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Scope and Content: File consists of a copy of a subdivision plan depicting DL 85 and 86 and Deer Lake area along with corrospondence from Wm. J. Blackely, Planning Engineer to Blythe Eagle and Blythe Eagle's working notes. Three lots adjacent to Malvern Avenue contain annotations written in dark green crayon.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1957

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Eagles family subseries

Physical Description: 1 folder of textual records + 1 architectural drawing : reproduction ; 61 cm x 65 cm.

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS055-052

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS1991-18

Scope and Content: File consists of a copy of a subdivision plan depicting DL 85 and 86 and Deer Lake area along with corrospondence from Wm. J. Blackely, Planning Engineer to Blythe Eagle and Blythe Eagle's working notes. Three lots adjacent to Malvern Avenue contain annotations written in dark green crayon.

Media Type: Textual Record; Architectural Drawing

Notes: Title based on contents of file

Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1934-1973

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 42 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 4 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs of E.W. Martin during his military service with the RCAF; development in Burnaby along Winch Street; Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings and Paneloc buildings together with E.W. Martin's military service records and other records relating to E.W. Martin's involvement with …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 42 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 4 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of photographs of E.W. Martin during his military service with the RCAF; development in Burnaby along Winch Street; Martin's Auto Villa on Hastings and Paneloc buildings together with E.W. Martin's military service records and other records relating to E.W. Martin's involvement with Paneloc Marketing Ltd. and other businesses. Fonds is arranged in the following series 1) E.W. Martin photographs series 2) E.W. Martin military records and photographs series 3) E.W. Martin business records series

History: Elmer Wilson Martin (1909-1973) was a professional engineer who lived most of his life in Burnaby. He was born in Treesbank Manitoba to William Henry Martin and Bethia “Bertie” Snell. Elmer married Ellen "Reta" Renetta Boyd (1908-1984) in approx. 1930. The couple moved to Burnaby in 1931 and Elmer graduated from UBC. Following his graduation from UBC, he spent two years at the University of Saskatchewan doing research. From 1936-1937 he worked at the Port Alice mill of the B.C. Pulp and paper Co and later worked for the Boeing aircraft plant at Vancouver. He joined the RCAF in September 1939, serving as chief engineering officer at various Canadian and overseas stations during WWII, until being discharged as a pilot and wing commander in November 1945. He served as NHA assistant regional engineer for a year after his discharge before becoming the owner and operator of Martin Auto Villa at 6574 East Hastings Street in North Burnaby. He was a director of the Burnaby Board of Trade from 1951 and chairman of the Burnaby Industrial Development Board and a member of the Professional Engineers' Association. He ran for Reeve under the Non-Partisan Association in Burnaby's municipal election in 1959 and donated land on Burnaby Mountain for Simon Fraser University. He had many businesses throughout his life including Paneloc Marketing Ltd. and his last one was as Director with the construction company Webb & Knapp Canada Ltd. The couple lived at various locations in Burnaby including, 6574 East Hastings Street eventually settling at 7231 Sutliff Street in North Burnaby in 1957. Elmer's brother, Wilbert Maurice Martin (1907-1980) was also born in Treesbank, Manitoba. Wilbert "Bert" was married to Eva (nee Erhart) Martin (1911-1993). Wilbert and Eva Martin lived on Winch Street in Burnaby. They first lived at 6776 Winch Street before relocating their house to 6656 Winch Street, Burnaby. Wilbert worked in construction as a building contractor and Eva worked as a hostess in the hotel industry. Paneloc buildings were developed by Elmer W. Martin, president of Paneloc Manufacturing Ltd. beginning in 1957 and were based on a design by A.B. Wenaus and Sons Ltd. In 1964, Martin held patents for his design of paneloc buildings in thirty six countries. Since Martin trained as a mechanical engineer, he developed a plan for his home model over a six year period in series of experiments with materials, styles, methods and sizes. Paneloc homes were prefabricated, using specially built bevelled wall panels cut-pie segments to form both the roof and the floor. The wall panels were designed to squeeze together by two metal straps on a turn-buckle basis. The roof and floor were held in place with factory-installed tap block bolts and a long wooden spine which fit in a keyway between the sections. The prefabricated parts were insulated and built with door and window allowances at Harrigan Industries Ltd. in Vancouver where Martin was part owner. Epoxy resin allowed the panels to be assembled without nails using weather-proofed five ply plywood. Sizes of homes varied using four by eight foot wall panels and increasing the span of the floor and roof sections. Harrigan Industries Ltd. continued to sell the prefabricated paneloc buildings until it went into receivership in late 1974.

