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Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15125
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Jan. 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks hi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded) + 1 envelope
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin thanks his aunt for parcels that he's received and reflects on his Christmas and New Years celebration.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.13
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 6 Jan. 1943
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Address on front of envelope reads: "Miss M. Bateman / 3896 W. 25th Ave. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
- Return address on verso of envelope reads: "K 19022 L/Sgt. C.R. Fox / 44th Fld. Bty. / 13th Fld. Reg't. R.C.A. A.F. / Canadian Army Overseas"
- Stamp on verso of envelope reads: "13 FD. REGT. R.C.A. / OUT GOING MAIL"
- Circular post mark stamp on front of envelope reads: "FIELDPOST_OFFICE_483_JAN. 15 /43"
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Letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15126
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 19 Jan. 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin talks abo…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a letter written by Lt. Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin talks about German planes bombing London; how he got innoculated; parcels that he's received from relatives and how he plans to visit friends in Scotland and London when he gets leave.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.14
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 19 Jan. 1943
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Vera Jackson Pel collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97233
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Vera Jackson Pel collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of papers collected by Vera Jackson Pel related to her time as a clerk at the Royal Bank in Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Vera Jackson Pel collection
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Record No.
- MSS069
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Collection consists of papers collected by Vera Jackson Pel related to her time as a clerk at the Royal Bank in Burnaby.
- History
- Vera Jackson’s parents Harold Joseph Jackson and Florence Colocott married in 1925 and bought a brown, wooden, shingled house at 3507 Booth Avenue, Burnaby, in 1926. Vera Rose Jackson was born at Mrs. Scott’s private hospital on Kingsway near Central Park on December 4, 1927. Her brother Ronald Harold Jackson was born on June 21, 1929. In 1934, the family moved to 2706 Cassie Avenue (later renumbered 6457). Vera attended Miss Edith Hall’s Kindergarten on Grange Street until she was old enough to enter Kingsway West as a grade one student. The family were members of the West Burnaby United Church and Vera and her brother Ron both went to Sunday school in the old Church basement. Vera attended Burnaby South High School where she met her future husband, Fred Pel. They married on April 13, 1951, and had four sons, David, Fred (Elsie), Jon (Nancy), Al (Steffany), and an adopted daughter, Angela. Vera and Fred faithfully attended First Christian Reformed Church. Vera was active in the church, leading Bible studies, as well as teaching ESL. Her students appreciated her and stayed in touch for many years. She also took on the role of archivist to help document the church's history. In 1944, Vera started a job at the Royal Bank in Burnaby. Besides the manager and the accountant, the entire staff at the branch were young women fresh out of school, as the men had left to serve during World War II. She worked at the Royal Bank from 1944 until 1952. During her time as clerk, she witnessed two armed robberies, one in May of 1946 and the other in January of 1948. Vera passed away on July 16, 2023.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Pel, Vera Rose Jackson
- Notes
- Title based on contents of collection
- MSS069
Museum and Art Notes - The Art, Historical, and Scientific Association of Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8853
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Pamphlet includes historical information about Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Series
- Planning General series
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 11814
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Pamphlet includes historical information about Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Building Totals Ledger Book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription24056
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Building Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Ledger contains the monthly building totals as calculated by the Building Department for the years 1949-2003.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-2003
- Collection/Fonds
- Building Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 27060
- Accession Number
- 2006-08
- Scope and Content
- Ledger contains the monthly building totals as calculated by the Building Department for the years 1949-2003.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription59669
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949- [1969]
- 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 North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including the original programme for the Charter Presentation in 1949 (which includes the roster of charter members).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS092-046
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the North Burnaby Kiwanis Club including the original programme for the Charter Presentation in 1949 (which includes the roster of charter members).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
North Burnaby Kiwanis Club scrapbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62802
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (161 photographs)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, typed notes, and 161 photographs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Kiwanis Club subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook (161 photographs)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS092-095
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a North Burnaby Kiwanis Club scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, typed notes, and 161 photographs.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club ledger book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62898
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club ledger book listing members, locker allocations and wins for the season (the club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS102-010
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-02
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club ledger book listing members, locker allocations and wins for the season (the club was later renamed the South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club).
