Search Results | Heritage Burnaby

Cemetery site - North Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription910

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1917

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to a proposed cemetery site in North Burnaby (DL 148). File also includes news clippings concerning same.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1917

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2675

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to a proposed cemetery site in North Burnaby (DL 148). File also includes news clippings concerning same.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: A "Map of Municipality of Burnaby, Aug. 21, 1913" and "Plan of Proposed Cemetery Site - Parts of DL 143 and 148" in map case.

Cemetery site (proposed) - Douglas Road and Edmonds Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1067

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1916

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and report on the proposal to create a cemetery site at Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. File also includes a linen plan of the area.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1916

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2854

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and report on the proposal to create a cemetery site at Douglas Road and Edmonds Street. File also includes a linen plan of the area.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Crossing - B.C. Electric Railway Co.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription657

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-1913

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to crossings on B.C. Electric Railway lines at Cariboo, Hastings, Boundary, Gilley, Jubilee, McKay, and Patterson.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1909-1913

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2382

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports pertaining to crossings on B.C. Electric Railway lines at Cariboo, Hastings, Boundary, Gilley, Jubilee, McKay, and Patterson.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Vancouver and Lulu Island Railway Westminster and Eburne Byrne Road Crossing at Station 355 : M9-A-6-5; Trapp Road Crossing at Station 425 : M9-A-6-6

Crossings - Great Northern Railway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription807

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1951

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sigh…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1913-1951

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2558

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains agreement for the construction of a sidewalk by the Railway Company, and correspondence related to these transactions. File also includes blueprint plan of sidewalk over [GNR] tracks and right of way for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby, 1931; blueprint "Sketch Showing Sight Clearance and Distances and Sperling Avenue Grade Crossing" [c1945]; and blueprint "Plan of Proposed Road Crossing of Phillips Avenue."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Cumberland Street diversion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription323

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the planning and implementation of a diversion of Cumberland Street including a linen plan.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2016

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains records related to the planning and implementation of a diversion of Cumberland Street including a linen plan.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Deer Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1016

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1922

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and complaints related to swimming in Deer Lake, accidental drownings, and the proposal to lower the lake. File also includes a blue print sketch of Deer Lake, showing reduced water level.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1911-1922

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2795

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and complaints related to swimming in Deer Lake, accidental drownings, and the proposal to lower the lake. File also includes a blue print sketch of Deer Lake, showing reduced water level.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

District lot 172

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription708

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1921

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, assessment roll, notes, and data regarding jurisdiction over and governance of District Lot 172. File also includes 1 transparent plan of this lot, 1917.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1921

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2434

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, assessment roll, notes, and data regarding jurisdiction over and governance of District Lot 172. File also includes 1 transparent plan of this lot, 1917.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Ditches and water courses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription662

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains reports, correspondence, declarations and appeals related to the construction of ditches and water courses as well as the application to construct ditches made by Ida I. Dow, William Buckoll, and O. Goodacre. File also includes white linen plan of "Proposed Ditch in lot 153, G1, NWD…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2387

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains reports, correspondence, declarations and appeals related to the construction of ditches and water courses as well as the application to construct ditches made by Ida I. Dow, William Buckoll, and O. Goodacre. File also includes white linen plan of "Proposed Ditch in lot 153, G1, NWD" located at M9-B-3-20.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: A map of Proposed Ditch in Lot 153 : M9-B-3-20

Ditches and water courses (Sprott)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription668

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual records, cartographic material and architectural material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, certificates signed by the District Engineer attesting to the fact that ditches were constructed according to the Ditches and Waterworks Act, as well as notices to residents that ditches were to be built along their property. File also includes 2 blueprint plans and 1…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual records, cartographic material and architectural material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2393

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, certificates signed by the District Engineer attesting to the fact that ditches were constructed according to the Ditches and Waterworks Act, as well as notices to residents that ditches were to be built along their property. File also includes 2 blueprint plans and 1 linen map of DL 79.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material; Architectural Drawing

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

Ditches - Woolard v. Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription670

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904-1907

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and court transcripts from the trial John Woolard v. Municipality of Burnaby which arose from charges brought against Burnaby for interfering with a ditch built by Woolard. File includes a blueprint plan of "Profile on Water Surface in Holland Road Ditch and Woollard's…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1904-1907

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2395

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and court transcripts from the trial John Woolard v. Municipality of Burnaby which arose from charges brought against Burnaby for interfering with a ditch built by Woolard. File includes a blueprint plan of "Profile on Water Surface in Holland Road Ditch and Woollard's Ditch " (1904) and a linen plan of Woollard's and Hooland Road ditches (lot 155a, group 1).

