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Book reading given by Pixie McGeachie January 10, 1973 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory237
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1849-1872
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie's introduction of the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself, telling the story of Archdeacon Richard Small. She begins by reading the book's forward, as well as the beginnings of the first chapter.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Doreen "Pixie" McGeachie's introduction of the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams and herself, telling the story of Archdeacon Richard Small. She begins by reading the book's forward, as well as the beginnings of the first chapter.
- Date Range
- 1849-1872
- Photo Info
- Pixie McGeachie (left) and Florence Godwin, 1992. Item no. 330-003
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Interview Date
- January 10, 1973
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie on January 10, 1973 to the Burnaby Historical Society from the book "Archdeacon on Horseback" by Canon Cyril E.H. Williams (then archivist in the Vancouver School of Theology, University of British Columbia) and Pixie McGeachie.
- Biographical Notes
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:54:31
- Interviewee Name
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Oral history subseries
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
Track one of recording of a book reading given by Pixie McGeachie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS137-017-2/MSS137-017-2_Track_1.mp3Sacra Pribata : The private meditations and prayers of the late right Rev. Thomas Wilson D.D. Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man ; accommodated to general use
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1583
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wilson, Thomas, 1663-1775
- Publication Date
- 1849
- Call Number
- 242 WIL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3895.1
- Call Number
- 242 WIL
- Author
- Wilson, Thomas, 1663-1775
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1849
- Printer
- Printed for S.P.C.K.
- Physical Description
- 177 p.
- Inscription
- "Culvert Inton from his faithful friend and Pastor W. Farncomb. July 24 1884" "Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth Eccles XII.I." [Hand written, grey ink, inside leaf]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Devotional literature
- Prayer books
- Notes
- "Published under the direction of the Tract Committee" Tp.
- "Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge" Tp.
The children of the New Forest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary108
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.38.10
- Call Number
- 823.7 MAR
- Contributor
- Page, Wal
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- S. W. Partridge & Co.
- Publication Date
- c1847
- Printer
- The Anchor Press, Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 298, 32 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "W-8J" in black ink inside front cover, crossed out in pencil "Bella Howie", handwritten in brown ink on white bookplate inside front cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
The children of the New Forest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary251
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV971.169.2
- Call Number
- 823.7 MAR
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1847
- Printer
- Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
- Physical Description
- 293, [2] p.
- Inscription
- "Heritage Village", handwritten in black pen on white label inside front cover "S3 b", in black pen on white label inside front cover, crossed out in pencil
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
The Privateersman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1691
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.5208.1
- Call Number
- 823.7 MAR
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons, Limited
- Publication Date
- c1846
- Physical Description
- 307 p.
- Inscription
- "Frank B. Street", handwritten in pencil on pre-title page
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
The settlers in Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1819
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.58.1
- Call Number
- 823.7 MAR
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Collins' Clear-Type Press
- Publication Date
- c1844
- Printer
- William Collins, Sons, and Co. Ltd.
- Physical Description
- 320 p. : ill. (col.)
- Inscription
- "Ordsall Council", handwritten in blue ink on dotted line for school on white label inside front cover "Lily Griffiths", handwritten in blue ink as presented to, on dotted line on white label inside front cover "22", in black ink, completes date to 1922 on white label inside front cover "S Lambert", handwritten in black ink on dotted line for head teacher on white label inside front cover
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
The children of the New Forest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1843
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV983.76.18
- Call Number
- 823.7 MAR
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd.
- Publication Date
- c1847
- Printer
- Roberts & Jackson
- Physical Description
- 298, 32 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "To Eric from Mary / Wishing him a / Merry Xmas / Dec 25th 16", handwritten in black ink on front endpaper "89", in pencil p.32
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--19th century
- Notes
- frontispiece missing