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Mary Forsyth fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription87823
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893] (date of original) -2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burn…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893] (date of original) -2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-27
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burnaby. One of her major research projects consists of "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby," which also became a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Historical information and photographs pertaining to South Burnaby pioneer families and organizations were compiled from interviews with the intention of publishing a book.
- History
- Mary Gertrude (Bolton) Forsyth was born at her parents' home in Burnaby on March 5, 1923, and was the daughter of Richard Bolton and Gertrude (nee Hern). Mary's father, Richard, immigrated to Canada from Sunderland, England, in 1911. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster prior to purchasing property in South Burnaby in 1916 and built a bungalow located at 859 Marine Drive. Richard Bolton was employed as the municipal treasurer for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and, in 1919, he returned to Sunderland with three months leave of absence to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Mary grew up with her parents and sister Nancy in the house that her father built on Marine Drive. She married Lloyd Forsyth in 1946 and they had two children, Diane and Robert. Mary and her husband raised their family in Burnaby and built a house at 855 Marine Drive, on the lot originally purchased by her father, and moved later to a house located at 6457 Marine Drive. In 1964, after her children were grown, Mary completed her teaching degree at Simon Fraser University and went on to teach kindergarten at Nelson Elementary School. While a teacher within the Burnaby School District, Mary was instrumental in adopting ballet as part of the school curriculum. Mary was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society, participating and leading local events and seminars. She was inspired by the idea of the 'Housewives Holiday', originally initiated by the Vancouver "Y’ S". In February 1960, she was integral in forming a committee in South Burnaby, working alongside Ruth Turner, Faye Treagh, and Dorothy Turnbull. The "Housewives Holiday" committee (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) planned several events at Bonsor Hall for Burnaby housewives from October 6 to December 8, 1960. After her retirement from teaching, Mary returned to Simon Fraser University to do further studies and, in 1983, she wrote an essay for an Environmental Education course, titled "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby". The essay was conducted as a feasibility study to provide a walking environment in her community and included a formal essay, a media book, a map, and a slide presentation which was presented to a variety of local community groups. In 1984, Mary was the recipient of the North Fraser Harbour Commission Award to further her work on this project. In October 1986, her essay was adapted as a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby for a walking and cycling trail system for South Burnaby. Her proposal was taken into consideration by council and was later adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mary was very much interested in the history of South Burnaby and spent time between 1990 to 2004 conducting research through the Burnaby Historical Society, The City of Burnaby Archives, and several pioneering families who agreed to share their family records and be interviewed. Mary compiled her research into short historical and biographical essays by geographical area, family name, and organization. Mary (Bolton) Forsyth lived her whole life in South Burnaby and was an active and committed member of her community. She died on November 10, 2010.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- Forsyth, Mary
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 572, MSS185
Ephemera subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97408
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-22
- BHS1986-01
- BHS1986-16
- BHS1986-43
- BHS1988-02
- BHS1988-12
- BHS1988-14
- BHS1989-09
- BHS1989-11
- BHS1989-14
- BHS1989-16
- BHS1991-26
- BHS1991-35
- BHS1991-40
- BHS1992-01
- BHS1994-09
- BHS1995-13
- BHS1995-17
- BHS1996-10
- BHS1997-06
- BHS1997-10
- BHS1999-04
- BHS1999-08
- BHS2000-12
- BHS2004-09
- BHS2004-11
- BHS2005-04
- BHS2005-05
- BHS2007-03
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on content of subseries
- PC212, PC219, PC472, PC598, MSS005, MSS010, MSS034, MSS038, MSS046, MSS076, MSS081, MSS090, MSS111, MSS114, MSS119, MSS195
Engineering Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription43
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- History
- In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Fire Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direct…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning, including daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
- History
- Serving the City since 1911, the Burnaby Fire Department is committed to providing timely, professional, and effective fire-related emergency services to save lives, property and the environment. Their dedicated staff serves the City via seven fire stations located strategically across Burnaby. Each of our stations is equipped with up-to-date vehicles and equipment. Their highly skilled and trained team of men and women provide many services, including fire suppression and prevention, investigation, inspection, training, medical, vehicle extrication, technical and other speciality rescues, hazardous materials response and public education services. The following information pertains to the publication "Follow That Fire": Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out-of-control brush fires. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police were responsible for fire-related matters, earning three dollars for attending a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first fire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Several members saw the value in jotting down recollections of their experiences as Burnaby firemen, which sparked an interest in completing the History of the Burnaby Fire Department. While researching this project, the author was fortunate in being able to draw from the resources of retired chiefs Fred Blake and Lewis Auvache, who were original members of the Department. The Department's progression includes heated and sometimes humorous debates regarding who should be responsible for fire protection, deciding if there was a need for a fire services, and how taxes would be levied to support the service. Photographs throughout the text represent stages of development which include a pictorial record of Burnaby fire trucks from 1923 to the present platform ladder trucks. From its humble beginning as two separate fire departments operating from a converted police horse stable and a water pumping station, the Burnaby Fire Department has developed into a professional organization serving its citizens from six fire stations.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5173
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282885
- Call Number
- 971.133 PRI Copy 2
- Contributor
- Wolf, Jim
- Pride, Harry, 1925-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Barnet Road
- Burrard Inlet
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.
- "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"
- Copy 2 of 2
Digital Books
Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Edition
- Rev.
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282893
- Call Number
- 971.133 LUX COPY 1
- Edition
- Rev.
