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Inscription: A Ride to Khiva / Fred Burnaby / Map of the Imperial Border of Russia with China & the Routes from it into the interior of the Chinese Empire Map of Turkistan and adjacent territory showing Russian boundaries

Library Subject (LOC): Khiva (Uzbekistan)--Description and travel; Asia--Description and travel

Object History: Purchased from E-Bay.

A treatise on arithmetic

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Smith, J. Hamblin (James Hamblin), 1829-1901

Edition: 18th ed.

Publication Date: 1877

Call Number: 513 SMI 1877 Copy 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV986.53.37

Call Number: 513 SMI 1877 Copy 1

Edition: 18th ed.

Author: Smith, J. Hamblin (James Hamblin), 1829-1901

Place of Publication: Toronto

Publisher: W. J. Gage & Co.

Publication Date: 1877

Series: W. J. Gage & Co.'s mathematical series

Physical Description: v-vi; 347 p. ; 18 cm.

Inscription: "Mse Mpstudent" "June 20/1914" "North Vancouver"

Library Subject (LOC): Arithmetic--Study and teaching; Arithmetic--Textbooks; Mathematics--Historical texts; Mathematics--Textbooks

Notes: "Adapted to Canadian Schools by Thomas Kirkland and William Scott."; Author's given name and dates : Smith, J. Hamblin (James Hamblin), 1829-1901.

Battles for the union : comprising descriptions of many of the most stubbornly contested battles in the war of great rebellion, together with incidents and reminiscences of the camp, the march and the skirmish line. Embracing a record of the privations, heroic deeds, and glorious triumphs of the soldiers of the republic.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Glazier, Willard W., 1841-1905

Publication Date: 1875

Call Number: 973.73 GLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV975.140.16

Call Number: 973.73 GLA

Author: Glazier, Willard W., 1841-1905

Place of Publication: Hartford, Conn.

Publisher: Dustin, Gilman & Co.

Publication Date: 1875

Physical Description: xix, 21-407 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Military campaigns; United States

The Casquet of literature

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1875

Call Number: 820.8 GIB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV985.168.1

Call Number: 820.8 GIB

Contributor: Gibbon, Charles, 1843-1890

Place of Publication: [London]

Publisher: Blackie

Publication Date: 1875

Physical Description: viii, 380 p. :ill. ;23 cm.

Inscription: Front endpaper middle section: "H.W. Tyson" "Victoria" "B.C." [handwritten in black ink] Back endpaper middle section: "Nellie Tyson" "Victoria B.C." [handwritten in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): English literature; American literature

Notes: edited by Charles Gibbon

Chambers's encyclopaedia : a dictionary of universal knowledge for the people illustrated with maps and numerous wood engravings, vol. vii

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871; Chambers, William, 1800-1883

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1877

Call Number: 032 CHA v. 7 1877

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.15.85

Call Number: 032 CHA v. 7 1877

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871; Chambers, William, 1800-1883

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: W. & R. Chambers, Limited

Publication Date: 1877

Physical Description: 828 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Encyclopedias and dictionaries

Chinese Canadian history in Burnaby resource guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: [2022]

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Digital Resource

Accession Code: BV022.8.1

Call Number: 971.1 CHI

Contributor: City of Burnaby

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: [2022]

Physical Description: 36 p. ; ill. (some col.), maps, ports

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Burnaby (B.C.)--Social Life and Customs; Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Chinese--British Columbia--History; Pharmacy--Canada; Pharmacy--United States; Pharmaceutical museums; Directories

Object History: Chinese Canadians have contributed to Burnaby’s growth for over a century. The long and intertwining histories between Chinese Canadians, Indigenous people and other communities have shaped the founding of Burnaby and British Columbia. This resource guide was created because their life experiences and important contributions to Burnaby’s development are not widely known.

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Elsie's Children

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Publication Date: c1877

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.45.2

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Place of Publication: London, England

Publisher: George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1877

Series: The Elsie books

Printer: W. Jolly and Sons

Physical Description: 340 p. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Mrs. W. Whiting" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown]

Library Subject (LOC): Christian life; Family--Fiction; Juvenile fiction

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Object History: This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.