Creator: Martin, Elmer Wilson

Accession Code: BV015.39; BV019.37; BV019.40

Date: 1934-1973

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Architectural Drawing

Arrangement: The records are organized into three series based on the individual's business work as well as military and personal life. The photograhs series includes both professional and personal content.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Engineering Department fonds

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-2014

Collection/Fonds: Engineering Department fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-2014

Collection/Fonds: Engineering Department fonds

Physical Description: 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: Subject to FOIPPA

Reproduction Restriction: Reproductions subject to FOIPPA

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.

History: In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material; Architectural Drawing

Creator: City of Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds.

Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1918-2016

Collection/Fonds: Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photog…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 33 photographs + 7 architectural drawings +1 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of family photographs and personal papers pertaining to Gerald Frank Sanders and Alice Viola Sparman Sanders along with architectural plans pertaining to the family home located on Spruce Street in Burnaby. Fonds has been arranged into the following series: 1) Sanders-Sparman photographs series 2) Sanders family personal papers 3) Sanders family architectural drawings

History: Gerald Frank Sanders (1916-2017) was born August 28, 1916 in Hackney, London. In 1918, Gerald immigrated to Canada with his mother Harriett Sanders (nee Chalkley) (1889-1962) while his father, Frank (1887-1967) was convalescing in hospital in England after succumbing to wounds while serving in action during WWI. Gerald's father, Frank soon joined them in British Columbia. In 1926 they settled in a house located at 4312 Spruce Street near the corner of Spruce Street and Carleton Avenue. By 1946 the family grew in size to four children (Gerald, Leslie, Reginald and Eileen) and they built a larger house right on the corner of Spruce and Carleton Avenue. Gerald attended Inman Elementary, then Van Technical School. He eventually joined the RAF during WWII as an airplane mechanic in England. He sent his pay home and his mother purchased two lots on Pine Street with some of the money. On March 8, 1948 Gerald married Alice Viola Sparman (1925-1996) and the couple lived in the Sanders' family home on Spruce Street. Alice grew up near Cranbrook and spent her teenage years in Victoria. She trained to be a nurse at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver before marrying Gerald. Alice worked at the Burnaby General Hospital from 1952. Gerald and Alice had six children: Dennis, Kris, Kerry, David, Ruth and Marie. In 1949 with the help of family and friends Gerald built a new house located at 4325 Pine Street (address after 1959- 4091 Pine Street) and he moved in with his family. Gerald worked as a carpenter on various projects including the dentistry building at University of British Columbia, the Vancouver Court House and Jack Poole's house in the British Properties. Gerald lived in Burnaby until his death in 2017. Frank and Harriett Sanders lived on Spruce Street until Harriett died in 1962. Frank continued to live on Spruce Street until 1964 and then lived with his son Gerald on Pine Street until his death in 1967.

Creator: Sanders, Alice Viola Sparman; Sanders, Gerald Frank

Accession Code: BV018.34

Date: 1918-2016

Media Type: Photograph; Architectural Drawing; Textual Record

Arrangement: Records and series were arranged by specific record types.

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds

Green-winged teal

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two green-winged teal.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-004

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two green-winged teal.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

Hazel Simnett collection

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1996]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Physical Description: 13 files of textual records : ill. (some col.) ; 9 paintings : colour print ; 2 photographs : b&w

Description Level: Fonds

Accession Number: 2013-22; 2012-03

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of City-generated records, personal records, and political records collected by Hazel Simnett.

