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The way it was : fifty years of RCMP memories : early twenties to early seventies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary3856
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV004.23.62
- Call Number
- 971 SAU
- Author
- Saul, Don
- Contributor
- Hertzog, Ernie
- Spalding, Frank
- Willes, Ed
- Place of Publication
- [Victoria, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Victoria Division, RCMP Veterans Association
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Printer
- Hemlock Printers
- Physical Description
- 215 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- Bookplate on front pastedown reads "Ted Brue" "from Anita + Don" [handwritten in blue ink] "Oct - 1991" [handwritten in blue ink on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Police
- Notes
- "Edited by Don Saul" -T.p. "Illustrations by Ernie Hertzog, Frank Spalding, Ed Willes" -T.p. "The way it was 50 years of RCMP memories" -cover
Barrett : a passionate political life
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4943
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV006.24.29
- ISBN
- 1550544268
- Call Number
- 971.104 BAR
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Printer
- Imprimerie Gagne Ltee
- Physical Description
- 196 p. : ill. : 24 cm.
- Inscription
- "To Hazel with love and great memories! Dave + Shirley Benett 95" [Handwritten in blue ink on title page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Politicians--British Columbia
- British Columbia--Politics and Government--1972-1975
- Biography
- Names
- Barrett, Dave, 1930-
- Notes
- Includes index.
Wallpapers for historic buidings : a guide to selecting reproduction wallpapers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5162
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Nylander, Richard C.
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Publication Date
- c1992
- Call Number
- 747.3 NYL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0471144312
- Call Number
- 747.3 NYL
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Author
- Nylander, Richard C.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Publication Date
- c1992
- Physical Description
- 267 p. : ill. (some col.)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Wallpaper--Reproduction
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references.
The magical merry-go-round and its maker : the story of C.W. Parker's wooden horse ranch in Leavenworth, Kansas and of the return of his carousel
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5164
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- First City Museum
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Call Number
- 731 FIR
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 731 FIR
- Author
- First City Museum
- Place of Publication
- Leavenworth, Kan.
- Publisher
- First City Museum
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Physical Description
- 26 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Merry-go-round--History
Paper trails : a history of British Columbia and Yukon community newspapers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5212
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Affleck, George Allan, 1964-
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Call Number
- 071.11 AFF
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0968432204
- Call Number
- 071.11 AFF
- Author
- Affleck, George Allan, 1964-
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Arch Communications
- BCYCNA (British Columbia and Yukon Community Newspaper Assoc.)
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical Description
- xiv, 242 p. : ill.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Community newspaper--British Columbia--History
- Community newspaper--Yukon--History
- Notes
- Includes index
Celebrating in 1892 style : costume information for Burnaby's centennial year
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5431
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c1992
- Call Number
- 746.4 BVM COPY 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 746.4 BVM COPY 1
- Author
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Publication Date
- c1992
- Physical Description
- [9] p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Costume--British Columbia--Burnaby--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 2 copies held : copy 1.
Petretti's Coca-Cola collectibles price guide, 10th edition
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5589
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Petretti, Allan
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Call Number
- 338.766 PET
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0930625765
- Call Number
- 338.766 PET
- Edition
- 10th ed.
- Author
- Petretti, Allan
- Place of Publication
- Dubuque, Iowa
- Publisher
- Antique Trader Books (ATB)
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Physical Description
- 648 p. : ill (some col.) ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Collectibles
- Catalogs
- Notes
- Includes index
The great American carousel : a century of master craftsmanship
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5855
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Fraley, Tobin
- Publication Date
- c1994
- Call Number
- 731.832 FRA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0811806103
- Call Number
- 731.832 FRA
- Author
- Fraley, Tobin
- Contributor
- Fraley, Nina
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Publication Date
- c1994
- Physical Description
- 132 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Wood-carving--United States--History
- Merry-go-round art
- Wood-carvers--United States--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliograhpical references (p. 125) and index
The tasteful interlude : American interiors through the camera's eye, 1860-1917
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5932
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Seale, William
- Edition
- 2nd ed, rev and enl.
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Call Number
- 747.213 SEA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0761991344
- Call Number
- 747.213 SEA
- Edition
- 2nd ed, rev and enl.
- Author
- Seale, William
- Place of Publication
- Walnut Creek, Calif.
- Publisher
- AltaMira Press
- Publication Date
- c1995
- Physical Description
- 284 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Interior decoration--United States--History
- Furniture--United States--History
- Decorative arts--United States--History
- Social life and customs--1865-1918
- Notes
- Includes index.
