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Scope and Content: File consists of a typed family tree with handwritten notes, postcards written by Minard Hill to Kitty Hill during WWI, a photocophy of a marriage certificate of Minard Hill and Charlotte Vidal with an amendment stating that the marriage dissolved on November 24, 1950, newspaper clippings (original…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1850-1980]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family papers series

Physical Description: 7 cm of textual records : ill.

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS176-005

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: File consists of a typed family tree with handwritten notes, postcards written by Minard Hill to Kitty Hill during WWI, a photocophy of a marriage certificate of Minard Hill and Charlotte Vidal with an amendment stating that the marriage dissolved on November 24, 1950, newspaper clippings (original and photocopies) from 1943 and 1980s, a souvenir from Alaska and an empty envelope of developing paper. Also included are textual records regarding a Yellow Point reunion, the Boydell and Thomas families and a handwritten copy of Richard Hill's medallion. There is also a New Testament and written inside in blue pen it reads: "Richard Hill with his sister Annie's affectionate love / ... July 15 / 63" and in black pen it reads: "Bernard Richard Hill from his dear Papa / 1866". Also included is a book of "The Poetical Works of William Cowper" with a note in black pen that reads: "A token of affectioin for Stuart James from his ... Charlotte ... / December 1850".

Names: Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"; Peers, Katherine Maude Hill "Kitty"

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Miscellaneous papers

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1870 (date of original) -1991

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 Deer Lake's development, Burnaby's Heritage Week celebrations and potential heritage buildings. Also included in the file are Real Estate pamphlets, information on Banff Alberta as well as photocopies of early newspaper articles.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1870 (date of original) -1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS061-036

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to Deer Lake's development, Burnaby's Heritage Week celebrations and potential heritage buildings. Also included in the file are Real Estate pamphlets, information on Banff Alberta as well as photocopies of early newspaper articles.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Silver Brothers papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57747

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1883-1931

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 William Fredrick and Kenneth Oliver Silver, brothers, who were both machinists in Burnaby. Included in the papers is a marriage certificate from 1883 between William Fredrick Sliver and Isabella June Mc Kinnon, a cheque from 1911 signed by W.F. Silver and a cus…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1883-1931

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Silver family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS011-001

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to William Fredrick and Kenneth Oliver Silver, brothers, who were both machinists in Burnaby. Included in the papers is a marriage certificate from 1883 between William Fredrick Sliver and Isabella June Mc Kinnon, a cheque from 1911 signed by W.F. Silver and a customs form permitting a 1927 Pierce-Arrow sedan into Canada.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Hazel Peterson papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription62795

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1886-1950

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of notarized papers pertaining to Hazel Erickson Peterson's marriage on August 31, 1936 to Edwin Peterson as well as naturalization papers awarding Edwin the status of British subject from the Dominion of Canada in 1921. Included in the file is a document written in Swedish (untransla…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1886-1950

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Hazel Peterson subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS094-001

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Accession Number: BHS2000-08

Scope and Content: File consists of notarized papers pertaining to Hazel Erickson Peterson's marriage on August 31, 1936 to Edwin Peterson as well as naturalization papers awarding Edwin the status of British subject from the Dominion of Canada in 1921. Included in the file is a document written in Swedish (untranslated).

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Cancellation of plan - Block 2, DL 77

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [Between 1890 - 1918]

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: Files consists of cancellation of plan Block 2, DL 77 and two accompanied blueprints 434 (April 8, 1890) and 238 (December 30, 1887)

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [Between 1890 - 1918]

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2933

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: Files consists of cancellation of plan Block 2, DL 77 and two accompanied blueprints 434 (April 8, 1890) and 238 (December 30, 1887)

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plan of Lot 77, group 1 NWD : M9-B-1-4. Plan of subdivision of blocks 2-6, lot 77, group 1 NWD : M9-B-1-5

Mortgages (Landen, Eli and Buskins, J.H.)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription219