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62900
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1997
- 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 Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club / South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club (renamed in 1972). Papers housed in file include certificates, licenses, plans and correspondence.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1997
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS102-012
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- BHS2002-02
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club / South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club (renamed in 1972). Papers housed in file include certificates, licenses, plans and correspondence.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Leila Orman papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62959
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers legalizing the signing over of copyright of Leila Orman's literary work to Marjorie Johnstone Thompson and the article Leila Orman wrote on BC Tel and the telephone they adapted for her. Also included in the file is an in memoriam letter (or speech) written for Leila Orman.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Leila Orman subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS104-004
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers legalizing the signing over of copyright of Leila Orman's literary work to Marjorie Johnstone Thompson and the article Leila Orman wrote on BC Tel and the telephone they adapted for her. Also included in the file is an in memoriam letter (or speech) written for Leila Orman.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch monthly reports
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65066
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-019
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch monthly reports.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch correspondence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65067
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are two newsletters and three reports.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS021-020
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch correspondence. Also included in the file are two newsletters and three reports.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby Branch VON receipt book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65497
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch VON receipt book.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1952
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger book
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-066
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) Burnaby Branch VON receipt book.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Royal Bank papers and magazines
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Vera Jackson Pel collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the McKay branch of the Royal Bank where Vera Jackson (later Pel) worked as a clerk. Included in the file is a hand-drawn map of the layout of the bank, typed pages entitled "The Saga of that Great Institution - The Royal Bank at McKay, B.C. / especially in the…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1973
- Collection/Fonds
- Vera Jackson Pel collection
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS069-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to the McKay branch of the Royal Bank where Vera Jackson (later Pel) worked as a clerk. Included in the file is a hand-drawn map of the layout of the bank, typed pages entitled "The Saga of that Great Institution - The Royal Bank at McKay, B.C. / especially in the 1940s" along with two copies of "The Royal Bank Magazine."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65643
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 14, 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 16 p. (newsprint)
- Scope and Content
- Item is the full edition of "Burnaby / A Progress Supplement to the Burnaby News Courier" dated Thursday April 14, 1949.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 14, 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 16 p. (newsprint)
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42573
- Accession Number
- BHS1995-13
- Scope and Content
- Item is the full edition of "Burnaby / A Progress Supplement to the Burnaby News Courier" dated Thursday April 14, 1949.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Continuation of title: "... / A Progress Supplement to the Burnaby News Courier"
Share Certificate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88121
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Laurence J. Peter family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual record.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Share Certificate for Nancy Muriel Peter of 7229 Lougheed Highway R.R. #8, New Westminster for the Lochdale Co Operative Association March 14, 1949. The Laurence and Nancy Peter family raised goats for milk and chickens for eggs at their home on a one acre lot on Lougheed Highway which t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Laurence J. Peter family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual record.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS186-001
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Accession Number
- 2013-29
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Share Certificate for Nancy Muriel Peter of 7229 Lougheed Highway R.R. #8, New Westminster for the Lochdale Co Operative Association March 14, 1949. The Laurence and Nancy Peter family raised goats for milk and chickens for eggs at their home on a one acre lot on Lougheed Highway which they purchased from Mr. Wright in 1947 for $1,000. When the goats and chickens were no longer needed, Laurencehad them locally slaughtered for meat which they stored in a freezer at the Lochdale Co-operative until they were ready to consume them. According to their son, John, he recollects climbing a ladder to access the family freezer locker within the Lochdale Co-Operative.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Krewenchuk family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88389
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Krewenchuk family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 5 cm. of textual records + 6 photographs : b&w + 10 photographs : col. + 2 architectural plans
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of personal and business records and photographs for Mike and Mary Krewenchuk and their son, Dennis Krewenchuk. Business records include photographs, guest books, property deeds, and land appraisals from when the Krewenchuks owned and operated the Nelson Hotel. Personal records inc…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1993
- Collection/Fonds
- Krewenchuk family fonds
- Physical Description
- 5 cm. of textual records + 6 photographs : b&w + 10 photographs : col. + 2 architectural plans
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- 2014-23
- 2015-05
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of personal and business records and photographs for Mike and Mary Krewenchuk and their son, Dennis Krewenchuk. Business records include photographs, guest books, property deeds, and land appraisals from when the Krewenchuks owned and operated the Nelson Hotel. Personal records include photographs, a last will and testament for Mike Krewenchuk, property records, appraisals and plans for 7460 Salisbury Avenue, and photographs and documents relating to their son, Dennis Krewenchuck's 1941 Packard convertible.
- History
- Michael (Mike) and Mary Krewenchuk lived in Burnaby and Vancouver, raising their five children, three boys and two girls. The family moved to Burnaby from Grand Forks in 1943 and purchased property on Grovenor Street on Capital Hill. Mike and Mary owned and operated a variety of small businesses in Burnaby and Vancouver, including: The Central Meat Market located at Sperling and Hastings Street; The Capital Hill General Store at 5530 Hastings Street in Burnaby from 1949; The Penny Market at 1806 Victoria Drive in Vancouver which they sold in 1953; The Payless Market at 5098 Joyce Street in Vancouver from 1954 to 1955; and the Nelson Motel (also known as The Nelson Bungalow Court and Nelson Auto Court) from 1956 to 1967. The couple sold the Nelson Motel in 1967, retiring and purchasing property at 7460 Salisbury Avenue where they built a new house. Mike Krewenchuk died in 1981 at the age of 79 years.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Krewenchuk family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS191, MSS192, photo catalogue 582
Nelson Motel papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88391
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Krewenchuk family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm. of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Nelson Motel business records including, trade licences, District of Burnaby Notice of Assessment, tax statements, telephone receipts, purchase contracts and other documents related to staff and proposed site development. The Nelson Motel ( also known as the Nelson Bungalow Court a…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Krewenchuk family fonds
- Physical Description
- 0.5 cm. of textual records.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS191-002
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-23
- Scope and Content
- File consists of Nelson Motel business records including, trade licences, District of Burnaby Notice of Assessment, tax statements, telephone receipts, purchase contracts and other documents related to staff and proposed site development. The Nelson Motel ( also known as the Nelson Bungalow Court and the Nelson Auto Court) was located at 6550 Nelson Avenue (Nelson and Kingsway) and owned by the Krewenchuck family.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
Laurence J. Peter family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88409
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Laurence J. Peter family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records.
