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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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Barnet Park papers

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1978
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 development of Barnet Park, including Engineering Department Reports to Council, correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Deputy Minister of Lands in Victoria, Burnaby Citizens' Committee for Access to Burrard Inlet at Barnet Park rec…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1942-1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
Physical Description
1 file of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS118-002
Accession Number
BHS2005-8
Scope and Content
File consists of papers pertaining to the development of Barnet Park, including Engineering Department Reports to Council, correspondence between the North Burnaby Board of Trade and the Deputy Minister of Lands in Victoria, Burnaby Citizens' Committee for Access to Burrard Inlet at Barnet Park recommendations and a map of Burnaby from 1968 (to accompany Burnaby Zoning Bylaw 4742).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
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Barnet School History

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62917
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 report
Scope and Content
Item is a paper entitled "Barnet School History / 1899 - 1974," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
July 1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Retired Teachers subseries
Physical Description
1 report
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS103-011
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
BHS2002-11
Scope and Content
Item is a paper entitled "Barnet School History / 1899 - 1974," written as part of the project undertaken by the Burnaby Retired Teachers Association on the History of Burnaby Schools.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Continutation of title: "... 1899 - 1947"
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Basic training for A. R. P. workers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1940
Call Number
358.3 SUN
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
BV988.47.15
Call Number
358.3 SUN
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Sun Pub. Co.
Vancouver Sun
Publication Date
1940
Library Subject (LOC)
Canada--Civil defense
World War, 1939-1945--Canada
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Wars
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
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Bateman family World War II letters series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939-1947, predominant 1942-1945
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of letters written to Marianne "May" Bateman and Jessie (Bateman) and Ernest Fox. The majority of the letters are written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II along with one letter written to May Bateman by a friend named Murray. Letters from Colin Fox were written during his ini…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
6 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of letters written to Marianne "May" Bateman and Jessie (Bateman) and Ernest Fox. The majority of the letters are written by Colin Rhodes Fox during World War II along with one letter written to May Bateman by a friend named Murray. Letters from Colin Fox were written during his initial training in Edmonton and while serving overseas with his unit, the 13th Field Regiment , 44th Canadian Field Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery and later as part of the 78th Canadian Field Battery.
Accession Code
BV020.27
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1939-1947, predominant 1942-1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Related Material
See also: Interview with Marianne May Bateman February 22, 1978 - Tracks 1-4. City of Burnaby Archives Item No. MSS137-014-1
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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BC Electric Employees magazine

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1944
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 magazine
Scope and Content
Item is a BC Electric Employees magazine; Volume 27 No. 5. The magazine was published on the 15th of each month by the B.C. Electric Railway Company.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 1944
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ephemera subseries
Physical Description
1 magazine
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS081-022
Accession Number
BHS1996-10
Scope and Content
Item is a BC Electric Employees magazine; Volume 27 No. 5. The magazine was published on the 15th of each month by the B.C. Electric Railway Company.
Media Type
Textual Record
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B.C. Electric Railway cutoff - Highland Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription751
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1951
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
3 folders textual records and cartographic material
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, reports, Council minutes, and agreements between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Co. regarding the construction of the Highland Park Cut-off. File also includes 1912 blueprint "Plan of Portion of 20th Street in DL171 and 53, Gp. 1, NWD…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912-1951
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
3 folders textual records and cartographic material
Description Level
File
Record No.
2489
Accession Number
2001-02
Scope and Content
File contains correspondence, reports, Council minutes, and agreements between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Co. regarding the construction of the Highland Park Cut-off. File also includes 1912 blueprint "Plan of Portion of 20th Street in DL171 and 53, Gp. 1, NWD, Bby."
Media Type
Textual Record
Cartographic Material
Notes
Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
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B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Accession Code
BV013.27.21
Call Number
388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Transit Museum Society
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
1 videodisc (128 min, 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.
Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information.
Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society
Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video.
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B.C. Girl Guides

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1914 -1982 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 39 photographs (tiffs)
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby between 1930 and 1981. The scrapbook includes a photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company in 1914 and The Girl Guides Conference from 1950. This scrapbook was often us…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files (pdfs) + 39 photographs (tiffs)
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia pertaining to guiding in Burnaby between 1930 and 1981. The scrapbook includes a photograph of the 1st Burnaby Girl Guide Company in 1914 and The Girl Guides Conference from 1950. This scrapbook was often used by Paulene Hall at presentations.
Creator
Walker, Bea
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV016.49.83
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1914 -1982 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of scrapbook
Selective retention of original records from scrapbook
Selected photographs were retained and described at item level : BV016.49.126 & BV016.49.96
Images
Documents
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B.C. Retired Teachers' Association history 1945-1999