Elsie's womanhood

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Publication Date: c1875

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV997.45.21

Call Number: 813.4 FIN

Author: Finley, Martha, 1828-1909

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: George Routledge And Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date: c1875

Series: The Elsie books

Printer: W. Jolly & Sons

Physical Description: 406 p. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "2nd book" [handwritten on front pastedown in pencil]

Library Subject (LOC): Christian life; Family--Fiction; Juvenile fiction

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street

Object History: This artifact has been passed down to all the girls in subsequent generations of the family, eventually to the donor, Mrs. Whiting. This series of 26 "Elsie" girls books are said, by the donor, to have been purchased by Jesse Love and his son in law Wallace (Flash) Whiting for the youngest of Jesse and Martha Love's children Hannah Victoria (Girlie) Love, age 10 at the time, and Annie (Love) Whiting's daughter Edith, age 8 at the time. The book series seems to have made their way through some of Jesse Love's daughter's children. Mrs. Whiting. Sarah (Love) Parker, daughter of Jesse Love, even named her daughter Elsie (Parker) Hughes after the main character of the series. The books seem to have made their way through the children and grand children of Annie (Love) and Wallace Whiting. The were donated by Edna Whiting, the daughter in law of Alfred Whiting, one of Annie's sons.

Eventide at Bethel, or, the night-dream of the desert : an Old Testament chapter in providence and grace

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Macduff, John R. (John Ross), 1818-1895

Publication Date: 1878

Call Number: 242 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV971.169.38

Call Number: 242 MAC

Author: Macduff, John R. (John Ross), 1818-1895

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: James Nisbet & Co.

Publication Date: 1878

Physical Description: xiii, 277 p. : ill ; 18 cm.

Inscription: "Heritage Village", crossed out "B136 n" -- handwritten in pen on endpaper (front) with tag.

Library Subject (LOC): Jacob (Biblical patriarch)

Notes: Includes index.

Froggy's little brother

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brenda

Publication Date: c1875

Call Number: 823.8 BRE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV976.230.24

Call Number: 823.8 BRE

Author: Brenda

Contributor: Cheshire, William

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: John F. Shaw And Co.

Publication Date: c1875

Physical Description: 199, [14] p. : ill.

Inscription: "Aberdeen School Board. / CONTINUATION EVENING CLASSES." printed on label "A", handwritten, then "Prize / AWARDED TO", printed "Kate Moir / Causeway End", handwritten "School, / for EXCELLENCE in", printed "the general work of the class. / Helen A. May", handwritten "Teacher.", printed "Thomas Hector", stamped signature "Clerk of the Board", printed "24th March", handwritten "1899", "18" printed, "99" handwritten

Library Subject (LOC): Fiction--19th century

Notes: Pseudonym for Georgina Castle Smith (nee Meyrick).; Cheshire, W. (illustrator)

Good words for 1870

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1870

Call Number: 828.8 MAC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.122.1

Call Number: 828.8 MAC

Contributor: Macleod, Norman, 1812-1872; Hughes, Arthur, 1832-1915; et al.

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Strahan & Co.

Publication Date: 1870

Physical Description: 870, 52 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Inscription: Front endcover: "W194" [written in blue ink, crossed out in black ink]

Library Subject (LOC): Religion; English literature; Literature--Collections; Periodicals

Subjects: Religions

Notes: A compilation of the monthly issues of Good Words magazine in 1870.; edited by Normal Macleod; illustrated by Arthur Hughes, G.J. Pinwell, F.A. Fraser, J. Mahoney, Francis Walker, and others; Includes index.

The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1877

Call Number: 220.5 RIV

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV002.58.38

Call Number: 220.5 RIV

Place of Publication: London

Publication Date: 1877

Physical Description: (unpaged) : ill (col.) ; 14 cm.

Inscription: "Mary Ann Gladwin / A Reward From The Wesleyan [?] Sabbath School / --oo-ke -en / Aug 12th / 1877" -- handwritten in ink on the first page "WM/41" -- handwritten in pencil on the sencond page; "Elizabeth Wamsley / Born November / the 7th 1983" --handwritten in ink on endpaper (back). "Samuel William Wamsley of -- -- to May. -- -- the 15th of Oct. in the Year 1882" -- handwritten in coloured pencil on the last page

Library Subject (LOC): Bible; Bible. New Testament; Bible. Old Testament

Notes: "Newcomb bookseller Boston" -- Stickered under the cover.; "Translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command." -- title page; "Appointed to be read in Churches." -- title page; Includes index.

