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Object History: The recipe book was owned by Julia Olea Kolot (nee Melland) born June 6, 1906. She was born in North Dakota and moved to Saskatchewan when she was about 20, met and married Harold Kolot and had three children, before moving to Vancouver for her health in 1944. Her parents came from Norway long before she was born, and she was one of 13 children. They ran a café in Vancouver (possibly the Copenhagan) and worked the kitchen of a small restaurant at Clear Water Lake in Saskatchewan in the summers for a number of years. She was also the cook at the North Shore Winter Club for a number of years. Her grand-daughter recalls that later in life she didn't use many recipes; she mostly cooked from memory. Her books contain many notes and other recipes that she (or someone else) added.

Notes: Includes index; "Compiled and edited for the American cook by Mr. M. Sing Au."; With Decorations by Warren G. Troutman.; "A dissertation on roast pig," by Charles Lamb: p. [4]-6.

Chop suey nation : the Legion Cafe and other stories from Canada's Chinese restaurants

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hui, Ann, 1983-

Publication Date: 2019

Call Number: 647.9571 HUI

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781771622226; 1771622229

Call Number: 647.9571 HUI

Author: Hui, Ann, 1983-

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, BC

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre

Publication Date: 2019

Physical Description: 288 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese restaurants--Canada; Cooking, Chinese; Cooking, Canadian; Food habits--Canada

Notes: Includes bibliographical references

Chums annual : 1935-6

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Hadath, Gunby

Publication Date: 1936

Call Number: 828.8 CHU v.1935

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV977.83.4

Call Number: 828.8 CHU v.1935

Author: Hadath, Gunby

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Amalgamated Press

Publication Date: 1936

Physical Description: 412 p., [3] leaves of plates (incl. front.) : ill. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Children's literature; Short stories, English--20th century; Periodicals

Notes: Annual compilation of short stories and articles (Chums magazine ceased monthly publication in 1934).; Includes index.; One of 6 volumes in collection

Clarion annual

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: 1938

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1938

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV021.25.1

Call Number: 373.71 BUR 1938

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Students of Burnaby North High School

Publication Date: 1938

Physical Description: 52 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Inscription: There are various signatures on pages 26, 27, and 52

Library Subject (LOC): Schools--British Columbia--Burnaby; School yearbooks

Names: Burnaby North High School

Object History: The donor and her siblings attended North Burnaby High School (decades after 1938), and the donors parents lived in the Burnaby Heights area from 1963-1993. Their father passed in 2002 and their mother in 2010. The yearbook formerly belonged to the donors parents, though it is not known how they obtained it as the parents did not attend Burnaby North for high school.

Cole's complete chord and harmony manual for guitar : a complete guitar encyclopedia showing every chord in every position and how they are formed

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Manoloff, Nick

Publication Date: c1931

Call Number: 787.61 MAN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV984.74.97

Call Number: 787.61 MAN

Author: Manoloff, Nick

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: M. M. Cole Pub. Co.

Publication Date: c1931

Physical Description: 64 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Guitar--Instruction and study

Common bonds : a history of Greater Vancouver Community Credit Union

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Dunae, Patrick A. (Patrick Alexander), 1950-

Publication Date: 2015

Call Number: 334.2209 DUN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780993720710

Call Number: 334.2209 DUN

Author: Dunae, Patrick A. (Patrick Alexander), 1950-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, BC

Publisher: GVC Credit Union

Publication Date: 2015

Physical Description: 98 p. : ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Community Development Credit Unions--British Columbia--History--20th Century; Banks and banking; British Columbia--Economic Conditions-- 20th Century; British Columbia--Social Conditions--20th Century

Notes: "A history of Greater Vancouver Community Credit Union and its antecedents, the first being Rosary Credit Union, incorporated in Vancouver in 1940. The book also describes the history of the credit union system in British Columbia from its start with the Pacific Co-operative Institute in 1938 until the present day. This book contributes to the social and economic history of B.C. and documents the growth of financial co-operatives in Vancouver and Burnaby, B.C."-- summary

Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story

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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) (7 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: The digital video tells the story of Gee Lam’s childhood experience of growing up in the Vancouver’s East End neighbourhood known as Strathcona. His story revolved around his father’s friend Harry Con who was a community activist in the Strathcona neighbourhood, as well as a volunteer “spy” for the…

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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) (7 min., 9 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: The digital video tells the story of Gee Lam’s childhood experience of growing up in the Vancouver’s East End neighbourhood known as Strathcona. His story revolved around his father’s friend Harry Con who was a community activist in the Strathcona neighbourhood, as well as a volunteer “spy” for the Canadian Armed forces in World War 2. Gee shares his personal life lessons learned from “uncle Harry” regarding the importance of standing up and fighting for what is right. Harry’s community contribution had embodied Martin Luther King’s social activist principles: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” In the eyes of Gee, Harry Con was an exemplary who modeled an old Chinese proverb: “Each generation will reap what the former generation has sown. To enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one’s predecessors.” Harry’s life of selfless contributions in shaping the Vancouver Chinese community will impact generations to come. This is a story that needs to be told to the next generation to encourage them to respect and remember that the benefits of a thriving community is derived from both past and present continuous collaborations for paving long term beneficial outcomes for everyone.

History: Gee Lam immigrated from Hong Kong and grew up in the Strathcona neighbourhood that was adjacent to Vancouver’s Chinatown. He is a long-time resident of Burnaby. He has lived in North Burnaby with his wife since 1985. He attended Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Burnaby campus and graduated in 1983. He obtained his M.Ed. in 2013 from SFU. He worked as a research assistant and workshop facilitator on the Elders’ Digital Storytelling project. He currently works at SFU’s Teaching and Learning Centre on top of Burnaby Mountain.

Creator: Lam, Gee Chung

Other Title Information: title supplied by film maker

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Lam, Gee Chung

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Accession Code: BV016.37.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title

Images

Video

Community Hero: Recalling a Strathcona Story, 2016

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Complete bakery fitters

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: T. Errington & Sons (Firm)

Publication Date: 1935

Call Number: 680 TER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV988.44.46

Call Number: 680 TER

Author: T. Errington & Sons (Firm)

Place of Publication: Portsmouth, U.K.; Errington, B.C.

Publisher: T. Errington & Sons

Publication Date: 1935

Physical Description: 66 p. : ill. : 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Bakery equipment and supplies industry; Catalogs

Notes: Includes index.

Complete general catalog of Marshall-Wells Company, limited

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Marshall-Wells Company Limited

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 381 MAR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV980.2.152

Call Number: 381 MAR

Author: Marshall-Wells Company Limited

Place of Publication: Winnipeg

Publisher: Marshall-Wells Co. Ltd.

Publication Date: 1930

Printer: Stovel Company Ltd.

Physical Description: xxxii, 760 p. : ill. ; 25 x 31 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Hardware; Cutlery; Tools; Fishing--Equipment and supplies; Hunting --Equipment and supplies; Machine-tools; Catalogs

Composition through reading : the direct method of teaching English, book 1

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Pickles, Frederick

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 428.2 PIC 1930

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV973.89.3

Call Number: 428.2 PIC 1930

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Pickles, Frederick

Place of Publication: London; Toronto

Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd.

Publication Date: 1930

Printer: Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ltd.

Physical Description: xx, 295 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "Department of Education The Government of The Privince of British Columbia" Text-Book Branch" [sticker on front pastdown] "Ronald D. King" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Composition and exercises; English literature; Readers (Secondary); Textbooks

Notes: Author's full name is Pickles, Frederick; "Authorised for use in the schools of British Columbia"--t.p.

Composition through reading : the direct method of teaching English. Introductory course.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Pickles, Frederick

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 428.2 PIC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV973.89.4

Call Number: 428.2 PIC

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Pickles, Frederick

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited

Publication Date: 1930

Printer: Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ltd.

Physical Description: xvi, 236 p. ; 19 cm.