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88245
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1999
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of a history of the B.C. Retired Teachers' Association 1945-1999 edited by Lorna Robb and published by the British Columbia Retired Teachers' Association.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1999
Collection/Fonds
Mary Forsyth fonds
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS185-043
Access Restriction
Open access
Accession Number
2014-27
Scope and Content
File consists of a history of the B.C. Retired Teachers' Association 1945-1999 edited by Lorna Robb and published by the British Columbia Retired Teachers' Association.
Media Type
Textual Record
Publisher
British Columbia : British Columbia Retired Teachers' Association
Notes
Transcribed title
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B.C. Summer Games series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15420
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1979]-1997
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
4 photographs + 1 post card + 1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a small collection of photographs and textual records collected by Donald Copan regarding B.C. Summer Games taking place in Burnaby in 1984 and 1997.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
4 photographs + 1 post card + 1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a small collection of photographs and textual records collected by Donald Copan regarding B.C. Summer Games taking place in Burnaby in 1984 and 1997.
Accession Code
BV021.4
Date
[1979]-1997
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of the series
See also B.C. Summer Games artifacts BV021.4.1 to BV021.4.12 & BV021.4.21; BV021.4.25; BV021.4.26
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B.C. Summer/Winter Games volume 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription3415
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1984-1997
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
Textual record
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1984-1997
Collection/Fonds
City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Series
Clerk's Department record series
Physical Description
Textual record
Description Level
File
Record No.
6361
File Class
L010400
Accession Number
2002-02
Media Type
Textual Record
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B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1990
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Scope and Content
Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic w…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
Series
Burnaby historical reference collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (2 hr., 3 min., 4 sec.) : VHS, 29 fps, col., sd., stereo
Material Details
VHS video tape in slip case "1950 / BCE Rail Archives / Burn. Lake / Central Park / Oak-Marpole / Skagit / Tourist Ride Chilliwack" hand written on label.
"Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points"- Directed and Produced by Ken Hodgson
Opening title card on film excerpt reads: "GASTOWN POST & TRANSFER / B.C. TRANSIT CENTENNIAL / "BURNABY LAKE" / COLOURIST: Al / ASSISTANT"
Scope and Content
Historical film excerpts of B.C. Electric Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train shot by Ken Hodgson in 1948/1949 and in 1950. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman. Frank and Vic worked as motormen on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information. Summary: 0:00 – 16:18: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Burnaby Lake". Footage of a Burnaby Lake Line tram from the Carrall Street depot in Vancouver to the Sapperton terminus, New Westminster. 16:18 – 30:20: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Central Park". Footage of a Central Park Line tram from the New Westminster depot to the Carrall Street depot. 30:20 - 40:53: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Oak St. Line". Footage of an Oak St. Line tram from Victory Square to the Marpole terminus. 40:53 – 49:41:Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "BC Transit / Transit Centennial" "Fairview Belt Line 1". Although the title card reads “Fairview Belt Line 1”, this is an observation car from the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets to the Dunbar terminus and back to Victory Square by way of Granville Street. 49:41 – 57:34: Title card reads "Gastown Post & Transfer" "Skagit River Railway". Footage of Skagit River Railway, Washington, U.S.A., from Newhalem to the Diablo Dam powerhouse and lift, then to the boat which crossed the lake to Ross Dam 57:34 – 1:12:54: the title card reads “Observation Car Trip” but this is a Fairview Belt Line tram on the outer line run, from Broadway and Main on a complete loop through downtown. 1:12:54 – 1:15:49: Title reads: "Railway Pictures Inc." "Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points" with voice over by Frank Horne and Vic Sharman, directed and produced by Ken Hodgson. Opens with Vic Sharman, his wife and family at Liverpool Old Station (Scott Road) preparing for the last trip on the Chilliwack Line October, 1950. The last Fraser Valley Line tram from Vancouver meets the last tram from Chilliwack in Langley for the last-day-of-service ceremony, October 1, 1950 1:15:49 – 1:56:10: Footage of a Fraser Valley line tram from the Carrall Street depot, leaving in sections which meet at the New Westminster depot and continue on together to Chilliwack Depot, then return to New Westminster. 1:56:10 – 2:03:04: Footage of decommissioning of the system: removal of the tram power lines, scrapping and burning of tram cars at the Kitsilano yard.
History
Film footage shot in 1948 -1949 and 1950 and voice-over recorded in 1990. The end-of-service ceremony film is dated October 1, 1950.
Creator
Hodgson, Kenneth A. "Ken"
Publisher
Railway Pictures Incorporated
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Sharman, Victor Lawrence "Vic"
Horne, Frank Harry
Accession Code
BV012.37.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1990
Media Type
Moving Images
Related Material
See also BV020.5.1060
Notes
Title based on contents of film
Other organizations participated in the filming of the footage: B.C. Transit and Gastown Post & Transfer.
Film is narrated by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman
VHS is a copy created from original excerpts
Images
Video