History: Hazel Simnett was born in Burnaby in 1922 to Frederick and Mary Ann Simnett and grew up looking up to her father who was very involved in labour and unions. A politically active citizen, Hazel Simnett has supported the Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the New Democratic Party (NDP). She once ran as a New Democratic Party candidate for Burnaby City Council. Hazel attended Kingsway West Public School and Burnaby South High School in Burnaby. During the 1970s, Hazel was President of the Century Park Museum Association, which governs Burnaby Heritage Museum and published the work "Bygones of Burnaby". Hazel worked on the campaign team of Joan Sawicki from 1990 to 1991, which led Sawicki to be elected as Burnaby-Willingdon riding's MLA. Hazel volunteered her time to be a member of the Burnaby Advisory Planning Commission from 1993 to 1996. In 2006, Hazel won the Burnaby Local Hero Award for her volunteer work at the New Vista Society where she served as chair for a number of years. She also served as a member of the Burnaby Historical Society and established the Hazel Simnett Endowment with the Burnaby Public Library to bring a collection of books on Canadian history and social issues.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Creator: Simnett, Hazel

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; MSS167

Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1950-2022

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow and Donna Polos fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 3 sound recordings (wav) + 1 sound recording (mp3) + 65 photographs + 26 photographs (jpg) + 1 portfolio (15 col. photographs + 12 col. laser prints) + 1 col. laser print + 6 business cards + 1 identification card + 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of an oral history interview with Jimmy Chow and his wife, Donna Polos; photographs of Jimmy Chow and his family soon after they immigrated to Canada in the 1950s as well as a sampling of photographs and records documenting Jimmy Chow's career in the film industry. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Jimmy Chow and Donna Polos interviews series 2) Jimmy Chow family photographs series 3) Property master photographs series 4) Property master records series

