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Scope and Content: This short film was produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission to commemorate Burnaby's 125th anniversary. It features the story of Burnaby during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Burnaby Community Heritage Commission 125 Video Collection series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (3 min., 51 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., sd., stereo

Material Details: Video Production: Gloo Studios; Content Coordinator: Denise Fong; Lead Researchers: Eric Damer; Allen Seager; Research Team: Will Archibald; Lisa Codd; Rebeca Sales; Sources of Archival Images: Burnaby Broadcast; Burnaby Village Museum; City of Burnaby Archives

Scope and Content: This short film was produced by the City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission to commemorate Burnaby's 125th anniversary. It features the story of Burnaby during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

Publisher: City of Burnaby Community Heritage Commission

Other Title Information: title given by film makers

Names: Pritchard, William A.; Army of Common Good

Accession Code: BV018.12.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2018

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title; Reproduction of content is restricted

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Troubled Times: Burnaby in the 1930s, 2018

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Twentieth-century pattern design : textile & wallpaper pioneers

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Jackson, Lesley

Edition: 1st ed.

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 746.041 JAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1568983336

Call Number: 746.041 JAC

Edition: 1st ed.

Author: Jackson, Lesley

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 224 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Textile design--History--20th century; Wallpaper--Design--History--20th century; Decoration and ornament

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-217) and index.

Typewriter : the history, the machines, the writers

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Allan, Tony, 1946-

Publication Date: c2015

Call Number: 681.6109 ALL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781627950343

Call Number: 681.6109 ALL

Author: Allan, Tony, 1946-

Contributor: Polt, Richard F. H. 1964-

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Shelter Harbor Press

Publication Date: c2015

Physical Description: 96 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 15 x 21 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Typewriters--History; Typewriters

Notes: Includes index; "Consultant : Richard Polt"

Vancouver's glory years : public transit, 1890-1915

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Conn, Heather; Ewert, Henry, 1937-

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 388.46 CON COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1552855171

Call Number: 388.46 CON COPY 1

Author: Conn, Heather; Ewert, Henry, 1937-

Place of Publication: North Vancouver, BC

Publisher: Whitecap Books

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Electric railroads; Local transit; Street-railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-209) and index.; 2 copies held: copy 1.

Victorian pharmacy : rediscovering forgotten remedies and recipes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Eastoe, Jane

Publication Date: 2010

Call Number: 615.1094 EAS

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 615.1094 EAS

Author: Eastoe, Jane

Contributor: Goodman, Ruth, 1963-

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Pavilion

Publication Date: 2010

Printer: L.E.G.O. spa

Physical Description: 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Traditional medicine; Pharmacognosy; Pharmaceutical industry; Pharmacy

Notes: "As seen on BBC"--Cover; "Foreword by Ruth Goodman".; Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-207) and index.; Summary: Follows the fascinating story of the emergence of high street healthcare in the form of the chemist's shop and the products on offer. Investigates which pills, potions, tonics and cures were available-- some effective, some deadly, and some still with us today.

Vivian's Tapestry

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 2016

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Vivian Lee’s short film covers six decades of her life experience. The film tells the story of Vivian’s parents and their difficult time during the Second World War, including a harrowing journey on the Burma Road. Vivian describes her idyllic childhood in post-war Burma, where she was the sixth of…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection

Series: Elders Digital Storytelling project series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: Vivian Lee’s short film covers six decades of her life experience. The film tells the story of Vivian’s parents and their difficult time during the Second World War, including a harrowing journey on the Burma Road. Vivian describes her idyllic childhood in post-war Burma, where she was the sixth of eight children, and her life in Singapore and Hong Kong as a young woman. The film includes Vivian and husband Alan’s decision to move to Canada. The couple briefly lived in Burnaby for a short period, during which time their daughters were born. A short while later they moved to Vancouver to care for Alan’s parents. The film concludes with the couple’s return to Burnaby for their retirement, and Vivian’s expressions of appreciation for the many things that bring her joy.

History: Vivian Lee was born in Rangoon, Burma, in 1950. Her parents moved to Burma from China in the 1930s. Vivian was the sixth of eight children. Two older siblings were born in Burma, and survived a perilous escape from Burma along the Burma Road during the Second World War. Vivian was the first child to be born in post-war Burma, after her parents returned following the war. The family lived in Rangoon for a period, before moving to a home in the suburbs where Vivian spent an idyllic childhood. After graduating from university, Vivian moved to Singapore, and then to Hong Kong. She worked for a large pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong, where she met her husband, Alan. The couple emigrated to Canada with Alan’s parents (in the 1980s?). Daughters Cynthia and Adrienne were born in Burnaby, before the family moved to Vancouver to care for Alan’s parents. Alan and Vivian have recently returned to Burnaby for their retirement years. They are active volunteers and grand-parents, and Vivian has been developing her watercolour painting skills. Vivian produced the short film in order to pass the legacy of her family’s history on to her children and their offspring. She notes: “I am happy and honoured to share my life story with others in the community. I think it gives all of us a chance to contribute to the mosaic of our shared heritage. I am so proud to be a Canadian citizen and feel very fortunate to live in a multicultural society. I believe it is through sharing these life stories that will make us stronger as a nation.”

