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The Delineator
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary804
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 391 DEL
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Butterick Publishing Co.
- Publication Date
- c1911
- Physical Description
- 262 p. : ill ; 42 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Needlework
- Millinery
- Periodicals
- Notes
- "Fifteen cents a copy"
- "One dollar a year"
- Oversized
Bicycle accessories and repair supplies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary913
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Canada Cycle & Motor Company
- Publication Date
- 1913
- 1916
- 1920
- 1925
- Call Number
- 629.2 CAN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 629.2 CAN
- Author
- Canada Cycle & Motor Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Canada Cycle & Motor Co.
- Publication Date
- 1913
- 1916
- 1920
- 1925
- Physical Description
- 1 v. : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Notes
- Includes index.
Crescent wood-working machinery : 1912 catalog
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2526
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Crescent Machine Company
- Publication Date
- c1911
- Call Number
- 694 CRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.23
- Call Number
- 694 CRE
- Author
- Crescent Machine Company
- Place of Publication
- Leetonia
- Publisher
- Crescent Machine Co.
- Publication Date
- c1911
- Physical Description
- 112 p. : ill. : 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Woodworking machinery
- Catalogs
Leslie's male quartet and chorus book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2760
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Leslie, C. E. (Charles Eddy)
- Publication Date
- c1889
- Call Number
- 782 LES
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV974.121.19
- Call Number
- 782 LES
- Author
- Leslie, C. E. (Charles Eddy)
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Publisher
- Chicago Music
- Publication Date
- c1889
- Physical Description
- 142 p. : 13 x 22 cm.
- Inscription
- "Chas. C. Hockridge, General Merchant, Cedarville, Ont." -- stamped on endpaper (front).
- "A.D. 1889" handwritten in ink on endpaper (front).
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Music
- Vocal music
- Object History
- Donor's father inscribed his name and address inside book.
- Notes
- Includes index.
- Author's full name: Leslie, C. E. (Charles Eddy)
- "The Pieces in this Book are also adapted to Female Voices"--Title page
Alexander's gospel songs : no. 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2768
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV974.121.28
- Call Number
- 783.9 ALE
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Toronto
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Co.
- Publication Date
- c1910
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (unpaged)
- Inscription
- "AD. 1910" [handwritten on t.p. verso]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Gospel hymns
- Hymns, English
- Notes
- Includes index.
Automobile repairing made easy, shop methods, equipment, processes; a complete treatise explaining approved methods of repairing all parts of all types of gasoline automobiles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2913
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 1916 ed.
- Publication Date
- 1916
- c1915
- Call Number
- 629.28 PAG
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV972.35.86
- Call Number
- 629.28 PAG
- Edition
- 1916 ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Munn & Co., Inc.
- Publication Date
- 1916
- c1915
- Printer
- The Publishers Printing Co.
- Physical Description
- 1060 p. : ill. : 21 cm.
- Inscription
- "J.H. ROBINS 3525 DOVER ST BURNABY BC" [Handwritten in red ink on front endpaper]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Automobiles--Maintenance and repair
- Automobiles
- Notes
- "Shows all latest developments based on a wide, actual repair experience." -- Title page
- "Includes electric starting and lighting system instructions; osy-acetylene welding; tire repairing; engine and ignition timing; overhauling, etc." -- Title page
- "Invaluable to motorists, students, mechanics and repair men" -- Title page
- "Every phase of the subject is treated in a practical, non-technical manner" -- Title page
- "Illustrated by over 1000 specially made engravings" -- Title page
- "The illustrations defining construction of parts are made from accurate automobile engineering drawings" -- Title page
- Author's full name and dates: Pagé, Victor Wilfred, 1885-1947
- Includes index.
Bucilla blue book of novelty & filet crochet, volume no. 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary2941
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV972.103.40
- Call Number
- 746.43 BUC v.2
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Bernhard Ulmann Co.
- Publication Date
- c1915
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Crocheting
- Tatting
- Knitting
- Embroidery
- Notes
- "price 10 cents"-- cover.
