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Administration series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97125
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-2018
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to the establishment, administration and operation of the Burnaby Historical Society. Records include Society meeting minutes, correspondence, and photographs and ephemera from various Society programs and events.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1957-2018
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Administration series
Physical Description
Textual records and photographs
Description Level
Series
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2020-06
Scope and Content
Series consists of records relating to the establishment, administration and operation of the Burnaby Historical Society. Records include Society meeting minutes, correspondence, and photographs and ephemera from various Society programs and events.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Bateman family photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15158
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1857]-[195-]
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
63 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of family photographs of the Edwin Wettenhall Bateman family including the children and grandchildren of E.W. Bateman and Catherine "Cassie" (Dale) Bateman; parents of E.W. Bateman; parents of Catherine "Cassie" (Dale) and Mary (Dale) Bateman; Mary Bateman (second wife of E.W. Batem…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
63 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of family photographs of the Edwin Wettenhall Bateman family including the children and grandchildren of E.W. Bateman and Catherine "Cassie" (Dale) Bateman; parents of E.W. Bateman; parents of Catherine "Cassie" (Dale) and Mary (Dale) Bateman; Mary Bateman (second wife of E.W. Bateman); Dora Coulton Bateman (third wife of E.W. Bateman) along with photographs of Elworth house in Burnaby and other family residences.
Accession Code
HV974.22
HV974.90
HV975.120
HV976.37
HV979.32
BV985.1003
BV986.21
BV992.29
BV994.22
BV004.28
BV004.84
BV020.27
Date
[1857]-[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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B.C. Summer Games series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15420
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1979]-1997
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
4 photographs + 1 post card + 1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a small collection of photographs and textual records collected by Donald Copan regarding B.C. Summer Games taking place in Burnaby in 1984 and 1997.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
B.C. Summer Games series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
4 photographs + 1 post card + 1 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of a small collection of photographs and textual records collected by Donald Copan regarding B.C. Summer Games taking place in Burnaby in 1984 and 1997.
Accession Code
BV021.4
Date
[1979]-1997
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of the series
See also B.C. Summer Games artifacts BV021.4.1 to BV021.4.12 & BV021.4.21; BV021.4.25; BV021.4.26
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Bell's Dry Goods exhibit collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription16990
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on sit…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
129 photographs + 10 cm of textual records + approx. 6 architectural drawings + 1 video recording
Scope and Content
Series consists of records pertaining to the moving, restoration, exhibit and repair of the Bell's Dry Goods store and Whitechurch Hardware store building that was relocated from Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) in 1974. The building was set up as a permanent exhibit on site at Burnaby Village Museum. The majority of the records were created by museum and City of Burnaby staff. Series is arranged into four subseries: 1) Restoration, upgrades and repairs subseries 2) Bell's building photographs subseries 3) Bell's exhibit photographs subseries 4) Bell's research files subseries
History
The Bell's Dry Goods building was built in 1922 by Clifford Tuckey with a small lean to structure on the back housing a kitchen and bedroom. The building was located on the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Thirteenth Avenue in Burnaby. William Bell (1884-1952) and Flora Bell (nee Connell) (1889-1953) immigrated to Burnaby from Scotland between 1917 and 1918. In about 1924, the building was purchased by William and Flora Bell. Flora operated "Bell's Dry Goods" store out of the building and the couple lived at the back of the store. William worked as a driver for a local lumber mill. Bell's Dry Goods was in operation in this one storey building between 1925 and 1937 with the building address, 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street). In 1927, they moved to a house located on Thirteenth Avenue while they converted the back of the store to include the East Burnaby Post Office. In 1937, the Bells moved the one storey "Bell's Dry Goods" building a little further north and built a two storey building on the corner. Flora continued to operate Bell's Dry Goods on the ground level of the new building until 1941 and the couple lived upstairs. The new two storey building assumed the address of 1314 Sixth Street (later 7695 Sixth Street) and the older one storey building obtained a new address of 1316 Sixth Street (later 7685 Sixth Street). The East Burnaby Post Office continued to operate at 1314 Sixth Street until about 1954. On December 1, 1937, Maurice Whitechurch moved his Whitechurch Hardware store into the one storey building which he rented out from the Bells. In 1943, Maurice Whitechurch purchased the building from the Bells and Whitechurch Hardware store continued to operated at this location until the Spring of 1973. In June 