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Wolf, Jim
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- 2011
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Historic buildings
- Buildings
- Historic sites
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Digital Books
Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5465
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969282850
- 9780969282853
- Call Number
- 971.1 BUR COPY 3
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical Description
- 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence
- Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence
- British Columbia--History--1849-1871
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.
- 3 copies held: copy 3.
Digital Books
Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5863
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 388.460971 TRA
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Contributor
- Friends of Interurban 1223
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- c2007
- Printer
- City of Burnaby Printshop
- Physical Description
- 91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- Transportation
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Name Access
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Notes
- Editor : Pixie McGeachie
Images
Digital Books
The one-room school in Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary740
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Cochrane, Jean, 1932-
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Call Number
- 371.00971 COC
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1894004698
- Call Number
- 371.00971 COC
- Author
- Cochrane, Jean, 1932-
- Place of Publication
- Calgary
- Publisher
- Fifth House
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical Description
- 168 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Rural Schools--Canada--History
- Education--Canada--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
Building the West : the early architects of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary824
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Call Number
- 720.922 LUX
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0889224749
- 9780889224742
- Call Number
- 720.922 LUX
- Author
- Luxton, Donald, 1954-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Talonbooks
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Physical Description
- 560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Architecture
- Architects
- Subjects
- Buildings
- Buildings - Heritage
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-530) and indexes.
Station normal : the power of the Stave River
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary833
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1550549324
- Call Number
- 333.793 STA
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical Description
- vii, 120 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Salsbury / May 8/02", handwritten in ink on inside of front cover.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Notes
- Copy 1 of 2
- Published in association with: B.C. Hydro.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-117) and index.
Wildfire : British Columbia burns
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1228
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1553650573
- Call Number
- 363.37 AND
- Contributor
- Fralic, Shelley
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Greystone Books
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Physical Description
- 139 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fires
- Fire fighters
- Notes
- Co-published by Vancouver Sun and Province.
Kovels' antiques & collectibles price list : for the 2003 market, illustrated
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1231
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0609809822
- 9780609809822
- Call Number
- 707.305 KOV
- Edition
- 35th ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Three Rivers Press
- Publication Date
- c2003
- Physical Description
- xiv, 894 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Antiques
- Collectibles
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes index.
B.C. Provincial Police Stories, volume 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1290
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Clark, Cecil, 1899-
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Call Number
- 364.1 CLA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0919214754
- Call Number
- 364.1 CLA
- Author
- Clark, Cecil, 1899-
- Place of Publication
- Surrey, B.C.
- Publisher
- Heritage House
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Physical Description
- 141 p. : ill.
Why? : the last years of the British Columbia Provincial Police : a historical segment of British Columbia History died with the disestablishment of the British Columbia Provincial Police in 1950
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1295
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0969904010
- Call Number
- 363.2 BRO COPY 1
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Pacific Forensic Science Consultants and Services
- Publication Date
- c2000
- Printer
- A & F Printing Ltd.
- Physical Description
- xx, 132 p., A-AF p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Police
- Police--British Columbia
- Notes
- Signed by author.
- Includes index.
- 2 copies held: copy 1.
Burnaby Village Museum 1971-2001 : 30 years of Heritage Preservation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1325
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Stevens, Colin, 1951-
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Call Number
- 971.133 STE Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0968984908
- Call Number
- 971.133 STE Copy 1
- Author
- Stevens, Colin, 1951-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical Description
- 14 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Copy 1 of 6
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby Village Museum--Exhibitions
- Burnaby Village Museum--History
- Burnaby (B.C.) History --Exhibitions
Of mice and men : a history of personal computing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1331
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 088953246x
- Call Number
- 004.16 EVA
- Author
- Evans, Jeff
- Contributor
- Hails, John
- Goldenberg, Linda
- Madden, Aaren
- Nickle Arts Museum
- Place of Publication
- Calgary, Alta.
- Publisher
- Nickle Arts Museum, University of Calgary
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical Description
- 89 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Microcomputers--Exhibitions
- Microcomputers--History
- Computers and civilization--Exhibitions
- Notes
- Includes essays by Linda Goldenberg, John Hails, Aaren Madden and Jeff Evans.
Fighting for dignity : the Ginger Goodwin story
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1333
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Stonebanks, Roger
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Call Number
- 331.81223 GOO
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1894000064
- Call Number
- 331.81223 GOO
- Author
- Stonebanks, Roger
- Place of Publication
- St. John's, [N.L.]
- Publisher
- Canadian Committee on Labour History
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Physical Description
- 206 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Goodwin, Ginger
- Labor leaders--British Columbia
- Coal miners--Labor unions--British Columbia--Officials and employees
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-198) and index.
Catalog of mission furniture, 1913 : sectional Come-Packt furniture
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1341
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Come-Packt Furniture Company
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Call Number
- 749.09 MIS
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1897030096
- Call Number
- 749.09 MIS
- Author
- Come-Packt Furniture Company
- Place of Publication
- Almonte, Ont.
- Publisher
- Algrove Pub.
- Publication Date
- c2004
- Series
- Classic reprint series
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Furniture, Mission
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Reprint. Originally published: Toledo : Come-Packt Furniture Company, 1913.
Tong : the story of Tong Louie, Vancouver's quiet titan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1361
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Call Number
- 921 PER
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 155017231X
- Call Number
- 921 PER
- Author
- Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)
- Place of Publication
- Madeira Park, B.C.
- Publisher
- Harbour Pub.
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical Description
- 191 p. : ill. (some col.), ports ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- "Gift from H. Y. Louie Co. / Oct. 17/07", handwritten in ink on piece of paper inserted in cover page.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Business
- Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver
- Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Biography
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Notes
- Includes index.