- "Bucilla Blue Book editions following Vol. 2 will be equally interesting and useful. They will contain many exceptionally novel ideas for crochet, including filet crochet, tatting, knitting, embroidery, etc. Every Art-Needleworker should have a complete library of Bucilla Blue Books." -- Title page verso
Anton Diabelli: melodious pieces (melodische uebungsstucke) on five notes for piano four hands Op.149
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3093
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Diabelli, Anton, 1781-1858
- Publication Date
- c1894
- Call Number
- 786.47 DIA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV972.165.39
- Call Number
- 786.47 DIA
- Author
- Diabelli, Anton, 1781-1858
- Contributor
- Klee, Ludwig,1846-1920
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Mass.
- Publisher
- Boston Music Co.
- Publication Date
- c1894
- Physical Description
- 1 score (43 p.); 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Piano--Studies and exercises
- Notes
- "rev. and fingered by Ludwig Klee."
Modern music and musicians: part one: compositions - volume 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4573
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- International ed.
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Call Number
- 784.4 MOD v.1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- BV993.49.6
- Call Number
- 784.4 MOD v.1
- Edition
- International ed.
- Contributor
- Elson, Louis Charles, 1848-1920
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The University Society
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Physical Description
- 1-272 p. ; 30cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Music
- Musicians
- Piano music
- Vocal music
- Notes
- "editor-in-chief Louis C. Elson, many associate editors;"
- Contributor's full name and dates: Elson, Louis Charles, 1848-1920.
- Includes index.
- Part One: Compositions, Volume One, Famous Compositions for the Piano.
- Volume 1 of 2
Modern music and musicians: part one: compositions - volume 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4575
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- International ed.
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Call Number
- 784.4 MOD v.2
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- BV993.49.43
- Call Number
- 784.4 MOD v.2
- Edition
- International ed.
- Contributor
- Elson, Louis Charles, 1848-1920
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- The University Society
- Publication Date
- c1913
- Physical Description
- 273-544 p. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Music
- Musicians
- Piano music
- Vocal music
- Notes
- "editor-in-chief Louis C. Elson, many associate editors;"
- Contributor's full name and dates: Elson, Louis Charles, 1848-1920.
- Volume 2 of 2
Infant feeding and hygiene : part i. Care of the well child : part ii. Feeding the well child : part iii. Care of the sick child : part iv . About Nestle´'s food
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5535
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nestle's Food Company
- Publication Date
- c1914
- Call Number
- 649.1 NES
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV973.26.145
- Call Number
- 649.1 NES
- Author
- Nestle's Food Company
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- Leeming-Miles
- Publication Date
- c1914
- Physical Description
- 69 [3] p., : ill.
- Inscription
- "Table for babys weight in this book" [Handwritten note on cover in black ink.]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Infants--Care
- Infants--Health and hygiene
- Infants--nutrition
- Nestle's Food
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Cupid's advice 'give the babies Nestle´'s food'" -- Cover.
- "Nestle´'s food raised on it" Back cover.
Bear Brand blue book of yarnkraft : ladies sweaters and wraps, volume no. 15
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6886
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV973.137.1
- Call Number
- 746.43 BER
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Bernhard Ulmann Co.
- Publication Date
- c1917
- Series
- Bear Brand ; volume 15
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Crocheting--Patterns
- Knitting--Patterns
- Knitting
- Crocheting
- Periodicals
Saw mill carriages and their equipments : head blocks, set works, dogs, offsets, receders, steam feeds, log turners, etc., etc.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7328
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- D. Clint Prescott Company
- Publication Date
- [1899-1905]
- Call Number
- 621.9 PRE
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.14
- Call Number
- 621.9 PRE
- Author
- D. Clint Prescott Company
- Publisher
- The D. Clint Prescott Company
- Publication Date
- [1899-1905]
- Physical Description
- 43 p., [1] : ill. ; 19 x 25 cm.
- Notes
- "Bilt by The D. Clint Prescott Company" -- title page.