- "Originally published by the American Association for State and Local History".
Quick to the frontier : Canada's Royal Bank
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6430
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McDowall, Duncan, 1949-
- Publication Date
- c1993
- Call Number
- 332.1 MCD
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0771055048
- 9780771055041
- Call Number
- 332.1 MCD
- Author
- McDowall, Duncan, 1949-
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ont.
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Publication Date
- c1993
- Physical Description
- ix, 478 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- Inscription
- Subtitle page, near the top and centred on page: "CHANTAL MCNENEY-HUDSPETH" [handprinted in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Banks and banking
- Names
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-466) and index.
The complete guide to stationary gas engines
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6433
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Meincke, Mark, 1953-
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Call Number
- 621.43 MEI
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0760301212
- Call Number
- 621.43 MEI
- Author
- Meincke, Mark, 1953-
- Place of Publication
- Osceola, WI
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Physical Description
- 192 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Internal combustion engines--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Internal combustion engines--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Internal combustion engines
- Notes
- Includes index.
American gasoline engines since 1872
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6434
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Wendel, C. H. (Charles H.)
- Publication Date
- c1983
- c1994
- Call Number
- 621.4309 WEN
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0879389087
- Call Number
- 621.4309 WEN
- Author
- Wendel, C. H. (Charles H.)
- Place of Publication
- Osceola, WI
- Publisher
- Motorbooks International
- Publication Date
- c1983
- c1994
- Physical Description
- 584 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Internal combustion engines
- Spark ignition--United States
- Notes
- "Originally published by Crestline Publishing Co.[Sarasota, Fla.], 1983 Editor/Designer: George H. Dammann."
- Author's full name: Wendel, C. H. (Charles H.)
Train country : an illustrated history of Canadian National Railways
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6502
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1550541536
- Call Number
- 385 MAC
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, [B.C.]
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c1994
- Printer
- Hemlock Printers
- Physical Description
- 192 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- Subtitle page: "To John and our excellent ulatecuskij [possibly could be : watecuskij] We do appreciate your business Best regards Lellui [possibly could be Telleir] ------------------ 1/4/95 " [handwritten in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads--Canada--History--20th century
- Railroads--Canada--History
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes index.
Documenting your collections : Info-Muse Network documentation guide
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6506
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Publication Date
- c1992
- c2002
- Call Number
- 069.52 SIM
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 2891720741
- Call Number
- 069.52 SIM
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Contributor
- Harnois, Michel, 1960-
- et al.
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- Société des musées québécois
- Publication Date
- c1992
- c2002
- Series
- Caring for Your Collections
- Physical Description
- xxvi, 474 p. (in loose-leaf binder) : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museum registration methods
- Classification--Museums
- Antiques
- Art objects
- Conservation and restoration
- Notes
- Translation of: Comment documenter vos collections? Le guide de documentation du Resasu Info-Muse.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- "François Simard, Manger, Info-Muse Network
- "France Desmarais, Advisor, computerization of collections, Info-Muse Network
- "Michel Harnois, museologist, Technoculture enr."
Humanities data dictionary of the Canadian Heritage Information Network
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6520
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0660149559
- Call Number
- 025.06 CHI
- Edition
- Rev. 3
- Place of Publication
- [Ottawa]
- Publisher
- Museum Services, Documentation Research Group
- Canadian Heritage Information Network
- Arts and Heritage Sector of Communications Canada
- Publication Date
- c1993
- Physical Description
- xiii, 299 p. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Directories
- Notes
- "Issued also in French under the title, "Dictionnaire de données des sciences humaines du Réseau canadien d'information sur le patrimoine."
- "...was prepared by Merridy Bradley and Nicole V. Champeau form the Documentation Research Group and was based on the previous versions prepard by Steve Delroy and Deborah F. Jewett."
Pharmacy : an illustrated history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6757
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0810914980
- Call Number
- 615 COW
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams
- Publication Date
- c1990
- Physical Description
- 272 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 34 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmacy--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-260) and index.
- Oversized book.
A guide to pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6771
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 069.0615 GRI
- Place of Publication
- Madison, Wis
- Publisher
- American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical Description
- xii, 143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Museums--Canada
- Museums--United States
- Pharmacy--Canada
- Pharmacy--United States
- Directories
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. x) and index.