1973, Mr. Fergie Will bought the store and the building was donated to Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum). In August 1974, the building was relocated from it's location on Sixth Avenue to Heritage Village. Sometime prior to the move, the extension at the rear of the building was removed. After the building was moved to Heritage Village, some exterior repairs were completed including the installation of exterior siding at the rear of the building and installation of large wood sliding door. The building opened as a carpentry shop exhibit in 1975. In March 1976, an extension at the rear of the building was rebuilt by museum staff. The building underwent several repairs and restorations between 1992 and 1996 and was closed to the public. Due to structural problems, the extension was demolished in 1992. Between 1993 and 1996, the building underwent a series of exterior and interior structural repairs to restore it to Bell's Dry Goods store which included the rebuilding of the extension at the rear of the building and the moving of the building onto a new foundation. The newly restored building opened as Bell's Dry Goods store (exhibit) on August 6, 1996. On November 23, 1992, the building was designated a heritage building under Heritage Designation Bylaw 1992, Bylaw Number 9807.
Accession Code
BV019.52
BV020.5
Date
1974-2012, predominant 1974-1996
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Architectural Drawing
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Further accruals are expected
Some records within this collection are subject to FIPPA
For other records and photographs associated with this building, see also Century Park Museum Association fonds and Burnaby Village Museum fonds and Jesse Love farmhouse fonds
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Burna-Boom Oral History project series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74548
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
30 interviews (wav) : digital sound files + 79 photographs (jpegs)
Scope and Content
Series consists of Oral History Project records which were created under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission. Series includes audio files as well as visual records collected to support the project. Interviews were completed, featuring current Burnaby residents and indexed recordings …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2012
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History project series
Physical Description
30 interviews (wav) : digital sound files + 79 photographs (jpegs)
Description Level
Series
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Series consists of Oral History Project records which were created under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission. Series includes audio files as well as visual records collected to support the project. Interviews were completed, featuring current Burnaby residents and indexed recordings of their memories of Burnaby in the 1940s and 1950s are available to listen to on Heritage Burnaby.
Media Type
Photograph
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Burnaby events photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19580
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1925 and 1928
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
10 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of special events that took place in Burnaby including; Burnaby's first May Day in 1925 as well as a photograph of the reception of Governor-General Lord Willingdon's visit to Burnaby in 1928. Photographs were compiled and collected by Mabel Hawkshaw in her capacity a…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Hawkshaw family fonds
Series
Burnaby events photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
10 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of special events that took place in Burnaby including; Burnaby's first May Day in 1925 as well as a photograph of the reception of Governor-General Lord Willingdon's visit to Burnaby in 1928. Photographs were compiled and collected by Mabel Hawkshaw in her capacity as chairman of the May Day Committee and perhaps also in her capacity as editor of the Burnaby Post newspaper.
Accession Code
HV977.17
HV982.25
Date
1925 and 1928
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18955
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1920]-2002
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records + 33 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of administrative records and histories pertaining to the Burnaby Girl Guides. Records include correspondence, histories, biographies and cancelled warrants for Girl Guide commissioners.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides administrative records and histories series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
5 cm of textual records + 33 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of administrative records and histories pertaining to the Burnaby Girl Guides. Records include correspondence, histories, biographies and cancelled warrants for Girl Guide commissioners.
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35
BV016.49
Date
[1920]-2002
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1940-1983
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 folders of textual records + 2 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of ephemera collected by Burnaby Guider Bea MacMillan from attending various international Girl Guide events as well as a collection of programs from various ceremonies and events collected by Eleanor Holvick of the North Burnaby Girl Guides.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides memorabilia series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
2 folders of textual records + 2 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of ephemera collected by Burnaby Guider Bea MacMillan from attending various international Girl Guide events as well as a collection of programs from various ceremonies and events collected by Eleanor Holvick of the North Burnaby Girl Guides.