- Includes index
A practical course in touch typewriting : a scientific method of mastering the keyboard by the sense of touch
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7349
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Smith, Charles E.
- Edition
- 15 ed., rev. and enl.
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Call Number
- 652.3 SMI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- HV978.50.105
- Call Number
- 652.3 SMI
- Edition
- 15 ed., rev. and enl.
- Author
- Smith, Charles E.
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Canada
- Publisher
- The Commercial Text Book Company
- Publication Date
- c1916
- Physical Description
- 90 p. [1], : ill ; 28 x 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Typewriting
- Notes
- Author's given name and date: Smith, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-
- "Single Keyboard Edition" -- title page
- "Students and teachers who may require additional matter for typewriting or shorthand practice, are recommended to purchase " ADVANCED TYPEWRITING AND OFFICE TRAINING,' price 50 cents, published by ISAAC PITMAN & SONS." -- title page
- Text runs parallel to spine
- Pages numbered as leaves from front to back and continuing from back to front
Mayor's Office subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97460
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original)-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of records and photographs created and collected by the City of Burnaby Mayor's Office and desposited into the Burnaby Historical Society's community archive. The records include research files on Robert Burnaby and the city of Loughborough, UK; administrative papers and reports…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original)-2001
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Mayor's Office subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and photographs
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-34
- BHS1988-03
- BHS1989-02
- BHS1991-11
- BHS1994-08
- BHS2001-13
- BHS2002-14
- BHS2003-03
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of records and photographs created and collected by the City of Burnaby Mayor's Office and desposited into the Burnaby Historical Society's community archive. The records include research files on Robert Burnaby and the city of Loughborough, UK; administrative papers and reports; and photographs of Burnaby Councils and Municipal Hall among other subjects.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- Mayor's Office
- Notes
- Title based on creator of subseries
- PC185, PC185, PC252, MSS042, MSS113
Mayor's Office fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records and photographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created by the office of the Mayor during the administrations of Robert W. Prittie (1969-1973), Thomas W. Constable (1973-1979), David M. Mercier (1979-1981), William A. Lewarne (1981-1987), William J. Copeland (1987-1996), John Douglas Drummond (1996-2002) and Derek…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2015
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records and photographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of those records created by the office of the Mayor during the administrations of Robert W. Prittie (1969-1973), Thomas W. Constable (1973-1979), David M. Mercier (1979-1981), William A. Lewarne (1981-1987), William J. Copeland (1987-1996), John Douglas Drummond (1996-2002) and Derek Corrigan (2002-2018).
- History
- On September 22, 1892, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby was established by letters patent. An integral component of this incorporation was the creation of the office of the Reeve (later called Mayor). The Reeve was to serve as the Head and Chief Executive Officer of Burnaby and was to lead the City Council in the governing of the Corporation. Burnaby’s first Reeve and Council were elected by acclamation on October 15, 1892, with formal elections held by ballot three months later. From 1893 until 1977 the Reeve and Council were elected for one-year terms, but the practice of annual elections was abandoned in favour of two-year terms in 1977. The current practice of holding elections every three years was begun in 1987. Elections of Reeve and Council were suspended altogether in 1933. However, as a financial crisis in the Corporation resulted in the Province intervening and assuming control of the local government. For ten years, Commissioners were appointed by the Provincial Government to manage the affairs of the Municipality, but by January 1943, the situation had been remedied and local elections were once again held. From 1892 until 1968, the Chief Executive Officer in Burnaby was known as “Reeve,” but this nomenclature changed with revisions to the Local Government Act in the latter part of the twentieth century. In 1968, the Province altered the Act and abolished the practice of assigning different titles to the members of Council based on Municipal Classification and introduced "Mayor" and "Alderman" as terms applicable