Creator: Lee, Vivian

Other Title Information: title supplied by film maker

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Lee, Vivian

Accession Code: BV016.37.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title

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Vivian's Tapestry, 2016

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Vogue knitting vintage collection : classic knits from the 1930s - 1960s

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 746.432 VOG

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV013.32.1

ISBN: 1931543003

Call Number: 746.432 VOG

Contributor: Malcolm, Tricia

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: Soho Publishing Company

Publication Date: c2001

Physical Description: 144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Knitting; Knitting--Patterns

Notes: "ed. by Malcolm, Tricia"; knitting patterns with instructions and pictures.

Voices from Two Rivers : harnessing the power of the Peace and Columbia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stanley, Meg, 1962-; B.C. Hydro

Publication Date: c2010

Call Number: 333.793 STA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781553654957

Call Number: 333.793 STA

Author: Stanley, Meg, 1962-; B.C. Hydro

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: c2010

Physical Description: vii, 312 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Inscription: Opposite of front end paper on the top half of page: "PRESENTED TO LISA COOD - CURATOR - BURNABY VILLAGE MUSEUM & CAROUSEL BY THE BC HYDRO POWER PIONEERS SEPT 29/12 HAPPY READING! PHIL HORTON - POWER PIONEER" [Printed in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Hydroelectric power plants

Names: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-298) and index.; "This book was commissioned by the BC Hydro Power Pioneers Association to recognize and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the BC Hydro and Power Authority."

Walhachin : birth of a legend

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Jacobsen, Larry, 1928-

Publication Date: c2014

Call Number: 971.172 JAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780978164034

Call Number: 971.172 JAC

Author: Jacobsen, Larry, 1928-

Place of Publication: China

Publication Date: c2014

Printer: Prolong Press

Physical Description: 160 p., [30] p. : ill., maps ; 19 x 24 cm

Inscription: Title page (Lower right side) "Larry Jacobsen" [handwritten in black , author's signature]

Library Subject (LOC): Walhachin (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page160).; "Design and Layout by the author."

Walthers 2003 H0 scale model railroad reference book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 625.1902 WAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780941952675

Call Number: 625.1902 WAL

Place of Publication: Milwaukee, WI

Publisher: Walthers

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 1056 p. : ill. (mostly col.)

Library Subject (LOC): Railroads--Models; Catalogs

Subjects: Transportation

Notes: Includes index

Waplington and Fleming families album series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1900-2004]

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 album (88 photographs, textual records, graphic material)

Scope and Content: Series consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, family documents, stories, poems, biographies and genealogy about family members.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 album (88 photographs, textual records, graphic material)

Scope and Content: Series consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, family documents, stories, poems, biographies and genealogy about family members.

Date: [1900-2004]

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Waplington family fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1911-2004

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Wapl…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Waplington) and Ray Fleming; a copy of a handwritten memoir "The Way it Was / 1913-1925"; as well as a computer printed copy of "In and Out of / A Cedar Shake Shack" / "The life of a little girl from World War I / to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" both written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington). Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Waplington and Fleming families album series 2) Frances Fleming manuscripts series 3) Waplington family documents series 4) Waplington family photographs series