History: Hipman "Jimmy" Chow was born in Lin Pong Lee, Hoiping, China in 1948. In 1950, Jimmy Chow and his mother, Gim Gee Chow (1913-1991) fled China to escape the Communist Revolution and to be reunited with his father, Robin Chung Dip Chow (1906-1990) who’d immigrated to Canada many years earlier. Jimmy’s elder sister Shao-Lin Chow stayed behind in China. Jimmy’s father, Robin Chung Dip Chow immigrated to Canada in 1921 at 14 years of age and was forced to pay the Chinese head tax of $500. In 1950, Jimmy and his mother first fled to Hong Kong before immigrating to Canada and arriving in Vancouver. Jimmy Chow’s birth name is Hipman Chow but when he arrived in Canada, his father indicated that he needed an English name and he was given the name “Jimmy” but retained his birth name “Hipman Chow”. Over the years, Jimmy has also used the name “James H. Chow” and is often credited by this name in the film industry. For the first four years after immigrating, Jimmy and his parents lived in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec where his father had work in hotels and restaurants. While living in Asquith, Saskatchewan Jimmy attended school and began to learn English. In 1954, Jimmy and his parents returned to Vancouver, first living in the area of Strathcona before settling in the neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant where they purchased a house located on 15th Avenue east of Main Street. While living in Mount Pleasant, Jimmy attended both elementary and high school. While attending high school, Jimmy began working at the local grocery store where he worked for many years living at home and saving his money. In 1970 while attending Vancouver City College, Jimmy met his future wife Donna Polos. Two years later, they moved in together, married in 1981 and started a family. Jimmy and Donna first lived in North Burnaby before purchasing a house on Victory Street in Burnaby where they raised their three children. Growing up in a traditional Chinese Canadian family, Jimmy was always one who went against the grain. Although his father wanted him to get a business degree, Jimmy had aspirations for a different career path. Through the referral of a friend, he entered the film industry in 1973 working for CBC Vancouver. While working at the CBC, Jimmy gained valuable experience working on the set of the television series The Beachcombers, which launched his career in the film industry. Over a 45 year career, Jimmy worked on over 50 blockbuster movies, historical period films, science fiction films and fantasy films, where he honed in on his expertise as a set decorator, art director and property master. He built an international reputation through working with production companies, prop makers and antique sellers across the globe. As a property master in the film industry, Jimmy Chow has been responsible for designing, managing, and sourcing props for films such as: The BFG, Warcraft: The Beginning, X-Men 2, Fantastic Four, Watchman, Tron: Legacy, Little Women, Seven Years in Tibet, Shanghai Noon, The Shipping News, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, The Changeling, Man of Steel (Superman), Snow Falling on Cedars, Legends of the Fall, And the Sea Will Tell, Once a Thief and many more. With Jimmy's many years of professional experience in the film industry, he has been a union member of IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians...) from July 1979, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 2018 and has worked as a guest lecturer in film production at Capilano University and Langara University. He was also a key contributor to the Burnaby Village Museum’s 2014 temporary exhibition Burnaby Makes Movies. Donna Polos was born in Vancouver in 1949 to parents Mayme "May" Helen Tillikana Polos (1931-1977) and Donald James Polos (1926-2017). Donna’s maternal grandparents, Elvi Tienhara and Toiva Tillikana immigrated to Canada from Helsinki, Finland. Donna’s paternal grandmother, Pauline Chimiki Polos emigrated from Ukraine to Argentina and then to Winnipeg. Donna’s paternal grandfather, James "Jimmy" Kostopolus emigrated as an orphan from Sparta Greece at the age of 12 years. In 1908, he first immigrated to the United States where he was denied entry so immigrated to Canada, entering through Halifax at Pier 17. When immigrating, James changed his last name to "Polos". Jimmy Polos arrived in Halifax with only five dollars in his pocket. He lived in Halifax for many years before making his way to Vancouver where he established three restaurants and raised his family. James was the proprietor of three restaurants in Burnaby including; the Home Apple Pie Café (1941-1944) located on East Hastings near Princess Avenue; Jimmy’s Café (1945-1955) located on East Hastings near Hawks Avenue and another restaurant located near 10th Avenue and Alma Street. Donna grew up with her family in Vancouver, first living in the downtown eastside before moving to a home near Joyce Station. Donna attended elementary school and high school while growing up in the neighbourhood of Joyce Station. Donna moved out of her family home at 21 years of age and lived with roommates before moving in with Jimmy Chow in 1972. Donna attended Vancouver City College and the University of British Columbia where she obtained her teaching degree in 1974. Donna first taught at Gilmore Elementary School before being hired to teach at Clinton Elementary School where she taught for nine years. While raising their three children, Donna worked part time teaching in schools in Burnaby. In 1991, after a near death experience, Donna became interested in fine art and took drawing and watercolour painting classes. This experience led her to experimenting with different painting techniques on paper and fabric. In 2008, Donna retired from teaching but continued her art career often working as an Artist in Residence at various schools and exhibiting her work. While living in Burnaby Donna has been politically active with a particular passion for heritage, housing and preserving the natural environment. Donna was instrumental in advocating and petitioning for the establishment of a tree bylaw in Burnaby which was eventually adopted by the City.

Creator: Chow, Hipman "Jimmy"; Polos, Donna

Accession Code: BV022.21; BV023.11

Date: 1950-2022

Media Type: Sound Recording; Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of fonds; Hipman "Jimmy" Chow's name in Cantonese is Chow Hipman and in Mandarin is Zhou Xiamin.

Jesse Love farmhouse series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1893-1970] (date of originals), copied 1988-1998, predominant 1988-2000

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: approx. 84 cm of textual records + approx. 1,910 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Series consists of records involved in the purchase, moving, restoration, research, conservation and exhibiting of the Love family farmhouse by Burnaby Village Museum. Records have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Love farmhouse conservation work files subseries 2) Love farmhouse re…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Jesse Love farmhouse series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: approx. 84 cm of textual records + approx. 1,910 photographs + approx. 100 architectural drawings + 3 audio cassettes + 1 videocassette

Scope and Content: Series consists of records involved in the purchase, moving, restoration, research, conservation and exhibiting of the Love family farmhouse by Burnaby Village Museum. Records have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Love farmhouse conservation work files subseries 2) Love farmhouse restoration photographs subseries 3) Love farmhouse curatorial files subseries 4) Love farmouse research files subseries 5) Love family photographs 6) Love farmhouse Oral History subseries 7) Love farmhouse architectural drawings subseries