in all Municipalities not just those of a certain size or with a certain number of citizens. From that point on, the CEO of Burnaby has been referred to as the Mayor of the City. Despite these changes in election procedures, naming protocols, and the disruption caused by the financial crisis in the 1930s and 1940s, the roles and responsibilities of the Mayor have remained relatively stable throughout the years. As Head and Chief Executive Officer of the City, the Mayor is responsible for ensuring that the principles of law and good government are enforced in Burnaby. This includes the task of overseeing the conduct of officers and employees and directing the management of municipal business and affairs as well as chairing the meetings of Council and appointing Council Committee members. The Mayor is also charged with the duty of representing the City at public functions, in meetings with visiting dignitaries, and in participating in local community and fundraising events. Initially, the Municipal Clerk assisted the Mayor in his work by handling most correspondence and clerical tasks of the office. Today, however, the Mayor’s office retains its own administrative staff who are responsible for facilitating all schedules and arrangements for the Mayor along with coordinating their internal and external contacts and events. The following individuals have served as Reeve or Mayor of Burnaby: Charles R. Shaw 1892 Nicolai C. Shou 1893-1903 Charles F. Sprott 1904-1905 Peter Byrne 1906-1910 J. W. Weart 1911-1912 D. C. McGregor 1913 Hugh M. Fraser 1914-1918 T. Sanderson 1919-1920 Alexander K. McLean 1921-1926; 1928-1929 Charles C. Bell 1927 W. L. Burdick 1929 W. A. Pritchard 1930-1932 William Tate Wilson 1943-1944 George A. Morrison 1945-1949 William R. Beamish 1950-1953 Charles W. MacSorely 1954-1957 Alan H. Emmott 1958-1968 Robert W. Prittie 1969-1973 Thomas W. Constable 1973-1979 David M. Mercier 1979-1981 William A. Lewarne 1981-1987 William J. Copeland 1987-1996 Douglas P. Drummond 1996-2002 Derek Corrigan 2002-2018 Mike Hurley 2018-present The following individuals have served as provincially appointed Commissioners for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby: John Bennett 1932-1933 John Mahony 1933-1934 Hugh M. Fraser 1934-1940* R. S. Gilchrist 1941* B. C. Bracewell 1942* *Richard Bolton was Acting Commissioner for most of 1940-1942. He refused to be a full-fledged Commissioner.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Mayor's Office General and Administration series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription158
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created in the administration of the Mayor’s Office. This includes: reports, file lists, address books, subject files, correspondence, memoranda, photographs and ephemera. The Office of the Mayor is managed by an administrative staff who maintain the Mayor’s schedule, l…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -2002
- Collection/Fonds
- Mayor's Office fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of records created in the administration of the Mayor’s Office. This includes: reports, file lists, address books, subject files, correspondence, memoranda, photographs and ephemera. The Office of the Mayor is managed by an administrative staff who maintain the Mayor’s schedule, liaise with other City officials, and assist the Mayor fulfill his duties and responsibilities to the citizens of Burnaby. As a by-product of these activities, the Mayor’s Office maintains files related to general administrative tasks like record-keeping as well as collecting subject files and records of general interest to the Mayor and Council. These records were used as reference material and have been maintained for their informational value.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Robert Burnaby papers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58337
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -[199-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to Robert Burnaby including photocopied maps, articles and pages from books.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1828 (date of original) -[199-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Mayor's Office subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 40097
- Accession Number
- BHS1991-11
- Scope and Content
- File consists of papers pertaining to Robert Burnaby including photocopied maps, articles and pages from books.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Storage Location - in last box on shelf
William Holmes fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10416
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- William Holmes fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (calotype) + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col. + 5 p. textual records + 1 newspaper clipping
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs pertaining to the William Holmes family, family grave markers in cemetery in Ireland along with original correspondence, land title certificates and a newspaper clipping. Fonds is arranged in series: 1) William Holmes family photographs series 2) William Holmes family records series 3) Holmes family cemetery photographs series
