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Small family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91819
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 75 photographs : b&w & col. + 1 plan
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting the transformation of the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby, B.C. from semi-rural in the 1920s to urbanized in 2016. Photographs depict the land and houses located on the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street as the property was rezoned and its density quad…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1922-2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 75 photographs : b&w & col. + 1 plan
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs documenting the transformation of the Burnaby Lake area of Burnaby, B.C. from semi-rural in the 1920s to urbanized in 2016. Photographs depict the land and houses located on the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street as the property was rezoned and its density quadrupled. Fonds also includes photographs of the Small family house being moved to 5496 Dominion Street and the original landscape plan for 5118 Douglas Road.
- History
- In 1915, John W. Roberts and his wife Mary Allen Roberts moved from the United States to Canada along with their daughter, Lauretta. On first moving to Canada, the family lived in a rented house in Vancouver and John worked as a movie projectionist in the city. The couple had three more children, all sons: John A., Edward, and Roland. Circa 1921, John purchased a large parcel of land at the corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street in Burnaby. This parcel encompassed the equivalent of at least six 66-foot lots along the south side of Dominion Street and the same along the north side of Norfolk Street. On their property, a barn and small living quarters were built. The family moved in, raising goats and growing potatoes to supplement their income. They also planted cherry, apple, and pear trees; hazelnut and walnut trees; raspberries; and a large vegetable garden, the fruits of which Mary preserved for year-round use. At this time, agricultural activities were common for families in the area: the Roberts' neighbours kept chickens for personal use and for selling eggs; grew mushrooms for commercial sale; and sold manure from an old buckboard drawn by Clydesdale horses. John built a new house in the middle of the Roberts’ lots on the southwest corner of Douglas Road and Dominion Street. The house faced Douglas Road and overlooked a large, well-landscaped front yard to the east and a full-sized, clay tennis court to the north. The family moved into this new house in 1925. When the Roberts ceased raising goats, the barn and original living quarters were reduced to a double-car garage with storage space plus a sawdust-insulated “root cellar”. John also built a house on the northwest corner of the lot at Douglas Road and Dominion Street (3093 Douglas Road), which was purchased by the Hardy family. In 1957, part of this property (3071 Douglas Road) was sold to the Brocklebanks who built a house and lived there. In addition, John built a house at the northwest corner of Douglas Road and Norfolk Street (5106 Douglas Road). The original purchaser of this house is unknown, but in 1949, it was bought by the Meyers family. In 1952 or 1953, the Meyers sold part of this property and the Manahans built a house on it, facing Douglas Road. Several other lots that John owned were also sold off over the years. By the 1950s, John owned only five 66-foot lots from Douglas Road west, along the south side Dominion Street. In 1954, John sold the lot furthest from Douglas Road (5486 Dominion Street) to a builder who built a “ranch-style” house and put it up for sale. John retired from his career as a movie projectionist in the 1950s. He, Mary, and Lauretta retained their US citizenship all their lives, although they never returned to the USA except for brief visits. John A., Edward, and Roland who, as children of US citizens, also had US citizenship, eventually moved to the US, where they remained for the rest of their lives. In 1945, Lauretta married Frederick Small. The couple lived in a rented house in Vancouver for a few years before moving in with John and Mary in Burnaby. The couple had four children: Elizabeth, Kathryn, Charles, and Martin. In 1955, Frederick purchased the rancher at 5486 Dominion Street and the family moved in. The Small children grew up enjoying the freedom of having their grandparent’s large property in addition to their parent’s yard to play in. The back lane that ran between Dominion Street and Norfolk Street was filled with trees and bushes, creating a narrow bit of “forest” to explore. In 1957, John died. Mary died in 1969, as did Frederick. Lauretta was executor for her mother’s and husband’s estates. After much consideration, she decided to sell the house at 5486 Dominion Street and move back into her childhood home. By doing so, she was able to settle her mother’s estate to the satisfaction of her brothers. Elizabeth married and moved away. Over the next few years, the “Roberts” house was home to Lauretta, Kathryn, Charles, and Martin, with the three grown children moving in and out several times during the 1970s. In 1981, Lauretta died. Her children discussed at length how to divide up the property, which consisted of four 66-foot lots, according to her will. None of her children wanted to see the old family house destroyed but the house straddled two lots. They finally decided that if one of them wanted to pay to move the house to sit on one of the lots, the “value” of the house would not enter into the settlement of the estate. Kathryn chose to do this. In 1982, the old house was moved to 5496 Dominion Street and Kathryn continued to live in it. Martin died in 1982. Elizabeth and Charles each inherited one lot and the last lot, which would have gone to Martin, was sold, the funds divided equally between Elizabeth, Kathryn, and Charles. The three lots between 5496 Dominion Street and Douglas Road were subdivided into 33-foot lots and six new houses were built. In 1993, the Meyers property and the Manahan property were subdivided into 33-foot lots facing Norfolk Street and the old houses were torn down and four new houses were built.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Technical Drawing
- Creator
- Small family
Society correspondence and ephemera
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98395
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957-1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and pho…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1957-1989
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Series
- Administration series
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records, 2 technical drawings, and 3 photographs : b&w ; 14.5 cm x 9 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS205-068
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2020-06
- Scope and Content
- File contains Burnaby Historical Society correspondence and ephemera, including flyers, invitations, logo designs, and copies of BC Historical Association newsletters. File also includes correspondence and two technical drawings related to the Society's Burnaby Lake interurban tram project and photographs of Mrs. George Westover, Mrs. Barry Mather, and Miss Bessie Choate picnicking in Fort Langley.