The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised, by His Majesty's special command : appointed to be read in churches

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851

Publication Date: 1874

Call Number: 220 COB

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV975.40.22

Call Number: 220 COB

Author: Cobbin, Ingram, 1777-1851

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: R. & A. Suttaby

Publication Date: 1874

Printer: Butler & Tanner, The Selwood Printing Works

Physical Description: 1 v. (multiple pagings) ; 17 cm.

Inscription: "John Pots Leur + Blan han d. S Vetnia" [Handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Margaret Sutherland Feb 14, 1874 London Philippians 1-6th verse" [Handwritten in black ink on front flyleaf] "Tapper Stationer, Bookseller, Engraver, & Printer 40 Westbourne Grove, W." [Sticker on back endpaper] Prayer handwritten on front flyleaf verso and next page, Feb 12, 1874] Notes on last few pages.

Library Subject (LOC): Bible; Bible. New Testament; Bible. Old Testament

Notes: "With the most approved marginal references, explanatory notes, selected from the most esteemed biblical writers." -- Title page

Hygienic physiology: with special reference to the use of alcoholic drinks and narcotics

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886

Edition: Enl. ed. with sel. rea.

Publication Date: 1888; c1884; c1872

Call Number: 612 STE

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV972.113.4

Call Number: 612 STE

Edition: Enl. ed. with sel. rea.

Author: Steele, Joel Dorman, 1836-1886

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: American Book Company

Publication Date: 1888; c1884; c1872

Series: Pathfinder physiology

Printer: A.S. Barnes & Co.

Physical Description: xiv, 276 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "XIII" written above "150" on inside front page in pencil.

Library Subject (LOC): Physiology; Hygiene

Notes: "Being a revised edition of the author's Fourteen Weeks in Human Physiology."; "Edited for the use of Schools, in accordance with the recent Legislation upon Temperance Instruction."; Includes index and a glossary.

Inkwells to Internet: A History of Burnaby Schools

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Publication Date: 2020

Call Number: 371 CAR

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 978-0-9781979-2-6

Call Number: 371 CAR

Author: Carter, David; Cooke, Rosemary; Pride, Harry, 1925-; White, Janet; Yip, Gail

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: vii, 35 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby

Subjects: Education

Notes: "Includes index"; A history of the Burnaby school district and individual school buildings in Burnaby, BC, between 1893 and 2013.; The “First Nations cemetery” described on page 109 in Mary Johnson’s recollections was originally written as “Indian” and may refer to the Khalsa Diwan Society’s Sikh cremations at the Vancouver Cemetery.

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Lassi wali chaati

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Pandher, Rajinder Singh, 1942-

Publication Date: 2020

Call Number: 891.42472 PAN

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV023.4.8

ISBN: 978-93-89997-33-0

Call Number: 891.42472 PAN

Author: Pandher, Rajinder Singh, 1942-

Place of Publication: Punjab

Publisher: Chetna Parkashan

Publication Date: 2020

Printer: R.K Offset

Physical Description: 168 p., 8p. : col. ports. ; 23 cm

Inscription: "Happily donated to Burnaby Village Museum / Rajinder Pandher / Bby / Jan 24, 2023"

Library Subject (LOC): India--Social life and customs

Subjects: Persons - South Asian Canadians

Names: Pandher, Rajinder

Object History: These are items that belonged to Rajinder and Raj Pandher as household items in their home in Burnaby between 1976 and 2023.

Notes: A bound collection of articles written by Rajinder Pandher.

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Me!

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Parmar, Nadeem, 1936-

Publication Date: 2022

Call Number: 891.4237 PAR

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV023.8.3

ISBN: 9789392058233

Call Number: 891.4237 PAR

Author: Parmar, Nadeem, 1936-

Contributor: Kaur, Babneet

Place of Publication: Patiala

Publisher: Gracious Books

Publication Date: 2022

Physical Description: 117 p. ; 22 cm

Inscription: Author signature on first page

Library Subject (LOC): South Asians--British Columbia--History

Subjects: Persons - South Asian Canadians

Names: Parmar, Kalwant Singh "Nadeem"

Notes: A book of short Stories in Gurmukhi entitled "Me" by Nadeem Parmar. He has autographed the front page. There are two stories in English that begin on page 107. The first is called "A Little Brown Leaf" and is about Mrs. Norman, a school crossing guard at Douglas Road School in Burnaby.