- History
- William Holmes was the first non-Indigenous resident of Burnaby and was born in Kilkenny Ireland January 4, 1812. In 1833, at the age of 20 yrs, William Holmes immigrated to Canada from Ireland in with his parents, Joseph and Jane (McCullough) Holmes and ten other family members including two of his married brothers and their wives, two sisters with their husbands and two unmarried brothers. This was the first group of thirteen to leave Ireland and set up homesteads in Canada near the shores of Lake Huron. The family settled on land concessions in Huron County, Ontario about 14 km southeast of Goderich. The area in Huron County was first founded in 1832 by John and Samuel Holmes and the community was known as Holmes Hill before becoming Holmesville [ca. 1850]. In 1837, William Holmes is noted as owning Lot 23, Concession IX, Goderich Twp. Much of the village of Holmesville grew up around the five road concession near the border of his brother’s farm so William decided to open a store. The Holmesville post office opened on March 1, 1855 and William was appointed the first post master which he operated until May 1857. William met and married Mary Richardson in 1841 and the couple had three daughters: Jane (1844-1926) (married Charles Studdert Finlaison in New Westminster in 1863); Anne Maria (Annie) (1846-192?) (married John Gunther Jennings in New Westminster in 1865 and married Robert Johnson in New Westminster in 1877) and Elizabeth (1848-1934) (married Thomas Carrington of Lakes District in 1867). William’s wife, Mary (Richardson) Holmes died in Holmesville sometime between 1848 and 1853. Following the death of his first wife, Mary, William married Charlotte McCullough (McCulloch). The couple had four daughters; Arabella Charlotte Amelia (1854-1943) (married Arthur Robert Green in 1887); Laura (1855-1867); Arabella Henrietta (1857-1929) (married Clark Wesley Gillanders in 1880) and Mary (1863-1864). During the late 1850s, William became aware of the gold rush and opportunities opening up in British Columbia so left for the west coast in 1858 at the age of 46 yrs. In preparation for his move to the west coast of Canada, William obtained a letter of introduction from top government officials of Canada. William Holmes arrived in British Columbia in 1859. Upon arriving, he first worked running pack trains from Harrison Mills to Lillooet. After earning some money, he decided to re-invest it in land. His first pre-emption of land occurred on January 21, 1860 for 160 acres situated on North Road from the Military Camp to Burrard Inlet and distancing 25 chains south of the Brunette River and 20 chains south of the river with the land extending in a westerly direction. On March 17, 1860, Holmes received a Crown Grant for this and other land in the immediate area totalling 415 acres of which was known as Lot No. 1, Group 1, Rural Land, New Westminster District. The balance of land was situated on the east side of the Brunette River – Lot 13, with 344 2/3 acres of which he made an application to purchase on June 26, 1860, and a Crown Grant dated March 16, 1861 covering 86 acres. Holmes also pre-empted land in Port Moody and Pitt Meadows in 1860 and 1861. The name of “Brunette River” is officially attributed to William Holmes who referred to the river as “Brunette” due to it’s dark colour originating from the peat lands above the lake. Following his purchase of property, he sent for his wife Charlotte, their three daughters and her three step daughters (from William’s first marriage). Charlotte and the six children made the long trip to B.C. by ship and rail, crossing the Isthmus of Darien at Panama. They arrived in B.C. in October 1861 and moved into a one room log cabin built by William. The cabin stood on the North Road at the foot of Sapperton, on a bluff overlooking the Brunette River. Eventually the family moved to a larger dwelling but the original cabin remained on the site until the 1890s when it was burned after being used as a sick house. Mr. Holmes was instrumental in organizing the first Orange Lodge in British Columbia. He was a prominent Orangeman who joined the order in 1840 and was the first master in the order of the City of New Westminster when the Lodge No. 1150 was established there. Charlotte Holmes died in New Westminster in 1893 at the age of 70 years and William Holmes died in New Westminster September 11, 1907 at the age of 95 years.
- Responsibility
- Holmes, William
- Accession Code
- HV971.46
- BV997.50
- Date
- [1841]-1994
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Related Material
- See also: Reference file: Persons - Holmes, William
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82116
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1850-1983]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1850-1983]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 255 photographs : b&w and sepia and 9.5 cm of textual records : ill. (some col.)