- Names
- Choate, Bessie Perley
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Technical Drawing
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Original file folder titled: "General Meeting Sept 10/08"
- Photographs assigned item no. 633-002-1:633-002-3. Photographs in original location within folder.
The naval air war in Korea
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3371
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hallion, Richard, 1948-
- Publication Date
- 1988
- c1986
- Call Number
- 951.9 HAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV991.45.226
- ISBN
- 9780821722671
- Call Number
- 951.9 HAL
- Author
- Hallion, Richard, 1948-
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Kensington Pub. Corp.
- Publication Date
- 1988
- c1986
- Series
- Zebra book.
- Physical Description
- 383 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Aerial operations, American
- United States. Navy--Aviation
- Names
- Oakalla Prison Farm
- Object History
- Salvaged from Oakalla Prison site in October 1991
Pioneer tales of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5860
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 096928280x
- Call Number
- 971.133 SON COPY 4
- Contributor
- Sone, Michael
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Corporation of the District of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- 495 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Inscription
- "TR687 - Bryburgh" / handprinted in pencil on frontend page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pioneers--British Columbia--Burnaby
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Biography
- Object History
- Early Burnaby as recalled by the settlers themselves who arrived from every corner of the world between 1888 and 1930, some witnessing incorporation of the district in 1892, all seeking a better life for themselves and especially for their children, all helping transform the wilderness into the modern municipality of today.
- Notes
- "Editor Michael Sone".
- Includes index.
- 4 copies held: copy 4
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Digital Books
Museums, magic & children : youth education in museums
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary698
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Pitman, Bonnie
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Call Number
- 069.1 PIT
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 069.1 PIT
- Author
- Pitman, Bonnie
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.C.
- Publisher
- Assoc.of Science-Technology Centres
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Physical Description
- 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children's museums
- Museums--United States--Educational aspects
- Directories
- Notes
- 2 copies held, copy 1.
Extraordinary origins of everyday things
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary703
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Panati, Charles, 1943-
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Call Number
- 031 PAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0060960930
- 0060550988
- 0060964197
- Call Number
- 031 PAN
- Author
- Panati, Charles, 1943-
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Perennial Library
- Publication Date
- c1987
- Physical Description
- xi, 463 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries
- Inventions--History
- Notes
- Issued also under title: Panati's extraordinary origins of everyday things.
- Includes index.
The good guide : a sourcebook for interpreters, docents, and tour guides
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary708
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Grinder, Alison L.
- McCoy, E. Sue
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Call Number
- 069.1 GRI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0932541003
- Call Number
- 069.1 GRI
- Author
- Grinder, Alison L.
- McCoy, E. Sue
- Place of Publication
- Scottsdale, Ariz.
- Publisher
- Ironwood Press
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- xiv, 147 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museums--Educational aspects
- Tour guides (Persons)
- Historic sites--Interpretive programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- National parks and reserves--Interpretive programs--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Empire of wood : the MacMillan Bloedel story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary725
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- MacKay, Donald, 1925-
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Call Number
- 338.7 MAC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888943709
- Call Number
- 338.7 MAC
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Author
- MacKay, Donald, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Seattle
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- University of Washington Press
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Physical Description
- 361 p., [80] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Lumber trade--British Columbia
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-349) and index.
Syrup pails and gopher tails : memories of the one-room school
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary749
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Charyk, John C.
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Call Number
- 372.9712 CHA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888331592
- Call Number
- 372.9712 CHA
- Author
- Charyk, John C.