Names
Girl Guides Association
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35
BV016.49
Date
1940-1983
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18956
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1986-2009
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
9 folders of textual records + 8 photographs : col. + laser prints + 4 postage stamps
Scope and Content
Series consists of copies of newsletters "Guidelines Burnaby Royal Area" and articles written by Paulene Hall as the newsletter editor and Archivist for the Burnaby Royal Area.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides newsletters series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
9 folders of textual records + 8 photographs : col. + laser prints + 4 postage stamps
Scope and Content
Series consists of copies of newsletters "Guidelines Burnaby Royal Area" and articles written by Paulene Hall as the newsletter editor and Archivist for the Burnaby Royal Area.
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV016.49
Date
1986-2009
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18954
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920-2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
22 scrapbooks + approx. 210 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of scrapbooks and photographs pertaining to Burnaby Girl Guides. Scrapbooks and photographs were created by several different individuals that were involved in Girl Guides in Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
22 scrapbooks + approx. 210 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of a collection of scrapbooks and photographs pertaining to Burnaby Girl Guides. Scrapbooks and photographs were created by several different individuals that were involved in Girl Guides in Burnaby.
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35
BV015.36
BV016.49
Date
1920-2005
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Cecil Lee business records series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15033
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1970-1980, predominant 1970-1979
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
12 cm of textual records + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Series consists of business records collected and created by Cecil Lee while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Records include correspondence, photographs, documentation regarding …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Cecil Lee business records series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
12 cm of textual records + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col.
Scope and Content
Series consists of business records collected and created by Cecil Lee while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Records include correspondence, photographs, documentation regarding travel within China along with export and import information, contracts, financial reports, credit applications, Chinese trade fair information and ephemera.
History
Kelly Douglas and Company Limited was founded in 1896 as a wholesale grocery business. In 1946, its headquarters moved from Vancouver to Burnaby and a manufacturing plant and warehouse were built on the site at 4700 Kingsway. During the nineteen seventies, Kelly Douglas and Company Limited and the Produce Department of Western Commodities Limited were located on this site. In 1986, the building was demolished and the produce department of Kelly Douglas was relocated to 6451 Telford Burnaby and the head office to 808 Nelson Street, Vancouver. In the nineteen seventies, Cecil Lee worked as a produce buyer for Kelly Douglas & Company Ltd.and Western Commodities. In the mid-1970s, Lee was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into Canada. Until that time, mandarin oranges had come from Japan and were sold in the winter, especially at Christmas. When the Japanese market could no longer keep up with demand, Kelly Douglas & Company looked to China. The company relied on Lee’s cultural knowledge to build this very profitable part of their business. Cecil Lee designed the cardboard Chinese mandarin orange box to replace wooden container
Subjects
Foods
Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
Names
Kelly Douglas and Company Limited
Western Commodities Limited
Accession Code
BV019.6
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
1970-1980, predominant 1970-1979
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
A large portion of these records are subject to FIPPA, contact Burnaby Village Museum for access
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Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13983
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971-1989
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
763 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs documenting the history of the Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Photographs document and …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
763 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs documenting the history of the Heritage Village (Burnaby Village Museum) while it was under the governance and administration of the Century Park Museum Association (Burnaby Village Museum Association) between November 1971 and December 1989. Photographs document and include the official opening weekend in November 1971, the re-opening in 1972, special events and celebrations, staff and volunteers, school and public programming, construction and restoration projects as well as professional photographs created for promotional materials.