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893-1913

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1893-1913

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 1906

Accession Number: 2001-02

Media Type: Textual Record

Typewritten directory excerpts

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1879-1918 (date of originals), [197-] (date copied)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: File includes typewritten copies of sections from three directories: an 1897-1898 directory headed with New Westminster containing six names and longer list of names for Central Park district; Burnaby residents listed in Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory 1914 (except North Burnaby residents)…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1879-1918 (date of originals), [197-] (date copied)

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 cm of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: 64998

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File includes typewritten copies of sections from three directories: an 1897-1898 directory headed with New Westminster containing six names and longer list of names for Central Park district; Burnaby residents listed in Henderson's Greater Vancouver Directory 1914 (except North Burnaby residents); and Burnaby Lake, Capitol Hill, Central Park, East Burnaby, Edmonds, Fraser Arm, Jubilee Station, Lochdale, Lozells, McKay district sections of a 1918 directory.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Correspondence

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898-1952

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1898-1952

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS129-004

Accession Number: 2010-06

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence from Ernest Winch sent from Canada to his mother and sister Carolyn (Carrie) in England. As well, correspondence from Ernest to his brothers Alfred and Walter, containing many of Ernest's early Socialist ideas.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Tax sale papers 1898

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription347

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2040

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Media Type: Textual Record

Tax sale papers 1898

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription349

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2042

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Media Type: Textual Record

Tax sale papers 1898

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2043

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Media Type: Textual Record

Tax sale papers 1900

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription351

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1902

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2044

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the sale of land at Burnaby tax sales.

Media Type: Textual Record

George Jeffery papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57761

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1924

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 George Jeffery, including a record of his fingerprints and a list of duties for his job as the "Night Gaoler". Also included in the file are various receipts from wood suppliers and two pages of guidelines on how to write to the Imperial Pension Office.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1924

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: George Jeffery subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS013-010

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to George Jeffery, including a record of his fingerprints and a list of duties for his job as the "Night Gaoler". Also included in the file are various receipts from wood suppliers and two pages of guidelines on how to write to the Imperial Pension Office.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Political pamphlets

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64761

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1957

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of political pamphlets and other paper records pertaining to Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament f…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1899-1957

Collection/Fonds: Ernest Winch fonds

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS129-006

Accession Number: 2010-06

Scope and Content: File consists of political pamphlets and other paper records pertaining to Ernest E. (Ernie) Winch and his eldest son, Harold. Ernest was a long-time Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Member of Parliament and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burnaby. Harold served as Member of Parliament for Vancouver East and together they set a Guinness world record for the longest father-and-son parliamentary tenure.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Vidal family textual records

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-2012]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records : ill.

Scope and Content: File consists of handwritten letters from 1907, typed family histories, photocopies of family crest and family histories, photocopies of photographs from the 1942 Shamrock Tea of East Cedar School, copies of the photograph numbered 550-004 and published works by J. H. Vidal. Key persons include Cap…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-2012]

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family papers series

Physical Description: 1.3 cm of textual records : ill.

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS176-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: File consists of handwritten letters from 1907, typed family histories, photocopies of family crest and family histories, photocopies of photographs from the 1942 Shamrock Tea of East Cedar School, copies of the photograph numbered 550-004 and published works by J. H. Vidal. Key persons include Captain Richard Emeric Vidal, a pioneer of Upper Canada, and his son Senator Alexander Vidal.

Names: Vidal, Alexander; Vidal, Captain Richard Emeric; Vidal, J. H.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Certificate of title No.30624F - Leander Shaw and J. Edward Norcross

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription448

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-1920]

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1900-1920]

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2153

Accession Number: 2001-02

Media Type: Textual Record

Proposed Tramline North of Burnaby Lake

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [190-?]

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains one blueprint plan [190?] of the proposed site.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [190-?]

Collection/Fonds: City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2384

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains one blueprint plan [190?] of the proposed site.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.

Stride family papers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57739

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1900-1917

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 Stride family. Included in the file are; a Tax Demand dated 1900, and a chauffeur's license dated 1916.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1900-1917

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Stride family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS004-001

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: File consists of papers pertaining to the Stride family. Included in the file are; a Tax Demand dated 1900, and a chauffeur's license dated 1916.