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

DL 71 and 72 - Property of Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1109

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-1924

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File includes original news clippings and blueprints entitled: "Approximate Estimate to Clearing, the Grading and Macadamizing of Roads, and the Installation of water in District Lots 71 and 72, Municipality of Burnaby for a Soldier Settlement." Map in map case.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917-1924

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2900

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File includes original news clippings and blueprints entitled: "Approximate Estimate to Clearing, the Grading and Macadamizing of Roads, and the Installation of water in District Lots 71 and 72, Municipality of Burnaby for a Soldier Settlement." Map in map case.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Map of Burnaby in M9-A-3-1

East Burnaby tank site - East 36' of Lot 8 and east 36' of Lot 9, Block 34, DL 30

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription575

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1922

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains agreements, conveyance, and correspondence pertaining to leases made with the Board of School Trustees for a water tank site. File also includes a plan of the southwest portion of Block 28, DL 30 G.I., N.W.D. on white linen.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1922

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2285

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains agreements, conveyance, and correspondence pertaining to leases made with the Board of School Trustees for a water tank site. File also includes a plan of the southwest portion of Block 28, DL 30 G.I., N.W.D. on white linen.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Encroachment - Gilmore Avenue east 1/2 of DL 117

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription799

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and Council minutes regarding the position of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117. File also includes translucent map of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117 and surrounding area.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2550

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence, reports, and Council minutes regarding the position of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117. File also includes translucent map of Gilmore Avenue, DL 117 and surrounding area.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Erickson family photographs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91903

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [189-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 6 photographs : tintype ; 16.5 x 11 cm or smaller

Scope and Content: Photographs of unidentified members of the Erickson family, taken in studio.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [189-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Hazel Peterson subseries

Physical Description: 6 photographs : tintype ; 16.5 x 11 cm or smaller

Description Level: File

Record No.: 504-010

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2000-08

Scope and Content: Photographs of unidentified members of the Erickson family, taken in studio.

Names: Peterson, Hazel

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photographs

Flood water - Royal Oak Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription887

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1914

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports regarding the control of surface water and flooding on Royal Oak road. File also includes pencil and ink sketch map of Royal Oak and Rumble Road intersection.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1914

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2651

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains correspondence and reports regarding the control of surface water and flooding on Royal Oak road. File also includes pencil and ink sketch map of Royal Oak and Rumble Road intersection.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Flume - Kent Road and Gunn Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription718

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1914

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912-1914

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2445

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains agreement between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and J.H. Nasmyth and E.D. Taylor for changing the location of a flume constructed by Nasmyth and Taylor under the Government Street Bridge and moving it across Gunn Road for the purposes of conveying lumber to and from their mill. Fill also includes correspondence related to the construction of a flume on Kent Road and one ink and pencil plan of "Bridge over Flume on Gunn Road."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

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

Gunn Road diversion (Banfield, J.J.)

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription319

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1905-1911

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File contains records, including blueprint, related to the proposed diversion of Gunn Road.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1905-1911

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2010

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File contains records, including blueprint, related to the proposed diversion of Gunn Road.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: White linen plan : Diversion of Gunn Road Lots 10 and 4 Group One" : M9-A-3-17.

Harcourt and Gilley Ave. and Murphy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88216

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1902]-[1951] (date of originals), copied [199-]

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Description Level: File

Physical Description: 1 postcard : 10.5 x 14 cm. - 2 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm and 9 x 12.5 cm. - 4 photographs : photocopy ; 21.5 x 28 cm

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Murphy family, the Murphy family bible, a Christmas postcard photograph of Mrs. Murphy in her garden and a photograph of the Murphy family grave at Ocean View Cemetery.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1902]-[1951] (date of originals), copied [199-]

Collection/Fonds: Mary Forsyth fonds

Physical Description: 1 postcard : 10.5 x 14 cm. - 2 photographs : b&w and col. ; 10 x 15 cm and 9 x 12.5 cm. - 4 photographs : photocopy ; 21.5 x 28 cm

Description Level: File

Record No.: 572-016

Access Restriction: In Archives only

Reproduction Restriction: No reproduction permitted

Accession Number: 2014-27

Scope and Content: Photographs of the Murphy family, the Murphy family bible, a Christmas postcard photograph of Mrs. Murphy in her garden and a photograph of the Murphy family grave at Ocean View Cemetery.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of file; Notes in black pen on verso of colour photograph 572-016-2, reads: "Centre Plaque is in Honour of Ernie/ Ocean View Cemetary/ first section to be esables bed/ Gordon Brabazon younger son of Jessie (Murphy and Edward- died of dyptheria"; Notes in pencil on verso of postcard 572-016-1 reads: " in her garden"; Notes in pencil on front of laser copy 572-016-4 reads: " Children of Joshua and Elizabeth Murphy".; Notes in pencil on front of laser copy 572-016-5 reads: "Elizabeth Ann Dolby Murphy 80th Birthday 1951".; Notes in pen on front of laser copy 572-016-6 reads: "Mr & Mrs Joshua R Murphy and their 9 children. 1911/ Jessie/ Nora/ Myrtle/ Mrs Murphy/ Patricia/ Ernest/ Gerald/ Mr. Murphy/ Ada/ Louise/ Hilda"; Notes in pen on front of laser copy 572-016-7 reads: "Mrs Elizabeth Murphy/ Ada/ Ernest/ Jessie/ Myrtle/ Louise/ 1902"

Hastings Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription458

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908-1909

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

Description Level: File

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence and reports arising from a survey of Hastings Road and two maps associated with the correspondence. One map is of Hastings Road through Westminster District and the the other is a tracing of Douglas Road from original notes of the Royal Engineers.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1908-1909

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

Series: Clerk's Department record series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: File

Record No.: 2163

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: File consists of correspondence and reports arising from a survey of Hastings Road and two maps associated with the correspondence. One map is of Hastings Road through Westminster District and the the other is a tracing of Douglas Road from original notes of the Royal Engineers.