Accession Code
BV016.56
BV017.46
BV020.4
BV020.5
BV022.9
Date
1971-1989
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See also Don Copan fonds; Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee collection
Notes
Title based on contents of series
Further accruals are expected
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Charting Change project series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74547
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2009
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
43 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 600ppi
Scope and Content
Series consists of digital photographs taken by City of Burnaby Archives staff as part of the Charting Change Project: An Interactive Atlas of Burnaby's Heritage project under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
2009
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Charting Change project series
Physical Description
43 photographs (tiff) : col. ; 600ppi
Description Level
Series
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2012-30
Scope and Content
Series consists of digital photographs taken by City of Burnaby Archives staff as part of the Charting Change Project: An Interactive Atlas of Burnaby's Heritage project under the direction of the Community Heritage Commission.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Civil Service records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription55337
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934-1973
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
4.5 cm textual records; approximately 17 photographs
Scope and Content
Records consist of certificates, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia created by Jack Shaw during his career with the Municipality of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1934-1973
Collection/Fonds
John Shaw fonds
Series
Civil Service series
Physical Description
4.5 cm textual records; approximately 17 photographs
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Records consist of certificates, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and memorabilia created by Jack Shaw during his career with the Municipality of Burnaby.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Notes
Photo catalogue 485
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Community Archives Collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97126
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[188-]-2010
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Scope and Content
Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[188-]-2010
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Physical Description
Textual records and other materials
Description Level
Series
Scope and Content
Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.
History
The Burnaby Historical was founded in 1957. The Historical Society developed its Community Archives by collecting, compiling, and preserving records with historic value to the City of Burnaby. It gathered documents, photographs, and other items while also soliciting and acquiring entire collections or groups of archival records. In 1991, the Society was provided a permanent space to house their growing collection at the Burnaby Village Museum and they continued to grow their holdings. Following the creation of the City of Burnaby Archives in 2001, the Society and the City of Burnaby began discussing the possibility of uniting the two collections. In February 2007, an agreement was signed between the two institutions which resulted in the merger of the Society's Community Archives with the City Archives. All records collected by the Society were transferred into the custody of the City and moved from the Burnaby Village Museum to the City Archives in the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library.
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Sound Recording
Cartographic Material
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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Copan album series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13979
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1971
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
727 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs taken from an album that was created by Don Copan. The album documents the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee's involvement in celebrating British Columbia's Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971. Photographs from the album include; the royal visi…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
727 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs taken from an album that was created by Don Copan. The album documents the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee's involvement in celebrating British Columbia's Centenary of Confederation between January and December 1971. Photographs from the album include; the royal visit from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip; the official sod turning, construction and opening ceremony of Heritage Village Museum as well as various events and functions arranged and sponsored by the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee.
Accession Code
BV005.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1971
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of the series
A selection of poor quality and duplicate photographs from album have not been opened on Heritage Burnaby
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Copan family photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13980
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1982]
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
11 photographs : col. negatives ; 40 x 55 mm
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of a wedding ceremony taking place at Willingdon Heights United Church on Parker Street in Burnaby, the newly weds and guests are not identified. Photographs are described at file level.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan family photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
11 photographs : col. negatives ; 40 x 55 mm
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs of a wedding ceremony taking place at Willingdon Heights United Church on Parker Street in Burnaby, the newly weds and guests are not identified. Photographs are described at file level.
Accession Code
BV005.54
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1982]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of the series
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C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17810
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
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E.W. Martin military records and photographs series

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1934-1946
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
12 photographs + 1 book + approx. 2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs, military records and ephemera documenting Elmer Wilson Martin's training and service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
12 photographs + 1 book + approx. 2 cm of textual records
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs, military records and ephemera documenting Elmer Wilson Martin's training and service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Accession Code
BV015.39; BV019.37; BV019.40
Date
1934-1946
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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E.W. Martin photographs series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15110
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1945-1965
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
19 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs documenting the construction of Martin's Auto Villa on East Hastings Street in Burnaby; house relocation and construction of a duplex along Winch Street in Burnaby; a plaque unveiling at Simon Fraser University and portraits of Elmer Wilson Martin.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin photographs series
Description Level
Series
Physical Description
19 photographs
Scope and Content
Series consists of photographs documenting the construction of Martin's Auto Villa on East Hastings Street in Burnaby; house relocation and construction of a duplex along Winch Street in Burnaby; a plaque unveiling at Simon Fraser University and portraits of Elmer Wilson Martin.
Accession Code
BV019.37; BV019.40
Date
1945-1965
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of series
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