Inscription: "55" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] "Ronald King" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper]

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Composition and exercises; English literature; Readers (Secondary); Textbooks

Notes: "Each volume a Reading Book and a Manual of Composition in one"; "Introductory Course, Revised Edition: For Junior and Senior High Schools. Grade IX."; "Authorised for use in the schools of British Columbia" --t.p.

The concise English dictionary

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Annandale, Charles, 1843-1915

Publication Date: 1930

Call Number: 423 ANN

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: HV983.74.3

Call Number: 423 ANN

Author: Annandale, Charles, 1843-1915

Place of Publication: London

Publisher: Blackie & Son

Publication Date: 1930

Printer: Blackie & Son

Physical Description: 856 p. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: inside front cover, "Grace Jamieson" [handwritten in ink] inside front page, "90" [written in pencil]

Library Subject (LOC): English language--Dictionaries

Notes: "With many Useful Lists and Appendices".; Based on Ogilvie's "Imperial Dictionary".

The costs of medicines: the manufacture and distribution of drugs and medicines in the United States and the services of pharmacy in medical care

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Rorem, C. Rufus (Clarence Rufus), 1894-1988; Fischelis, Robert P. (Robert Philipp), 1891-1981

Publication Date: 1932

Call Number: 615 ROR

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV988.68.21

Call Number: 615 ROR

Author: Rorem, C. Rufus (Clarence Rufus), 1894-1988; Fischelis, Robert P. (Robert Philipp), 1891-1981

Place of Publication: Chicago

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Publication Date: 1932

Series: Publications of the Committee on the costs of medical care

Printer: Lord Baltimore Press

Physical Description: xi, 250 p. ; 23 cm.

Inscription: inside front cover and on title page: [black ink stamp] "Office of the Registrar Pharmaceutical Association of the Province of British Columbia" "142 W. Hastings Street" "Vancouver, B.C."

Library Subject (LOC): Pharmacy; Medicine; Drugs--Prices

Names: Henderson, Gibb Gilmour; University of British Columbia

Notes: "Publications of the Committee on the costs of medical care: No. 14".; Includes bibliographies; Author's full name: Rorem, C. Rufus (Clarence Rufus), 1894-1988.; Author's full name: Fischelis, Robert P. (Robert Philipp), 1891-1981.

C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

History: "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.

Accession Code: BV013.19; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV022.2; X5124; X5125

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Media Type: Photograph; Moving Images; Sound Recording

Related Material: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds; Keith Jamieson fonds; Faye Diamond fonds; See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Arrangement: Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images

Dance Me Home

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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) (6 min., 39 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: In "Dance Me Home", Barbara Karmazyn talks about the important role that dance has played in her life. Awakening as a dancer in her late twenties she created a career as an expressive arts facilitator, sharing her love of dance and the arts with people of all ages and abilities. After years of phys…

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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) (6 min., 39 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo

Scope and Content: In "Dance Me Home", Barbara Karmazyn talks about the important role that dance has played in her life. Awakening as a dancer in her late twenties she created a career as an expressive arts facilitator, sharing her love of dance and the arts with people of all ages and abilities. After years of physical demands, her body began to break down, sending her into the quagmire of “trying to fix it”. Frustrated with traditional therapies Barbara went back to dance, enrolling in a Community Engaged Dance class for people over 55. Dancing and socializing with other women her age, she learned to re connect to her body and adjust to the physical limitations of aging.

Creator: Karmazyn, Barbara

Other Title Information: title supplied by film maker

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Dancing

Names: Karmazyn, Barbara

Accession Code: BV016.37.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 2016

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Transcribed title

Images

Video

Dance Me Home, 2016

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Dietetics for high school : a textbook in nutrition and food economics

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Willard, Florence; Gillett, Lucy H. (Lucy Holcomb), 1880-

Edition: Rev. ed.

Publication Date: 1935

Call Number: 641 WIL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Special Collection

Material Type: Book

Accession Code: BV007.21.27

Call Number: 641 WIL

Edition: Rev. ed.

