Irene Beaumont / Hilda Beaumont / Mrs. Beaumont / Mr. Beaumont / Stan"
Handwritten note in pencil along the book's top edge reads: "POISON"
Handwritten note in pencil along the book's tail edge reads: "BRAIN"
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Columbian newspaper

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64469
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 9, 1899
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 newspaper + 1 supplement
Scope and Content
File contains the newspaper; "The Daily Columbian" September 8, 1899 which covers topics such as the Boer War and the Dreyfus Affair along with the paper's supplement; "The Columbian Fire Anniversary Supplement" September 9, 1899 which marks the anniversary of Great Fire of New Westminster, 1898 an…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 9, 1899
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Bailey family subseries
Physical Description
1 newspaper + 1 supplement
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS115-004
Accession Number
BHS1992-55
Scope and Content
File contains the newspaper; "The Daily Columbian" September 8, 1899 which covers topics such as the Boer War and the Dreyfus Affair along with the paper's supplement; "The Columbian Fire Anniversary Supplement" September 9, 1899 which marks the anniversary of Great Fire of New Westminster, 1898 and describes the progress and rebuilding that had been accomplished over the year.
Media Type
Textual Record
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Knight family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64497
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photgraphs
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Knight family subseries
Physical Description
Textual records and photgraphs
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS1992-53
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of newspaper clippings, manuals on health and training of talking birds, correspondence and photographs pertaining to "Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
History
Milton "Milt" Waller Knight was born in Canada circa 1904. His wife Virginia Harrington was born in Duluth, Minnesota circa 1905 and lived most of her life in Canada. Virginia was the first person in British Columbia to breed budgies when she began in 1932 and by 1939 she and her husband created the first crested budgie in the world. By 1942, Virginia was also housing two-hundred and fifty birds at the home of her mother, Mrs. N.M. Herington, which was located at 1775 West 13th Avenue in Burnaby. Milton and Virginia Knight moved into their own home during the war years but, as they could not get their large aviary moved, they were forced to sell their crested birds. When they started up in their birds again, they obtained some of their crested back. By 1948 they had created two types of crested: those with a miniature cockatiel crest and those with a crest like a crested canary. By 1950 they had created the crested in over twelve colours of budgie, including cobalt and yellow-wing greens. The Knights lived together at 3718 Sperling Avenue (later renumbered 5255 Sperling Avenue) and opened Lakeview Aviaries on their one acre property at Deer Lake where Virginia specialized in budgies (Budgerigars) and bred the first albino in Canada and the first crested variety in the world. She kept Java rice birds, button quail, red factor canaries, cockatiels, finches, love birds and twelve varieties of budgerigar. She was a member of the British Columbia Budgerigar and Foreign Bird Society. The facilities at Lakeview Aviaries included two heated aviary cages and three outdoor flight cages constructed by Milton. Lakeview housed the only "hospital" facilities in the city for cage birds, which featured an electrically heated, thermostatically controlled hospital cage. Virginia, known in the community as “the Bird Doctor” nursed many sick birds back to health free of charge for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or SPCA. The Knights often donated their trained birds to sick and injured children, for Virginia believed, “Budgies do wonders for the kiddies. They make them forget their troubles and of course a happy mental outlook is a definite aid to better physical health.” The couple’s personal pets included eight different types of parrot, three talking budgies, a dancing bare-eyes cockatoo, three talking cockatiel, and “Hoppy” her pet owl. By 1952, they had a toucan and a macaw as pets. In later years, they added two small dogs. By 1965, Milton had over 25 years of service as a truck driver at the Vancouver Service Department. He was also an avid collector of antique watches and clocks. He reconditioned the timepieces, systematically restoring them to their original condition. He was a member of the National Association of Clock and Watch Collectors. Milt also treasured old music boxes and restored their large metal discs and rolls to “as new” condition. Milton Knight died March 7, 1966 at 62 years of age. Virginia Knight lived alone at 5755 Sperling Avenue after her husband’s death and continued her work at the Lakeview Aviary where she “doctored 700-800 [birds] a year free of charge (except medicine) and gave SPCA donations up to $1000 a year.” Virginia Knight passed away November 10, 1987 at 82 years of age.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Knight, Milton
Knight, Virginia
Notes
MSS117, PC510
Title based on contents and creator of subseries
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Publications

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64500
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of publications (mostly manuals on health and training of talking birds) collected by "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1982
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Knight family subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS117-003
Accession Number
BHS1992-53
Scope and Content
File consists of publications (mostly manuals on health and training of talking birds) collected by "the Bird Doctor" Virginia Knight and her husband Milton, the owners of Lakeview Aviaries in Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Ed Eckley subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64503
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original)-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
2 boxes of textual records and 1 photographic album
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created and collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the subseries are notes for an oral presentation, maps, plans, contracts, memorandums and Oakalla policies, rules and regulations, as well asan album containing pho…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1911 (date of original)-[1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
2 boxes of textual records and 1 photographic album
Description Level
Subseries
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of records created and collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the subseries are notes for an oral presentation, maps, plans, contracts, memorandums and Oakalla policies, rules and regulations, as well asan album containing photographs of the Oakalla Prison Farm just after it was closed down and some photocopied images and text.
History
Edmund R. Eckley is believed to have worked as a logging manager in Tahsis, British Columbia. Later, he and his wife Teresa lived at 7810 Rayside Street in Burnaby. Ed was a volunteer interpreter at Burnaby Village Museum in the 1990s. He wrote the interpreters’ notes for the first temporary exhibit held in Stride Studios [1995] at the Burnaby Village Museum entitled “Captive Heritage Oakalla Revealed” which traced the history of Oakalla Prison from construction to closure. He also designed his own walking tour of the Oakalla site prior to it being torn down. On January 14, 1998 Ed presented "A Short History of the Oakalla Prison Farm" for the Burnaby Historical Society. Ed also served as vice-president and fundraising chair for Friends of Interurban 1223 until the project's completion in 2008. Teresa worked as a school teacher for the Burnaby School District until her retirement in 2004. Following retirement, Teresa and Ed moved to Vancouver, where they currently reside.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Creator
Eckley, Edmund R.
Notes
Title based on creator of subseries
MSS120, PC511
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Oakalla Prison Farm papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original) -1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-001
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of paper records created or collected by Edmund Eckley on the history of the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby. Included in the file are; newspaper clippings, the "Official Closing Tour / Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre / Oakalla Prison Farm" programme as well as photocopies of "British Columbia / Gaol Rules & Regulations / 1912" and photocopied aerial photographs of the site.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Included in the file is a resume for former Oakalla prison guard Robert Evans Shelly
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Oakalla Prison Farm site plan

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1980 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 p. (photocopies)
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopies of two slightly different sections of a site plan for the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
November 1980 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ed Eckley subseries
Physical Description
2 p. (photocopies)
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS120-002
Access Restriction
In Archives only
Accession Number
BHS2006-01
Scope and Content
File consists of photocopies of two slightly different sections of a site plan for the Oakalla Prison Farm in Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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