History: Jesse Love was born in Swindon, England in 1847 and left England to work on a dairy farm in the Toronto area. While working on the farm in Toronto, he met Martha Leonard who he married in 1879. Martha was born on February 3, 1858 in Bedfordshire, England and had come to Canada with her parents George and Ann Leonard. While living in Toronto, Jesse and Martha had two children, George born March 22, 1880 and Annie Elizabeth on August 24, 1881. About one year after Annie was born, the Love family moved to North Dakota to grow wheat. While living there, they had two more children, Henry who was born August 24, 1883 and Edith Minnie born October 9, 1885. The family decided to move further west after hearing about the fairer weather conditions from Martha’s father, George Leonard, who had settled in Vancouver in 1885. On May 23, 1887, Jesse, Martha and their four children arrived in Vancouver after travelling across Canada from Winnipeg on the first transcontinental train. The Loves made their home in Vancouver while Jesse helped clear land on Granville Street. Their fifth child, Thomas Robert was born on September 17, 1887 and soon after, the family moved to Lulu Island in Richmond where they lived growing vegetables and selling them to Vancouver hotels. While living and farming on Lulu island, the couple had two more girls, Martha (Dot or Dorothy) born on December 17, 1889 and Sarah Marie, born February 8, 1892. On October 6, 1893 an agreement was signed by Jesse Love to purchase 14.52 acres of land from Joseph C. Armstrong. The acreage covered the north east section of District Lot 25 within the newly incorporated District of the Municipality of Burnaby. It was here where the original Love house was built (between October 1893 and April 15, 1894) by Jesse Love with the help of local builder George Salt and father in law, George Leonard. The house consisted of an entrance hall, dining room, lean to kitchen, master bedroom and three bedrooms upstairs. A road was constructed and named Cumberland in 1905 and ran from District Lot 25 through to District Lot 11. The address for the Love home was 1390 Cumberland Road and in the early 1960’s the address was renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street. On the land surrounding the house, Jesse Love planted an orchard along with strawberries and raspberries which he sold at the Fraser Valley Market, T.S. Anandale’s Grocery Store in New Westminster and to hotels around Vancouver. Jesse Love served on the Burnaby School Board and also as a District Councillor in 1901 and from 1904-1907. While living in the house, Jesse and Martha had four more children, Phoebe Leonard, born April 15, 1894, Esther, born August 28, 1896, John Leonard, born June 7, 1899 and Hannah Victoria (also known as Girlie) who was born May 12, 1902. As the family grew to eleven children, additions along with some substantial remodelling in the craftsman style took place. In about 1898, a north wing addition was added to include a parlour with two windows, the construction of two more bedrooms and the relocation of the stair case to the North West wall. In 1903 the front door moved to the north elevation, a front porch was extended along the east wall and a summer lean to kitchen was added to the west elevation. Between 1905 and 1910, a tin embossed ceiling was installed along with an addition of the main kitchen which included a pantry, bathtub and a back porch. In about 1912, five craftsman style windows replaced the original pioneer tent style, the front verandah was enlarged to wrap around the south and east elevations, a back door was installed in the kitchen to access the verandah and wood shingle siding and brackets were added to the exterior. In 1918, at the age of 31 years, Robert Love fell ill due to an influenza epidemic and died on November 23, 1918. Following their son’s death, Martha Love became weak and on August 24, 1920, she passed away. By this time, Jesse had sold off a large percentage of his land and his youngest daughter, Girlie decided to stay on to live and care for him. Since the house was too large for just the two of them, Jesse invited any other children to return and share the residence. For a while his son, George and his wife joined them until 1925, followed by his daughter Sarah Parker (nee Love), her husband William and their three children, Albert, Bill and Elsie. The house remained pretty unchanged until 1928 after Jesse Love died of pneumonia (March 10, 1928) and the house was purchased by Sarah and her husband William Parker who continued to live there with their children. The master bedroom wall on the main floor opened up to the dining room, the kitchen pantry and bathtub converted to an alcove with a marble counter and enlarged window and sink while the bathroom was moved to the upstairs and the furnace and coolers were installed in the crawl space