Author: Willard, Florence; Gillett, Lucy H. (Lucy Holcomb), 1880-

Place of Publication: New York

Publisher: The MacMillan Company

Publication Date: 1935

Physical Description: xxv, 290 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Inscription: "Maureen Farr Class 14 Room 102" [handwritten in black ink on front pastedown] "125" [handwritten in pencil on front endpaper] Notes written in pencil and ink throughout book and on back endpaper and pastedown

Library Subject (LOC): Food; Diet; Textbooks

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Books

Notes: Author's given name and date: Gillett, Lucy H. (Lucy Holcomb), 1880-

Digney Family fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-19[61]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Dign…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936-19[61]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w + 1 film reel : col. ; 16mm + 7 optical discs (DVDs) + 1 portable drive

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of a reel of film (digitized into four segments) created by Andy Digney; a panorama photograph of the Digney Pee-Wee Bowling League from 1958 or 1959; and 18 film segments on DVD that were originally created by Andy Digney between 1934 and 1961 and digitized by his grandson Paul Digney in 2012. The 16mm film is divided into the following segments: the Oak Theatre in 1936 (construction and opening); the Royal Visit (from the King and Queen) in 1939; Burnaby Sports and May Day events (ca. 1937); and the Labour parade (ca. 1935). The 18 film segments contain footage of the Digney family at their home in Brandon, Manitoba, and Burnaby; views of the Oak Theatre and Digney Speedway in operation; and their travels throughout British Columbia and abroad. The 18 film segments are described at the item level and titled: Andy's first film; Brandon, Manitoba; Burnaby and Digney recreational events; Trip to Kamloops; Burnaby; Burnaby, Vancouver and the north shore; Galiano Island, Oak Theatre and Calgary; Travels to Ontario, Quebec and England; Travels to England #2; Travels to England #3; Parades; Digney family in Burnaby; Paul Digney and family; Digney family and the Oak Theatre gardens; Digney family at Bonsor Avenue and family outings; Building and opening the Digney Speedway; Digney family travel the praries; and San Francisco Trip.

History: Andy Digney was born in London, England, on July 27, 1886. His given names were Andrew Charles. In 1905, he immigrated with his elder brother to Raymore, Saskatchewan, and worked on a farm. In 1914, he met and married Alice Swan and in 1920 they had their one and only child, Ernest ('Dig'). The young family lived in Beatty, Saskatchewan, where they ran a small general store with a pool hall over the top. Andy sold the store and they moved to Carberry, Manitoba, where Andy worked selling lightning rods and hanging wallpaper. At this time, he met and formed a partnership with someone who owned a hand cranked move projector and in the evenings, he and his wife traveled to church halls in neighbouring towns, showing movies. Eventually, Digney purchased his own movie projector and opened a small theatre in Carberry. He worked odd jobs during the daytime and projected movies in his small theatre at night. Eventually he made enough money to move to Brandon, Manitoba, where he purchased a restaurant, which he turned into a theatre with living quarters above. Andy called the theatre 'The Oak' since the mighty oak was strong and stood forever. After starting the first Oak Theatre in Brandon, Manitoba, when talking pictures came along, Andy Digney, his wife Alice and son Ernest ('Dig') moved to Burnaby in 1935 and chose the site of their new theatre and home at the corner of Kingsway and Marlborough. The Oak Theatre - which opened on August 4, 1937 - was hailed as an artistic masterpiece for its ultra modern white stucco exterior, floodlights and pink-and-green neon marquee. The interior featured a mirrored ceiling, fireplace, and aquarium and had a colour scheme of orchid, royal blue, silver and black. Andy was a very involved member of the Burnaby community, becoming the founding president of the Lion's club and the chairman of the committee raising money for war bonds during World War II. In 1944, Andy suffered a severe heart attack, forcing him to retire, so in 1945, he sold the theatre to Odeon Theatres of Canada who continued to operate at this location until 1968 when competition forced its closure and demolition. Andy and his family relocated to a home on Bonsor Avenue on 3/4 acres where he spent much of his time cultivating a lovely garden. In about 1946, Andy was approached by the B.C. Midget Auto Racing Association [original name retained for historical accuracy], who were looking for a good location to race the smaller racing cars popular at the time. Andy was interested and purchased 10 acres of property located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue and built a race track. The Digney Speedway opened on July 8, 1948, with stands that had capacity of holding 4500 people. In 1949, when the popularity of this kind of racing declined, Digney started racing roadsters. However, he struggled to find local drivers, and it was expensive to bring in drivers from elsewhere. In 1951, Digney found a winner: jalopy racing. Local men would buy 1930s cars and strip them down, remove the glass, and weld the doors shut. By early 1952 over 40 cars were showing up for jalopy races. By the early 1950s, the Speedway was well established, with coverage in the sports pages and on radio. Andy's son Dig worked at the race track but moved away with his wife in 1951 to work in Seattle. Dig and his wife Joyce, along with their two young sons, Paul and Bruce, returned to Burnaby in 1953, moving into a 550-square-foot apartment located above the Digney Speedway restrooms. In 1954, Simpson Sears built a large store on Kingsway and their parking lot came up to the back garden of the family home on Bonsor Avenue. Andy thought of building small stores on his property but in the end decided to build a bowling alley, clearing out his beautiful garden. The Digney Bowl opened on August 19, 1955, and Andy, Alice, Dig, and Joyce all worked at both the Speedway and the bowling alley. In 1956, Andy decided to finally retire and sold the bowling alley and home to his son Dig, which he paid for over time. Dig and his family moved into the house on Bonsor Avenue and ran the bowling alley until their son Bruce took over in 1980. Andy Digney died in 1964 while travelling with his wife in England. Alice died on June 3, 1982, and Dig died on November 27, 2009.