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one Share Certificate for the Lochdale Co Operative Association.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Laurence J. Peter family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- In Archives only
- Accession Number
- 2013-29
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of one Share Certificate for the Lochdale Co Operative Association.
- History
- In 1941, Laurence J. Peter began his career as an industrial arts teacher at Lord Tweedsmeer High School in Cloverdale, after an illness kept him out of World War II. It was here that he met his future wife, Nancy M. Bailey, who was the vice principal of the school. The couple married in 1943 and made their way to Burnaby in 1947 after purchasing a one-acre lot in Burnaby from Mr. Wright for $1,000. When the couple purchased this lot, Nancy was teaching English at Burnaby South High School, while Laurence was teaching Woodwork at New Haven Borstal Home for Boys in the Provincial Corrections system. The lot was located in the historic neighbourhood of Lozell’s at 7229 Lougheed Highway and was renumbered to 7449 Lougheed in 1958. Laurence and Nancy had four children, two boys (John and Ted) and two girls (Alice and Margaret). When they first purchased the lot, they built a small house where they lived with their eldest son, John, until the completion of a larger house in 1949. Their second son, Ted, was born a few weeks before the completion of the larger house and was brought into the new home from the hospital. Their daughters were born over the next few years. Laurence and Nancy had built the larger house using a technique of peeled plywood core logs. Laurence and his cousin, Hewton Peter, who owned the lot next door, designed and built a machine to build exterior walls for their houses using plywood cores. In 1947, plywood cores were turned (peeled) down to six inches in diameter and then discarded to be chipped for the pulp industry. To build the house, the cores were splined together and stood on end making a vertical log house. Only three houses were ever built using their invention. The three-bedroom, one-bathroom house was completed in October 1949. The exterior of the house was never painted, just brushed with linseed oil. The traffic of the Lougheed Highway was not heard inside the house due to the six-inch walls and was very economical to heat in the snowy winters of the 1950s. Over the years, the couple worked on finishing the interior of the house, which included an intricately carved eight-foot-wide oak mantelpiece carved by Laurence. Parts of the mantel were reclaimed from the demolished old Hotel Vancouver and cobblestones reclaimed from the interurban tracks were used for the fireplace and stonework around the property. The family raised goats for milk and chickens for eggs and maintained a large vegetable garden and fruit trees on the property. When the goats and chickens were not needed anymore, Laurence slaughtered them for meat which they stored in a freezer at the Lochdale Co-operative until they were ready to consume them. The family was actively involved in the Burnaby community with Laurence and Nancy taking part in local politics and community activities and their children participating in Boy Scouts and Girl Guides and music lessons. All four children graduated from Burnaby North High School, and in 1970, Ted and Alice completed their studies at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). They worked at local jobs in the community, including building the Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. Laurence moved on to take a position as a Mental Health Coordinator (Special Counselor) in the Vancouver School System, and in 1959, Nancy joined the staff at the newly opened Burnaby Central Senior Secondary School as a math teacher, later becoming the head of the Mathematics Department. The couple continued their education at summer school at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, where Nancy completed her Master's Degree in 1964 and Laurence his Doctoral degree in 1963. Laurence joined the faculty of the University of British Columbia in 1965 and later received the WSU Regents’ Distinguished Alumnus Award in 1980. The couple separated in 1965 and Laurence moved to California in 1966 to teach at the University of Southern California. Laurence became widely famous in 1969, after the publication of his bestselling book, "The Peter Principle," which has been translated into more than 38 languages. Following this publication, he went on to author eight more books and published several texts in the field of ‘Prescriptive Teaching’. He died on January 12, 1990, at the age of 70 at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, and is honoured with a plaque as part of the Literary Landmarks program of the Vancouver Public Library located at the Metro Theatre, 1370 Marine Drive. Nancy continued to teach at Burnaby South, until her retirement in 1978 after 30 years as head of the Mathematics Department at Burnaby Central. She was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society for many years. She passed away in Nanaimo near her family on April 21, 2013, at the age of 97.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Peter, Laurence J.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- MSS186-001
Burnaby - Miscellaneous
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1711
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-[197-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File includes a photocopy of a list of "Persons Living on Capitol Hill" in July 1916, and lists/notes made regarding some of the archival material.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949-[197-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 3531
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File includes a photocopy of a list of "Persons Living on Capitol Hill" in July 1916, and lists/notes made regarding some of the archival material.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Material bears 2 labels from New Westminster Public Library books 1949