under the kitchen. A hot water tank was installed in the house in 1966. Sarah continued to live in the house until a little while after her husband William died in 1961. She sold the house to her daughter Elsie and husband John Hughes in 1966, who lived in the house along with their son Brent, until August 23, 1971. Mahbir Molchan Papan and his wife Geraldine Papan bought the house August 23, 1971 and by 1982, the house was sold to Nirmal Singh Singha and Narinder Singha. The Papans continued to rent the house from Nirmal Singh Singha and Narinder Singha until the late 1980s. In 1988, the house was scheduled for demolition with the remaining property to be subdivided. Fortunately, a neighbour, Mr. Harvey Elder recognized the farmhouse's historical significance and contacted the Burnaby Historical Society. Following this event, the owners agreed to donate the building to the Burnaby Village Museum (under the Century Park Museum Association) who financed the move of the house from Cumberland Street to the museum site. Heritage planner and architect, Robert Lemon provided guidance for the project. Prior to the move, the two porches were removed and demolished while the kitchen and roof were both separated from the main house. The kitchen and roof of the house were transported to Burnaby Village Museum on May 20, 1988 by Nickel Bros. House Moving company, while the main frame of the house completed its transportation to the museum near the end of May 1988 (due to low overhead wires). The house was moved down Cumberland Street to 10th Avenue, up Canada Way to Sperling and set on temporary footings near Hart House. Robert Lemon oversaw structural improvements such as, upgrading floor joists and creating new foundations to replace the original timber foundation of the farmhouse. The restoration went through several phases of work between 1988 until it opened in November 1998. Restoration began on both the interior and exterior features to be interpreted from the period of 1925. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807. In 1993, the architecture firm of Brian G. Hart Associates was appointed for the design and construction supervision of the restoration project. Plans were created for a foundation on the museum site in 1989 and the farmhouse was eventually settled on a permanent foundation behind the Burnaby Village Museum administration building in 1993 along with the reattachment of the roof. The kitchen section was reattached to the main house in 1994 along with skirting around the foundation and the reshingling of the exterior. In 1996, the tin ceiling was removed to make way for the installation of the internal electrical system along with sprinklers, ceiling heating and fire break gyprock. The dining room ceiling joists were consolidated, a pantry and bathroom were added to the kitchen, the downstairs bedroom wall was opened and filled, the dining and kitchen doorways were widened. In 1997, a wheelchair ramp was installed along with a concrete sidewalk, stair rails, cement pads at the base of the stairs and a gravel sink for any excess water. Interior work included painting of the kitchen, restoration and furnishing of the kitchen pantry, insulation of the house floor to protect from rodents along with the reconstruction of the kitchen and house chimneys. The registrar worked together with the curator and conservator and was tasked with a large research project on the house including the family contacts and family history, property information, plans, photographs, artifacts, furnishings, stories etc. all organized in files for easy retrieval. A great deal of research and conservation was undertaken in order to make the interior of the house authentic to the time period as possible. One of the biggest projects was selecting and obtaining wall coverings since much of the original wallpaper was incomplete and poor condition. The conservator and registrar were lucky enough to locate a few samples of the original paper and engage the Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpaper Company of Benica, California to reproduce replica designs for free. The City of Burnaby now has its own series “Burnaby Village Papers” produced by this company which are titled “Burnaby Wall”; “Burnaby Border” and “Burnaby Ceiling”. All three of these wallpaper designs have been used in the Love farm house and are also commercially available through the Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpaper Company. In 1997, restoration of the kitchen was completed and opened to the public. After the completion of the dining room, main floor bedroom and parlour, the Love farmhouse exhibit opened on November 29, 1998 with an open invitation to the public and extended members of the Love family. Officials including the Mayor, Doug Drummond and Love family members were all present to cut the ribbon for the special event.