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney family

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Photo/MI catalogue 562

Digney family home at Christmas

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (1min., 18 sec.) : digital, col. ; si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment of the Digney family at Christmas. Film opens with views of a rhododendrun bush and moves into footage showing the outside and inside their home at Christmas time.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1939

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (1min., 18 sec.) : digital, col. ; si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-002-6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-15

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment of the Digney family at Christmas. Film opens with views of a rhododendrun bush and moves into footage showing the outside and inside their home at Christmas time.

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Names: Digney, Andy

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film; Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Royal Visit'

Geographic Access: Central Park; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Sussex-Nelson Area

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Digney family home at Christmas, 1939

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Digney family in Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1939 and 1959]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip (5 min., 17sec.) : digital, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film colour segment identified as Reel 12. The film is a compilation of Digney family events. The film opens with children Paul and Bruce Digney running around the Digney family yard at their home on Bonsor Avenue with Andy and Ernest (Dig) Digney looking on. This is followed by interspersed footage of the family's pet dog Nero and puppies along with some brief glimpses of the Royal visit (King George VI and Queen Elizabeth) and cavilicade in 1939 along Kingsway. The film then switches to footage of Digney family Christmas festivities, a cat playing with a fish in a bowl and summer time at Pelican Lake in the 1940s and ends with a dog playing with a ball.

Subjects: Events - Parades; Animals - Dogs; Holidays - Christmas; Animals - Cats

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Digney, Bruce; Digney, Paul

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

Geographic Access: Bonsor Avenue; Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

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Digney family in Burnaby, [between 1939 and 1959]

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Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1935 and 1936]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba throug…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1935 and 1936]

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Physical Description: 1 film clip ( 12 min., 37 sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 562-003-17

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2014-04

Scope and Content: Item is a digitized film segment identified as Reel 17. The film opens with colour footage with views of a lake (possibly Pelican Lake, Manitoba) and switches to black and white footage of Dig Digney playing in a canoe on a lake and family camping adventures as they travel west from Manitoba through to Saskatchewan and visit with Dorothy Swan (Alice Digney's sister) who is dressed in her nurses' uniform. Their travels continue as they visit the Calgary Zoo, the foothills of Alberta, Bow River and falls, Banff Hot Springs and Lake Louise pools.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Camping; Recreational Activities - Canoeing

Names: Digney, Andy; Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"; Swan, Dorothy

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Creator: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film

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Digney family travels in the praries and the rockies, [between 1935 and 1936]

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