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Agreement for sale of land between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love re District Lot 25
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18788
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 6 Oct. 1893
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records + 1 plan : red and black ink on linen ; 16 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an Agreement for Sale of Land dated October 6, 1893 between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love for District Lot 25, Group one, New Westminster District and a small hand drawn plan showing District Lot 25, Cumberland Road and location of building. Land Agreement was registered Febru…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. of textual records + 1 plan : red and black ink on linen ; 16 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an Agreement for Sale of Land dated October 6, 1893 between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love for District Lot 25, Group one, New Westminster District and a small hand drawn plan showing District Lot 25, Cumberland Road and location of building. Land Agreement was registered February 13, 1894.
- Accession Code
- BV992.26.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 6 Oct. 1893
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Document dated Oct 6 1893; "ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT" between Joseph C. Armstrong and Jesse Love; one page, folded on buff, legal-sized paper with pink borders; black print; handwritten in faded brown ink; for a parcel of land in the New Westminster District, all that portion of Lot 25, Group I, from a point on the Easterly side 20 chains from the South Easterly corner, then from the South Easterly corner, then northerly and parallel with the Cumberland Road for 10 chains and 52 links, then southerly 10 chains, then Easterly 14 chains and 52 links, total 14 acres and 52/100; for $1161 in 17 instalments at 6% interest; signed by Jesse Love and J.C. Armstrong, witnessed by H.A. Eastman; two seals are missing, pink stains on paper; addition May 1900 signed by Jesse Love and H.A. Eastman; folds twice; when folded, panel showing is "AGREEMENT for Sale of Land." "on Cumberland road in Lot 25 Group I"; handwritten "H.A. Eastman" over printed "E.H. PORT & CO.", "REAL ESTATE BROKERS" "NEW WESTMINSTER BRITISH COLUMBIA"; back panel has blue stamping and pink additions, giving No. 546C, registered February 13, 1894, Charge Book Vol. 13, Folio 51, signed C.S. Corrigan? District Registrar; with hand-drawn plan on stained linen, pink ink with black additions, shows Cumberland Road and city limits.
A Sound Investment
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66108
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 brochure
- Scope and Content
- Item is a brochure entitled "A Sound Investment" which includes a "Map Showing Location of Burnaby Reverted Lands Now Offered for Sale."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Richard Bolton subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 brochure
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS153-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a brochure entitled "A Sound Investment" which includes a "Map Showing Location of Burnaby Reverted Lands Now Offered for Sale."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
The City of Vancouver B.C.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66103
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1916 and 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w ink on paper ; 56 x 107 cm folded to 21 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a map of "[the] City of Vancouver B.C" drawn prior to amalgamation of Point Grey and South Vancouver with the City of Vancouver.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1916 and 1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w ink on paper ; 56 x 107 cm folded to 21 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- Map has a blue construction paper cover
- Scale : 1 inch = 1000 feet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42707
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a map of "[the] City of Vancouver B.C" drawn prior to amalgamation of Point Grey and South Vancouver with the City of Vancouver.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Commercial Map of Greater Vancouver and District
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9552
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithograph mounted on linen ; 107 x 138 cm
- Scope and Content
- Commercial map of Greater Vancouver and District. Map depicts district lots, railroads, electric railways, streets, street car stops, schools, buildings, postal block numbers, parks and First Nations reserves. Map covers the geographcial areas of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, portions of Ric…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithograph mounted on linen ; 107 x 138 cm
- Material Details
- Includes Legend and Index
- Scope and Content
- Commercial map of Greater Vancouver and District. Map depicts district lots, railroads, electric railways, streets, street car stops, schools, buildings, postal block numbers, parks and First Nations reserves. Map covers the geographcial areas of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, portions of Richmond, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Surrey with half mile circles that radiate from Vancouver City Hall on the corner of Main and Hastings. Bottom of map includes an index of street names, along with their corresponding map grid locations. The map is bordered by Marine Drive to the west, North Road to the east, Dempsey Street to the north and 20th Road to the south.
- History
- Bought by donor at thrift store years ago. No known provenance.
- Publisher
- Produced by Photo - Lithography, Colonist , Victoria, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV018.24.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- July 1921
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16-Jun-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title on map reads: "COMMERCIAL MAP / OF / GREATER VANCOUVER / AND / DISTRICT / Compiled and Published by / The Vancouver Map & Blueprint Co. Ltd. / 441 Seymour St. Vancouver B.C. / July, 1921".
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East Burnaby United Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11932
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca.1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.54
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca.1925]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 / 1" = 20' "
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "3704"
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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.
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.
Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XIX - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17799
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan on 1 sheet : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a one page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XIX / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Key plan from compilation, "Insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver Plan No. 11, Volumes 15 to 19 Burnaby".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan on 1 sheet : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:6000]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a one page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XIX / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Key plan from compilation, "Insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver Plan No. 11, Volumes 15 to 19 Burnaby".
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Scale 500 feet = 1 inch
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Does not include the corresponding key plan page or associated plans numbered 1901 to 1914
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans
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Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVI - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17796
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 plans on 2 sheets: col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a two page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVI / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Volume XVI includes a two page Key Plan (C and D). .
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 plans on 2 sheets: col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a two page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVI / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Volume XVI includes a two page Key Plan (C and D). .
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 11/17/2021
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Item "GREATER VANCOUVER / VOLUME XVI / MUNICIPALITY OF / BURNABY / KEY PLAN" does not include associated numbered plans (1601 to 1651)
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
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Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVIII - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17798
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 18…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 1809; 1810; 1811; 1812; 1813; 1814; 1815; 1819; 1820; 1821; 1822 and 1832.
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 11/17/2021
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Scale 1 inch = 50 feet
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans
Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVII - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17797
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans XVIII
Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XV - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17795
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identifi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identified as; 1507; 1508 ; 1517; 1518; 1519; 1520;1521; 1531and 1532.
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1940
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- These plans are contained within a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Fire insurance plans cover various district lots in Burnaby including: District Lot 116,121, 186 and 187.
- Sticker adhered to Key Plan B reads: "
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view fire insurance plans that are part of Volume XV
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Indexed guide map of the City of Vancouver and suburbs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8678
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 51.5 x 71 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fold out map entitled "Indexed Guide Map of Vancouver and Suburbs" with index. Map includes concentric circles raditating out from Vancouver City Hall on corner of Hastings Street and Main Street; electric railways are indicated by heavy red lines in centres of streets. Includes …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 51.5 x 71 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:47520]
- Index on 4 pages within cardstock cover with advertisements on verso
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fold out map entitled "Indexed Guide Map of Vancouver and Suburbs" with index. Map includes concentric circles raditating out from Vancouver City Hall on corner of Hastings Street and Main Street; electric railways are indicated by heavy red lines in centres of streets. Includes old and new street names. Index includes a District Lot Index and Street Index.
- Publisher
- Vancouver Map and Blue Print Company
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1920]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Textual Record
- Publisher Series
- 6th edition revised June 1920
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-11-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Cover of booklet reads: "INDEXED / Guide Map / of the CITY of / VANCOUVER / and / SUBURBS / Compiled and Published by / The Vancouver Map & Blue Print Co. / ...."INTERNATIONAL / BOOK SHOP / Cor. Columbia and Hastings Sts._Vancouver, B.C.".
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Love family fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10098
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1881-1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records + 44 photographs + 5 plans
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family records including photographs, land sale records, agreements and plans as well as estate records, vital event documentation and correspondence. Records pertain to members of the Love family including the Parkers, Hughes and Leonards. Fonds has been arranged in the followin…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 11 cm of textual records + 44 photographs + 5 plans
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of family records including photographs, land sale records, agreements and plans as well as estate records, vital event documentation and correspondence. Records pertain to members of the Love family including the Parkers, Hughes and Leonards. Fonds has been arranged in the following series: 1) Love and Leonard land records 2) Love family vital events and correspondence 3) Love family photographs
- History