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

B.C. Transit Centennial: Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Way Points, 1990

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2012_0037_0012_001.mp4
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Bea MacMillan file

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1940-1970
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records + 2 photographs + emphemera
Scope and Content
File consists of International Guiding ephemera collected by Bea MacMillan and includes: a handwritten camp menu from July 1940; a "WAGGS / World Guiding/Girl Scouting" poster (1968); a poster of "FLAGS OF THE UNITED NATIONS"; a colour page titled "THE WHEEL OF PROGRESS" "showing the start of the M…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 folder of textual records + 2 photographs + emphemera
Scope and Content
File consists of International Guiding ephemera collected by Bea MacMillan and includes: a handwritten camp menu from July 1940; a "WAGGS / World Guiding/Girl Scouting" poster (1968); a poster of "FLAGS OF THE UNITED NATIONS"; a colour page titled "THE WHEEL OF PROGRESS" "showing the start of the Movement in Member Countries / of the World Association of Girl / Guides and Girl Scouts" (1962); six colour pages from "World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts" of "Girl Guide/Girl Scout Uniforms"; various postcards and note cards including Lady Baden Powell, "Our Cabana" in Guernavaca, Mexico, "The Long House at Tsoona, B.C.", "Siempre Listas / Guilas De El Salvador"; various graphic design cards; stickers titled "Nuestra / Cabana / Mexico", "Nuestra Cabana / Cuernavaca", "Olave House / London" and a few vinyl decals and brochures pertaining to the "World Flag" for Girl Guides/Girl Scouts; two vinyl bookmarks in honour of the Diamond Jubilee (1910 - 1970); a "Glossary of Girl Guide Terms"; a printed pamphlet from Mexico "Una Palabra a Los Padres" written in Spanish; a folder titled "Mexican Native Costumes" with colourful paper cut outs and two black and white matted photographs of "Our Chalet - Switzerland".
Creator
MacMillan, Bea
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.319
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1940-1970
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of file
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Beatrice DeWolff (nee McKenzie)

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1993]-2004
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of genealogical information and notes about Beatrice DeWolff and the Edith Minnie McKenzie Love family line. Beatrice was married to Douglas DeWolff in 1942 and is the daughter of Edith (nee Love) and Angus David McKenzie.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Jesse Love farmhouse series
Subseries
Love farmhouse research files subseries
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of genealogical information and notes about Beatrice DeWolff and the Edith Minnie McKenzie Love family line. Beatrice was married to Douglas DeWolff in 1942 and is the daughter of Edith (nee Love) and Angus David McKenzie.
Names
DeWolff, Beatrice
Accession Code
BV018.41.73
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
[1993]-2004
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on content of file
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Bell's Dry Goods