History: John (Jack) Waplington emigrated from Nottingham, England in 1904, arriving in Quebec City and continuing on to Ontario before eventually settling in British Columbia. Somewhere on his journey his right hand was crushed in an industrial accident and amputated. Following his recovery, Jack continued to work his way across Canada until he found employment at Stave Falls, B.C. and married Sarah Alice Cogswell (nee Nickerson). Jack and Sarah (nicknamed Cutie) Waplington had three children; Frances Louise Waplington (1913-2004), John Hazen Waplington and Grace Bancroft Waplington. In 1916, the Waplingtons rented the Walker house at Hill Station on the Burnaby Lake Interurban Line and in 1920 Jack built a cedar shack on 5 acres of land at 4925 Douglas Road (northwest corner of Douglas and Laurel). According to a memoir by Frances Waplington, life was rough living in the cedar shack on Douglas Road with no electricity or running water and by 1925 the family was lucky to purchase "Brookfield", the former home of Louis Claude Hill located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue. The home was not in good shape having been empty for some time but was located on ¾ of an acre and purchased at a fair price of $1000. The house was surrounded by grass and flowers gone wild and very tall fir trees. The house had running water, electricity and was heated by a wood burning stove in the kitchen and hall and a fireplace in the living room. There was no refrigeration other than the ice box. The three Waplington children, Frances, John and Grace continued to attend Douglas Road School. The family renovated and restored the house at Deer Lake as well as the grounds, adding in flower and vegetable gardens. The large area of grass which formerly housed a tennis court was rolled flat and reseeded. Jack Waplington continued to work for the power company which became B.C. Electric Company and eventually B.C. Power and Hydro. The Waplingtons continued to live at 3813 Deer Lake until 1946 when they sold their home to their daughter Frances who married Ray Fleming. Jack and Sarah Waplington retired and moved to Lasquiti island. Frances "Fanny" Waplington married Reyland "Ray" Fleming October 11, 1935. Ray and Frances Fleming had three children; John (Jack) Reyland, Edith (Edie) Louise and Sara Maureen. In 1941 Ray was hired by the B.C. Electric Company to work at Buntzen Lake hydro station. There was no housing at the hydro station so the family lived on a 42’ coastal boat, the Cohoe Bay tied up to the dock at Buntzen Lake. Since it was war time, there was fear that the two hydro plants at Stave Falls and Buntzen Lake could be targeted for bombing so the Fleming family had to learn about air raid sirens, bunkers, helmets and gas masks. The children attended a one room classroom at Buntzen Lake and participated in school drills when the air raid siren sounded. By 1947 the Fleming family moved to the Waplington home at 3813 Deer lake Avenue after purchasing it from Frances’ parents. Ray continued to work for B.C. Electric and eventually B.C. Power and B.C. Hydro. The children walked or rode bicycles to and from Douglas Road School. At the time the family moved into their home there were no buses only the Interurban streetcar to take them to Vancouver. Douglas Road station was the nearest stop to Deer Lake on the Burnaby Lake Line. The closest neighbours were the Oakalla Prison farm (located off of Royal Oak hill overlooking Deer Lake) and the Ceperley mansion. Prison breaks were common and both the Waplington and Fleming families would often hear air raid sirens blare to warn them. The neighbourhood would go on high alert and the children would immediately run home to safety. Mr. Fleming was well prepared with his 22 rifle nearby should it be needed. After Sarah Waplington died, Jack Waplington returned to Deer Lake to live in a house trailer on the property that was owned by the Flemings. In 1959, after the Fleming children had grown and moved on, Ray and Frances Fleming sold the property to the Municipality of Burnaby. The Municipality rented it out for several years prior to its demolition around 1970 to make way for Burnaby’s Heritage Village. Frances Louise Fleming received her teaching degree from the Vancouver Normal School at the end of World War II but found it extremely difficult to secure a permanent teaching position as a woman. Between 1944 and 1954, Frances was hired and fired eight times from teaching positions despite excellent reports. Finally in 1954, she was invited to teach in an adjoining district with a permanent teaching appointment to follow. Over the years, Frances taught in Vancouver, Burnaby, Pender Harbour and served as vice principal at Magee Secondary. In the early 1970s Frances was appointed provincial superintendent of schools at Quesnel and then moved to Victoria to be assistant superintendent of integrated and supportive services and then in 1973, she became assistant superintendent of the department of public intstruction. Frances retired from teaching soon after, moving to the Sunshine Coast with her husband Ray. Frances was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 1997, was an accomplished writer who regularly contributed articles to the Vancouver Sun newspaper and othe publications. Ray Fleming died in 2002 and Frances Fleming died in 2004.

Creator: Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington; Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming

Accession Code: BV016.46

Date: 1911-2004

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Arrangement: Series arrangement is based on physical arrangement of records by donor. Family album was scanned in it's original order and items from within family album were removed and described at item and file level.

Notes: Title based on content of fonds

The Waplingtons and Flemings

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1911] - 2002

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (77 photographs + textual records + ephemera)

Scope and Content: File consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, original family documents; including marriage and birth certificates and school awards, report cards and diplomas, a family tree as well as histories, stories, poems and biographies about the family…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 album (77 photographs + textual records + ephemera)

Scope and Content: File consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, original family documents; including marriage and birth certificates and school awards, report cards and diplomas, a family tree as well as histories, stories, poems and biographies about the family. John (Jack) Bancroft Waplington and Sarah Alice Cogswell Waplington (nee Nickerson) were the owners of the house and property located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue from 1925 to 1946. Ray and Frances Louise Fleming (nee Waplington) owned the home from 1947 to 1958. In 1959 the Burnaby Municipality purchased the Fleming property at this location and rented it out for several years prior to it's demolition around 1970 to make way for Burnaby Heritage Village.

Names: Waplington, John "Jack"; Waplington, Sarah Alice Cogswell Nickerson "Cutie"; Fleming, John Reyland "Ray"; Fleming, John "Jack" Reyland; Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming; Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington

Accession Code: BV016.46.52

Date: [1911] - 2002

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Photographs are described at item level. Photographs and documents were removed from Family history album for conservation purposes