Accession Code: BV018.41; BV020.5

Access Restriction: Restricted access

Date: [1893-1970] (date of originals), copied 1988-1998, predominant 1988-2000

Media Type: Textual Record; Architectural Drawing; Sound Recording; Moving Images; Photograph

Arrangement: The majority of the records within series and subseries were arranged by a staff members of Burnaby Village Museum who worked on the historical research and restoration of the house. Other photographs documenting the move and further restoration work were added later and included in the arrangment by format and subject.

Notes: Title based on content of series; Jesse Love farmhouse is described as an Artifact under BV988.33.1; Some records within this collection have restricted access and are subject to FIPPA; Accessions BV018.41 and BV020.5 form this fonds

Macgillivray's warbler

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Macgillvray's warblers.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1955]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 painting : colour print ; 37 x 28 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-006

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows two Macgillvray's warblers.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

Images

Macgillivray's warbler, [1955] thumbnail

Mourning dove

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Scope and Content: Painting shows a mourning dove.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1957]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 1 paintings : colour print ; 28 x 18.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 559-010

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: Painting shows a mourning dove.

Subjects: Animals - Birds; Arts - Paintings

Media Type: Graphic Material

Creator: Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Notes: Title transcribed from item; Simnett personal papers series

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Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1957-1973

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 10 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of business records relating to Elmer Wilson Martin's involvement with Paneloc Marketing Ltd. including business cards; architectural drawings of various building models; correspondence; reports; price lists; quotes and photographs of completed paneloc buildings and buildings under …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 10 photographs + 9 architectural drawings + approx. 2 cm of textual records

Scope and Content: Series consists of business records relating to Elmer Wilson Martin's involvement with Paneloc Marketing Ltd. including business cards; architectural drawings of various building models; correspondence; reports; price lists; quotes and photographs of completed paneloc buildings and buildings under construction. Series also includes an Elections poster when E.W. Martin ran for Reeve of Burnaby in 1959.

Accession Code: BV019.37; BV019.40

Date: 1957-1973

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Architectural Drawing

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Paneloc marketing report

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1957 and 1960]

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report : 5 photographs + 6 architectural drawings : blueline prints ; 55 x 85 cm + 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 46 x 55 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a report created by Paneloc Marketing Ltd. 4217 Hastings Street Burnaby B.C. Architectural drawings within the report are drawn by Jack Pearl and designed by Elmer W. Martin, P. Engineer. Architectural drawings included in the report are titled; Paneloc Homes - All Models (2 drawin…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Elmer Wilson Martin fonds

Series: Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 report : 5 photographs + 6 architectural drawings : blueline prints ; 55 x 85 cm + 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 46 x 55 cm

Material Details: Scales differ between 1"=60" and 3/4"=1'-0"

Scope and Content: Item consists of a report created by Paneloc Marketing Ltd. 4217 Hastings Street Burnaby B.C. Architectural drawings within the report are drawn by Jack Pearl and designed by Elmer W. Martin, P. Engineer. Architectural drawings included in the report are titled; Paneloc Homes - All Models (2 drawings); Paneloc Homes - Model 6 - 28 Panel (3 drawings) ; Paneloc Homes - Model 6-24 Panel (1 drawing) ; Paneloc Homes - Model 4 -20 Panel (1 drawing). The report includes five photographs of paneloc homes including two of completed homes and three of a paneloc building in various stages of assembly.

Creator: Pearl, Jack; Martin, Elmer W.; Paneloc Marketing Limited

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings - Residential

Names: Paneloc Marketing Limited

Responsibility: Panel Marketing Limited

Accession Code: BV019.40.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [between 1957 and 1960]

Media Type: Photograph; Architectural Drawing

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: February 5, 2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of report; Architectural drawings were unfolded and removed from duotang binding; According to an advertisement dated June 14, 1957 for Paneloc Manufacturing in the Vancouver Province newspaper, a paneloc display model was available for viewing at 6635 East Hastings Street in Burnaby. Some of the photographs within this report may have been at this location.; Architectural drawings have reproduction and access restrictions. Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view.

