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Small family fonds

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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

In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

1 digital book

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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Luxton, Donald, 1954-; Wolf, Jim

Edition: Rev.

Publication Date: 2011; c2007

Call Number: 971.133 LUX COPY 1

1 digital book

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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282850; 9780969282853

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2007

Call Number: 388.460971 TRA

1 image 1 digital book

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

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Name Access: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Editor : Pixie McGeachie

Images

Digital Books

The one-room school in Canada

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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

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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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stanley, Meg, 1962-; Wilson, Hugh (Hugh Patrick)

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 333.793 STA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1550549324

Call Number: 333.793 STA

Author: Stanley, Meg, 1962-; Wilson, Hugh (Hugh Patrick)

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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Anderson, Charles, 1958-; Culbert, Lori, 1967-

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 363.37 AND

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1553650573

Call Number: 363.37 AND

Author: Anderson, Charles, 1958-; Culbert, Lori, 1967-

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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Edition: 35th ed.

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 707.305 KOV

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

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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.

Library Subject (LOC): Crime; Police

Names: British Columbia Provincial Police

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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-

Publication Date: c2000

Call Number: 363.2 BRO COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969904010

Call Number: 363.2 BRO COPY 1

Author: Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-

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

Names: British Columbia Provincial Police

Notes: Signed by author.; Includes index.; 2 copies held: copy 1.

Burnaby Village Museum 1971-2001 : 30 years of Heritage Preservation

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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

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Evans, Jeff

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 004.16 EVA

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

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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

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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

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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.

The laws of heaven : the values behind 100 years of success

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Rockett, Eve

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 381.148 ROC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969758537

Call Number: 381.148 ROC

Author: Rockett, Eve

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: H. Y. Louie Co. Limited

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 95 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "Gift from H.Y. Louie Co. / Oct 17/09 ", written in ink on piece of paper inserted in front cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Supermarkets--Canada, Western--History; Retail trade--Canada, Western--History; Wholesale trade--Canada, Western--History

Notes: "Produced for H.Y. Louie Co. Limited by The Art Department, a division of Canada Wide Magazines & Communications"--T.p. verso.

Fighting for Canada : Chinese and Japanese Canadians in military service

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McLaughlin, Dennis; McLaughlin, Leslie

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 971.004 MCL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0662691318

Call Number: 971.004 MCL

Author: McLaughlin, Dennis; McLaughlin, Leslie

Place of Publication: [Ottawa]

Publisher: Department of National Defence

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 112, 112 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: "To / Burnaby Village Museum, / From / Chinese Canadian Military / Museum / Howe Lee / President / 2008 May 08" handwritten in ink on inside cover of book.