- Place of Publication
- Saskatoon
- Publisher
- Western Producer Prairie Books
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Physical Description
- vii, 143 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Rural schools--Prairie Provinces--History
- Prairie Provinces--History--1905-1945
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 137) and index.
Over the counter : the country store in Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary773
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 088902989X
- Call Number
- 381.1 MAL
- Author
- Mallory, Enid
- Place of Publication
- Markham, Ont.
- Publisher
- Fitzhenry & Whiteside
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- General stores--Canada
From coast to coast : a personal history of radio in Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary779
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Stewart, Sandy, 1930-
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Call Number
- 384.54 STE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0887941478
- 0887941885
- Call Number
- 384.54 STE
- Author
- Stewart, Sandy, 1930-
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- CBC Enterprises
- Publication Date
- c1985
- Physical Description
- xi, 191 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Radio broadcasting
- Notes
- Rev. ed. of: A pictorial history of radio in Canada. c1975.
- Includes index.
The selling of Canada : the CPR and the beginnings of Canadian tourism
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary780
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 091938109X
- Call Number
- 385 HAR
- Author
- Hart, E. J.
- Place of Publication
- Banff, Canada
- Publisher
- Altitude Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Physical Description
- 180 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Tourism--Canada
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 177) and index.
The Pacific Empresses : an illustrated history of Canadian Pacific Railway's Empress liners on the Pacific Ocean
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary791
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Turner, Robert D.
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Call Number
- 387.5 TUR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919462618
- Call Number
- 387.5 TUR
- Author
- Turner, Robert D.
- Place of Publication
- Victoria, B.C.
- Publisher
- Sono Nis Press
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Physical Description
- x, 290 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canadian Pacific Steamships--History
- Ocean liners
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-264) and index.
The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Call Number
- 388.46 EWE Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 092062054X
- Call Number
- 388.46 EWE Copy 1
- Author
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Place of Publication
- North Vancouver
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Printer
- D.W. Friesen & Sons
- Physical Description
- 336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Salsbury" "1987" [handwritten in blue ink, on the upper right hand corner of the opposite front end paper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 3 copies held : copy 1.
Red rover, red rover : children's games played in Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary846
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Fowke, Edith, 1913-1996
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Call Number
- 796 FOW
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0385251726
- 9780385251723
- Call Number
- 796 FOW
- Author
- Fowke, Edith, 1913-1996
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Doubleday Canada
- Publication Date
- c1988
- Physical Description
- 159 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Games
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155) and index.
The refiners : a century of BC Sugar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary851
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Schreiner, John
- Publication Date
- c1989
- Call Number
- 338.7 SCH
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0888946554
- Call Number
- 338.7 SCH
- Author
- Schreiner, John
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1989
- Physical Description
- 288 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.
- Inscription
- "COMPLIMENTS FROM / PETER A. CHERNIMSKY / CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD / JUNE, 1990.", handwritten in ink on cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Sugar--Manufacture and refining
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
Early health & medicine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary852
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0865050317
- 0865050309
- Call Number
- 613 KAL
- Author
- Kalman, Bobbie
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Crabtree Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Series
- Early settler life series
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Health--History
- Medical care--History
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- Includes index.
Early settler children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary853
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kalman, Bobbie
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Call Number
- 305.2 KAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0865050198
- Call Number
- 305.2 KAL
- Author
- Kalman, Bobbie
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Crabtree Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1982
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Children--History
- Children--Social conditions
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Juvenile literature
- Notes
- Includes index.
Early village life
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary854
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Kalman, Bobbie
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Call Number
- 307.7 KAL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0865050090
- Call Number
- 307.7 KAL
- Author
- Kalman, Bobbie
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Crabtree Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1981
- Series
- Early settler life series
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Villages
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Notes
- Includes index.
Early farm life
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary855
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Gunby, Lise, 1959-
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Call Number
- 630 GUN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0865050279
- 9780865050273
- 0865050260
- 9780865050266
- Call Number
- 630 GUN
- Author
- Gunby, Lise, 1959-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Crabtree Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1983
- Physical Description
- 80 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "HERITAGE VILLAGE MUSEUM / 4900 DEER LAKE AVENUE / BURNABY, B.C. V5G 3T6", stamped on inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Agriculture
- Farm life
- Juvenile literature
- Subjects
- Agriculture
- Notes
- Text, photographs, and etchings describe the many chores, activities, and hardships involved in pioneer farming. Includes glossary.
- Includes index.