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Personal material

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1978]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1910-1978]

Collection/Fonds: Hazel Simnett collection

Series: Simnett personal papers series

Physical Description: 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records

Description Level: File

Record No.: MSS167-008

Accession Number: 2013-22

Scope and Content: File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.

Subjects: Arts - Paintings; Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers; Documentary Artifacts - Photographs; Performances - Concerts; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Personal Symbols - Certificates; Transportation; Persons - Royalty

Names: Simnett, Hazel; Simnett, Frederick "Fred"; Simnett, Mary Ann; Lansdowne, James Fenwick

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together; Simnett personal papers series

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

Proposed building addition for R. Raymer

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1959]

Collection/Fonds: Roy Bernard Raymer fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 89.5 x 62 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a building plan titled "Proposed Building Addition for R. Raymer 6111 Kingsway Burnaby".This drawing pertains to the addition of a new kitchen and restaurant for the Oasis tea rooms located at 6105 Kingsway in Burnaby. Drawing includes a layout of the floor and side aspects of the …

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Roy Bernard Raymer fonds

Series: Ray Raymer business records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 89.5 x 62 cm

Material Details: Scale 1/2"=1'

Scope and Content: Item consists of a building plan titled "Proposed Building Addition for R. Raymer 6111 Kingsway Burnaby".This drawing pertains to the addition of a new kitchen and restaurant for the Oasis tea rooms located at 6105 Kingsway in Burnaby. Drawing includes a layout of the floor and side aspects of the building.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants

Names: Raymer, Roy Bernard; Oasis

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 6111 Kingsway

Accession Code: HV977.121.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1959]

Media Type: Architectural Drawing

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Notes: Title based on contents of architectural drawing; Stamp of verso of drawing reads: "APR_29_1959"; Note in blue ink on verso of drawing reads: "Raymur addition / 611 Kingsway"

Proposed building addition for R. Raymer

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1959]

Collection/Fonds: Roy Bernard Raymer fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 89.5 x 62 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a building plan titled "Proposed Building Addition for R. Raymer 6111 Kingsway Burnaby". This drawing pertains to the addition of a new kitchen and restaurant for the Oasis tea rooms located at 6105 Kingsway in Burnaby. Drawing includes a layout of the floor and side aspects of the…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Roy Bernard Raymer fonds

Series: Ray Raymer business records series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 architectural drawing : blueline print ; 89.5 x 62 cm

Material Details: Scale 1/2"=1'

Scope and Content: Item consists of a building plan titled "Proposed Building Addition for R. Raymer 6111 Kingsway Burnaby". This drawing pertains to the addition of a new kitchen and restaurant for the Oasis tea rooms located at 6105 Kingsway in Burnaby. Drawing includes a layout of the floor and side aspects of the building.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants

Names: Raymer, Roy Bernard; Oasis

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Street Address: 6111 Kingsway; 6105 Kingsway

Accession Code: HV977.121.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1959]

Media Type: Architectural Drawing

Planning Study Area: Windsor Area

Notes: Title based on contents of architectural drawing; Notes in blue ink on recto. of drawing read: "REFRIGERATOR INSTALLATION BY LESSEE. / PRESENT TWO TOILETS TO BE MAINTAINED / WITH OUTSIDE ACCESS TO COMMON / HALLWAY AS ON PLAN"

Ray Raymer business records series

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1929 and [1959]

Collection/Fonds: Roy Bernard Raymer fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records + 2 architectural drawings

Scope and Content: Series consists of a business records of Ray Raymer including a permit and two architectural drawings relating to the Oasis Tourist Camp on Kingsway in Burnaby.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Roy Bernard Raymer fonds

Series: Ray Raymer business records series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records + 2 architectural drawings

Scope and Content: Series consists of a business records of Ray Raymer including a permit and two architectural drawings relating to the Oasis Tourist Camp on Kingsway in Burnaby.

Accession Code: HV977.121

Date: 1929 and [1959]

Media Type: Textual Record; Architectural Drawing

Notes: Title based on contents of series

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