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of photographs and textual records from the Vidal and Hill family. Textual records include handwritten family trees, typed and handwritten biographical information of the Jones, Wright, Hyde, Vidal, and Hill families, copies of photographic prints, published works by J. H. Vidal and William Cowper, newspaper clippings, and a New Testament.
- History
- Minard Gerald “Gerry” Hill was born in Burnaby on July 31, 1893, to Marian (nee Berkeley) and Bernard Richard Hill. Marian was born in London, England. Bernard Hill, born in Bengal, India, in 1858 to Sir Richard Hill and Jane Ann (nee Rollinson) where his father worked for the East Indian Railway, was one of the early inhabitants of Burnaby. Despite their years of training as engineers, Bernard, along with his brother, Louis Claude Hill, became strawberry farmers and owned all the land between Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake where Deer Creek runs, and halfway around Deer Lake. Bernard built his family home at Douglas Road near Deer Lake in 1892. After the decline in the strawberry industry, Bernard worked as a surveyor for the municipality. Bernard also served as a Burnaby trustee and as councilor of Burnaby in 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1909. Bernard and Marian had four children: A. Claude (born in England around 1885, married Marion “Mamie”), Frank L., Winnifred “Winnie” L., and Gerry. Gerry attended Miss Harriet Woodward’s kindergarten class, and went on to Edmonds School with Miss Ellen Lister as his teacher. He later went to Central High School in New Westminster, often on horseback. Gerry served in World War I, signing his recruitment papers on November 9, 1914. When he returned home, he worked felling trees, then as an apprentice surveyor and finally as a carpenter. His father, Bernard, died in Burnaby on March 27, 1939, at the age of 80. Bernard's brother, Louis, was one of the first members elected to the Burnaby council and served in 1892, 1893, 1894, and again from 1909-1910. Louis, born in 1860, married Annie Sarah Kendrick (born in 1896) and they moved to the Burnaby Lake area in the early 1890s. Together they had one child, Katherine “Kitty” Maude, born in 1898. The first Hill family home, “Brookfield,” was sold around 1907 and the family moved to their new home, “Broadview,” which was also built in the vicinity of Deer Lake. Kitty, their only child, married William “Bob” John Peers in 1925 and they went on to have three children: Robert C.K., Barbara (later Barbara Jeffrey), and Anne (later Anne Latham). Charlotte Elizabeth Vidal was born in 1897 in the United States to Louisa Sophia (nee Jones) and Herbert P. Vidal. Louisa Vidal (1871-1943) was a descendent of Jones of Exeter of England and the House of Llanio Cardigan of Wales. Herbert Vidal (1868-1934)’s father was Alexander Vidal (1819-1906). Alexander Vidal, born in Brocknell, England, immigrated to Upper Canada in 1835 and later served as a senator of Canada from 1873 to 1906. He married Catherine Louisa Wright, the daughter of Capt. William Elliot Wright. Both of Charlotte’s parents, Louisa and Herbert, were born in Ontario. Charlotte Vidal was sister to Dorothy Kate and Alexander E. E. Vidal. Gerry Hill (aged 27) and Charlotte E. Vidal (aged 23) married on September 28, 1920, in Vancouver. Gerry built a house for him and his wife about a thousand feet from his parents’ home. He also bought property at Yellow Point on Vancouver Island around this time. By the early 1930s, Gerry had moved to Yellow Point permanently and begun building the Yellow Point Lodge. Gerry and Charlotte bore three children: David, Lesley C. (born in 1929), and Gerald. Gerry was later remarried to Elizabeth (nee Holen) and had one child: Richard Grant McEwan Hill, born in Ladysmith. Lesley married M. Clarke and had two boys: Roy and Graham. She later married B. Durban and had four boys: Patrick, Michael, Gary, and Grant. Charlotte died on February 11, 1984, at the age of 87. Gerry died on January 30, 1988, in Ladysmith at the age of 93.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Creator
- Hill Family
- Vidal family
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 550, MSS176