- Cross reference with 615.074 GRI Rev. ed. of: Pharmacy museums and historical collections in the United States and Canada / by George Griffenhagen and Ernst W. Stieb, 1988. 615.1 HAM Pharmacy museums and historical collections on public view in the United States and Canada / by Sami K. Hamarneh and Ernst W. Stieb, 1981.
Remembering the '50s : growing up in western Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6894
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Blashill, Lorraine, 1945-
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Call Number
- 971.20 BLA
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.5
- ISBN
- 1551430916
- Call Number
- 971.20 BLA
- Author
- Blashill, Lorraine, 1945-
- Place of Publication
- Victoria
- Publisher
- Orca Book
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Physical Description
- viii, 167 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canadians--Interviews
- Canada, Western
- Canada, Wetsern--Civilization--20th century
- Prairie Provinces--History--1945--Sources
- British Columbia--History--1945--Sources
- Biography
The complete illustrated guide to Chinese medicine : a comprehensive system for health and fitness
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7338
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Williams, Tom, 1948-
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Call Number
- 615.88 WIL
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781852309046
- Call Number
- 615.88 WIL
- Author
- Williams, Tom, 1948-
- Contributor
- Liping, Han
- Place of Publication
- Shaftesbury, Dorset
- Publisher
- Element Books
- Publication Date
- c1996
- Physical Description
- 256 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Medicine, Chinese
- Notes
- "Foreword by Dr. Han Liping"- title page
Fire Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direct…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920-2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Fire Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 m of textual records, graphic material, and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of news clippings; notes correspondence; and layout and research materials used in the development and creation of the Burnaby Fire Department history entitled “Follow that Fire.” Also consists of administrative records created by the Fire Department related to its management, direction, coordination, training services, and planning, including daily record books, emergency preparedness pamphlets, a departmental practice manual, procedural directives, scrapbooks, and an orthophoto map (in 63 pieces) of the City of Burnaby.
- History
- Serving the City since 1911, the Burnaby Fire Department is committed to providing timely, professional, and effective fire-related emergency services to save lives, property and the environment. Their dedicated staff serves the City via seven fire stations located strategically across Burnaby. Each of our stations is equipped with up-to-date vehicles and equipment. Their highly skilled and trained team of men and women provide many services, including fire suppression and prevention, investigation, inspection, training, medical, vehicle extrication, technical and other speciality rescues, hazardous materials response and public education services. The following information pertains to the publication "Follow That Fire": Communities have always lived with the threat of fire. Early Burnaby residents banded together to extinguish out-of-control brush fires. In the 1920s, the Municipal Police were responsible for fire-related matters, earning three dollars for attending a fire. Donations to the Vancouver and New Westminster Fire Departments' Benevolent Funds brought the first fire engines to Burnaby's rescue. As the population increased, by-laws were enacted to develop a full-time fire service. Several members saw the value in jotting down recollections of their experiences as Burnaby firemen, which sparked an interest in completing the History of the Burnaby Fire Department. While researching this project, the author was fortunate in being able to draw from the resources of retired chiefs Fred Blake and Lewis Auvache, who were original members of the Department. The Department's progression includes heated and sometimes humorous debates regarding who should be responsible for fire protection, deciding if there was a need for a fire services, and how taxes would be levied to support the service. Photographs throughout the text represent stages of development which include a pictorial record of Burnaby fire trucks from 1923 to the present platform ladder trucks. From its humble beginning as two separate fire departments operating from a converted police horse stable and a water pumping station, the Burnaby Fire Department has developed into a professional organization serving its citizens from six fire stations.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Engineering Department fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription43
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-2014
- Collection/Fonds
- Engineering Department fonds
- Physical Description
- 1m of textual records, approximately 2000 cartographic and architecural drawings
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records created by the Engineering department including environmental service files, physical plant plans, and administrative records.
- History
- In 2020, responsibility for environmental management transferred to Climate Action and Energy, with Engineering retaining responsibility for geotechnical investigations and graffiti management. In 2022, Engineering became responsible for a consolidated Transportation group that aligns transportation planning and implementation functions. Green Fleet and Equipment also moved from Climate Action and Energy to the Public Works division of the Engineering Department. In 2022, Facilities Management was transferred from Engineering to the newly-created Lands and Facilities Department. James Lota served as General Manager, Engineering from 2021-2022. Jozsef Dioszeghy has served in the role since April 2022.
- Creator
- City of Burnaby
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds.