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
11 Aug. 1994
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (62 min., 50 sec.) : VHS, col., sd.
Scope and Content
Film footage of an interview conducted and recorded by Burnaby Village Museum curator Colin Stevens with Burnaby residents gathered inside of Bell's Dry Goods store on the site of Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby residents were customers and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bell and included: Jim Agnew; Mary…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Subseries
Bell's research files subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 videocassette (62 min., 50 sec.) : VHS, col., sd.
Scope and Content
Film footage of an interview conducted and recorded by Burnaby Village Museum curator Colin Stevens with Burnaby residents gathered inside of Bell's Dry Goods store on the site of Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby residents were customers and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bell and included: Jim Agnew; Mary Agne; May and Bill Long; Mel Coutts; Lois Coutts; Isobel Coutts and Aubrey Coutts. These residents all lived in the area of the building and knew the owners between 1920 and 1950. Residents recall the layout and furnishings of the interior of the building when it was operated as Bell's Dry Goods (1925 to 1937), Jean's Grocery Store [?], Whitechurch Hardware (1937-1973). Colin Stevens is particularly interested in gathering information on the layout and furnishings in Bell's since the museum intends to restore the building and display to the 1920s era.
Creator
Stevens, Colin
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
Names
Agnew, Jim
Agnew, Mary
Coutts, Mel
Coutts, Lois Hollands
Coutts, Aubrey
Coutts, Isobel
Long, May Walker
Long, Bill
Stevens, Colin
Accession Code
BV020.5.737
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
11 Aug. 1994
Media Type
Moving Images
Notes
Title based on contents
Label on videocassette reads: "Bells' Dry Goods" / "Interview with People / who used to shop there / at / "Bells' Dry Goods" / 6th St. Burnaby / 1994 Aug 11 Colin Stevens"
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Bell's Dry Goods exhibit collection series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on sit…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on site at Burnaby Village Museum. The majority of the records were created by museum and City of Burnaby staff. Series is arranged into four subseries: 1) Restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries 2) Bell's building photographs subseries 3) Bell's exhibit photographs subseries 4) Bell's research files subseries
History
The Bell's Dry Goods building was built in 1922 by Clifford Tuckey with a small lean to structure on the back housing a kitchen and bedroom. The building was located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Burnaby. William Bell (1884-1952) and Flora Bell (nee Connell) (1889-1953) immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland between 1917 and 1918. In about 1924, the building was purchased by William and Flora Bell. Flora operated "Bell's Dry Goods" store out of the building and the couple lived at the back of the store. William worked as a driver for a local lumber mill. Bell's Dry Goods was in operation in this one storey building between 1925 and 1937 with the building address, 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street). In 1927, they moved to a house located on Thirteenth Avenue while they converted the back of the store to include the East Burnaby Post Office. In 1937, the Bells moved the one storey "Bell's Dry Goods" building a little further north and built a two storey building on the corner. Flora continued to operate Bell's Dry Goods on the ground level of the new building until 1941 and the couple lived upstairs. The new two storey building assumed the address of 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street) and the older one storey building obtained a new address of 1316 Sixth Street (later 7685 Sixth Street). The East Burnaby Post Office continued to operate at 1314 Sixth Street until about 1954. On December 1, 1937, Maurice Whitechurch moved his Whitechurch Hardware store into the one storey building which he rented out from the Bells. In 1943, Maurice Whitechurch purchased the building from the Bells and Whitechurch Hardware store continued to operated at this location until the Spring of 1973. In June 1973, Mr. Fergie Will bought the store and the building was donated to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). In August 1974, the building was relocated from it's location on Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village. Sometime prior to the move, the extension at the rear of the building was removed. After the building was moved to Heritage Village, some exterior repairs were completed including the installation of exterior siding at the rear of the building and installation of large wood sliding door. The building opened as a carpentry shop exhibit in 1975. In March 1976, an extension at the rear of the building was rebuilt by museum staff. The building underwent several repairs and restorations between 1992 and 1996 and was closed to the public. Due to structural problems, the extension was demolished in 1992. Between 1993 and 1996, the building underwent a series of exterior and interior structural repairs to restore it to Bell's Dry Goods store which included the rebuilding of the extension at the rear of the building and the moving of the building onto a new foundation. The newly restored building opened as Bell's Dry Goods store (exhibit) on August 6, 1996. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807.
Accession Code
BV019.52
BV020.5
Date
1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Further accruals are expected
Some records within this collection are subject to FIPPA
For other records and photographs associated with this building, see also Century Park Museum Association fonds and Burnaby Village Museum fonds and Jesse Love farmhouse fonds
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Bell's research files subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17005
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1996-1997
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
textual records + video recording + photographs : copy prints
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of historical research pertaining to the history of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store and their owners. Series includes research notes, correspondence, reports and interviews.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Subseries
Bell's research files subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
textual records + video recording + photographs : copy prints
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of historical research pertaining to the history of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store and their owners. Series includes research notes, correspondence, reports and interviews.
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1996-1997
Media Type
Textual Record
Moving Images
Photograph
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
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Bell's restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17002
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1973-2012
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Subseries
Bell's restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries
Description Level
Subseries
Physical Description
10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings
Scope and Content
Subseries consists of correspondence, reports, tenders, workplans and budget information regarding the moving, restoration, repairs and upgrades to the Whitechurch Hardware - Bell's Dry Goods building on exhibit at Burnaby Village Museum.
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1973-2012
Media Type
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Title based on content of subseries
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BHS 40th Anniversary

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98411
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
File contains records and ephemera related to the planning and execution of the Burnaby Historical Society's 50th anniversary event held June 23, 2007.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2007
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS205-079
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
File contains records and ephemera related to the planning and execution of the Burnaby Historical Society's 50th anniversary event held June 23, 2007.
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Transcribed title
Title transcribed from original file folder
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