Mary Forsyth fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription87823
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893] (date of original) -2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burn…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1893] (date of original) -2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Mary Forsyth fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records, graphic material and cartographic material
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-27
- Scope and Content
- Records consist of material created and collected by Mary Forsyth. Records include correspondence, photographs, a map, presentation notes, and reviews along with research for historical and biographical essays pertaining to pioneering families, organizations, and the geographical area of South Burnaby. One of her major research projects consists of "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby," which also became a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby. Historical information and photographs pertaining to South Burnaby pioneer families and organizations were compiled from interviews with the intention of publishing a book.
- History
- Mary Gertrude (Bolton) Forsyth was born at her parents' home in Burnaby on March 5, 1923, and was the daughter of Richard Bolton and Gertrude (nee Hern). Mary's father, Richard, immigrated to Canada from Sunderland, England, in 1911. He lived with his brother George in New Westminster prior to purchasing property in South Burnaby in 1916 and built a bungalow located at 859 Marine Drive. Richard Bolton was employed as the municipal treasurer for the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and, in 1919, he returned to Sunderland with three months leave of absence to marry Mary Gertrude Hern, daughter of Captain and Mrs. John Hern. Mary grew up with her parents and sister Nancy in the house that her father built on Marine Drive. She married Lloyd Forsyth in 1946 and they had two children, Diane and Robert. Mary and her husband raised their family in Burnaby and built a house at 855 Marine Drive, on the lot originally purchased by her father, and moved later to a house located at 6457 Marine Drive. In 1964, after her children were grown, Mary completed her teaching degree at Simon Fraser University and went on to teach kindergarten at Nelson Elementary School. While a teacher within the Burnaby School District, Mary was instrumental in adopting ballet as part of the school curriculum. Mary was an active member of the Burnaby Historical Society, participating and leading local events and seminars. She was inspired by the idea of the 'Housewives Holiday', originally initiated by the Vancouver "Y’ S". In February 1960, she was integral in forming a committee in South Burnaby, working alongside Ruth Turner, Faye Treagh, and Dorothy Turnbull. The "Housewives Holiday" committee (a branch of the Clinton-Glenwood Recreation Association) planned several events at Bonsor Hall for Burnaby housewives from October 6 to December 8, 1960. After her retirement from teaching, Mary returned to Simon Fraser University to do further studies and, in 1983, she wrote an essay for an Environmental Education course, titled "A Walking Environment for South Burnaby". The essay was conducted as a feasibility study to provide a walking environment in her community and included a formal essay, a media book, a map, and a slide presentation which was presented to a variety of local community groups. In 1984, Mary was the recipient of the North Fraser Harbour Commission Award to further her work on this project. In October 1986, her essay was adapted as a proposal to The Corporation of the District of Burnaby for a walking and cycling trail system for South Burnaby. Her proposal was taken into consideration by council and was later adopted by the Parks and Recreation Commission. Mary was very much interested in the history of South Burnaby and spent time between 1990 to 2004 conducting research through the Burnaby Historical Society, The City of Burnaby Archives, and several pioneering families who agreed to share their family records and be interviewed. Mary compiled her research into short historical and biographical essays by geographical area, family name, and organization. Mary (Bolton) Forsyth lived her whole life in South Burnaby and was an active and committed member of her community. She died on November 10, 2010.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Creator
- Forsyth, Mary
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 572, MSS185
Ephemera subseries
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97408
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic records
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1893 (date of original)-2004
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- Textual records and cartographic records
- Description Level
- Subseries
- Accession Number
- BHS1985-22
- BHS1986-01
- BHS1986-16
- BHS1986-43
- BHS1988-02
- BHS1988-12
- BHS1988-14
- BHS1989-09
- BHS1989-11
- BHS1989-14
- BHS1989-16
- BHS1991-26
- BHS1991-35
- BHS1991-40
- BHS1992-01
- BHS1994-09
- BHS1995-13
- BHS1995-17
- BHS1996-10
- BHS1997-06
- BHS1997-10
- BHS1999-04
- BHS1999-08
- BHS2000-12
- BHS2004-09
- BHS2004-11
- BHS2005-04
- BHS2005-05
- BHS2007-03
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Subseries consists of newspapers, printed material, publications, artworks, maps and other ephemera items collected or purchased by the Burnaby Historical Society for inclusion in their Community Archives.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on content of subseries
- PC212, PC219, PC472, PC598, MSS005, MSS010, MSS034, MSS038, MSS046, MSS076, MSS081, MSS090, MSS111, MSS114, MSS119, MSS195