- Jesse Love was born in Swindon, England in 1847 and left England to work on a dairy farm in the Toronto area. While working on the farm in Toronto, he met Martha Leonard who he married in 1879. Martha was born on February 3, 1858 in Bedfordshire, England and had come to Canada with her parents George and Ann Leonard. While living in Toronto, Jesse and Martha had two children, George born March 22, 1880 and Annie Elizabeth on August 24, 1881. About one year after Annie was born, the Love family moved to North Dakota to grow wheat. While living there, they had two more children, Henry who was born August 24, 1883 and Edith Minnie born October 9, 1885. The family decided to move further west after hearing about the fairer weather conditions from Martha’s father, George Leonard, who had settled in Vancouver in 1885. On May 23, 1887, Jesse, Martha and their four children arrived in Vancouver after travelling across Canada from Winnipeg on the first transcontinental train. The Loves made their home in Vancouver while Jesse helped clear land on Granville Street. Their fifth child, Thomas Robert was born on September 17, 1887 and soon after, the family moved to Lulu Island in Richmond where they lived growing vegetables and selling them to Vancouver hotels. While living and farming on Lulu island, the couple had two more girls, Martha (Dot or Dorothy) born on December 17, 1889 and Sarah Marie, born February 8, 1892. On October 6, 1893 an agreement was signed by Jesse Love to purchase 14.52 acres of land from Joseph C. Armstrong. The acreage covered the north east section of District Lot 25 within the newly incorporated District of the Municipality of Burnaby. It was here where the original Love house was built (between October 1893 and April 15, 1894) by Jesse Love with the help of local builder George Salt and father in law, George Leonard. The house consisted of an entrance hall, dining room, lean to kitchen, master bedroom and three bedrooms upstairs. A road was constructed and named Cumberland in 1905 and ran from District Lot 25 through to District Lot 11. The address for the Love home was 1390 Cumberland Road and in the early 1960’s the address was renumbered 7651 Cumberland Street. On the land surrounding the house, Jesse Love planted an orchard along with strawberries and raspberries which he sold at the Fraser Valley Market, T.S. Anandale’s Grocery Store in New Westminster and to hotels around Vancouver. Jesse Love served on the Burnaby School Board and also as a District Councillor in 1901 and from 1904-1907. While living in the house, Jesse and Martha had four more children, Phoebe Leonard, born April 15, 1894, Esther, born August 28, 1896, John Leonard, born June 7, 1899 and Hannah Victoria (also known as Girlie) who was born May 12, 1902. In 1918, at the age of 31 years, Thomas Robert Love fell ill due to an influenza epidemic and died on November 23, 1918. Following their son’s death, Martha Love became weak and on August 24, 1920, she passed away. By this time, Jesse had sold off a large percentage of his land and his youngest daughter, Girlie decided to stay on to live and care for him. Since the house was too large for just the two of them, Jesse invited any other children to return and share the residence. For a while his son, George and his wife joined them. In 1925 Jesse’s daughter Sarah Parker (nee Love), her husband William Michael Norton Parker and their three children, Albert “Bert” (1915-2011), William Charles “Bill” and Elsie Roberta moved from their home at 1319 Newcombe Street to join Jesse and Girlie in the Love family home on Cumberland. Jesse Love died in 1928 after which Sarah and William Parker purchased the Love family farmhouse and property. William Michael Parker, died in 1961 and Sarah Parker continued to live in the Love family farmhouse until 1966 when she sold it to her daughter Elsie and husband John Hughes. Elsie and John Hughes had four children, John Jr., Ann, Brent and Merle. The Hughes lived in the Love family house until August 1971. In 1988 the Love family farmhouse house was donated to the Burnaby Village Museum and moved to the site of Burnaby Village Museum. The interior of the main floor and exterior of the house went through an extensive restoration process. In 1997, restoration of the kitchen was completed and opened to the public. After the completion of the hallway, dining room, main floor bedroom and parlour, the Love farmhouse exhibit opened on November 29, 1998 with an open invitation to the public and extended members of the Love family.
- Responsibility
- Love Family
- Accession Code
- HV979.40
- BV985.3136
- BV988.45
- BV989.3
- BV992.15
- BV992.26
- BV992.34
- BV000.45
- BV008.20
- BV012.31
- BV019.3
- BV019.8
- Date
- 1881-1971
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Cartographic Material
- Arrangement
- Fonds has been arranged by record type and original order provided by members of the Love family.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- See also Burnaby Village Museum fonds - Jesse Love farmhouse series
Map of Burnaby Municipality
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8693
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, ms. annotations and hand col. on linen ; 83.5 x 57.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Map of "BURNABY / MUNICIPALITY". "COMPILED & PUBLISHED / BY / DOMINION BLUEPRINT & MAP CO. / 576 SEYMOUR STREET / PHONE SEY. 4670 / VANCOUVER, B.C." The map also includes a handwritten title in ink above which reads: "Townplanning Maps in T.135." District lots, subdivisions, wards, blocks, schools…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, ms. annotations and hand col. on linen ; 83.5 x 57.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1666]
- Scope and Content
- Map of "BURNABY / MUNICIPALITY". "COMPILED & PUBLISHED / BY / DOMINION BLUEPRINT & MAP CO. / 576 SEYMOUR STREET / PHONE SEY. 4670 / VANCOUVER, B.C." The map also includes a handwritten title in ink above which reads: "Townplanning Maps in T.135." District lots, subdivisions, wards, blocks, schools, names, roads, railways are identified in black ink along with water ways and municipal borders. Additions have been added on top of original map print which include: red dashed lines in ink; green, blue, red lines in pencil crayon; purple, brown and red watercolour on some lots along with a bridge across the Fraser R. in red ink; pencilled Standard, Shell and Union Oil properties; pencilled numbers, arrows, natural features, notes; one line is "Gas 1930", "April 1924" next to a lot notation.
- Publisher
- Compiled and Published by Dominion Blueprint & Map Co.
- Responsibility
- Hill and Barnett Land Surveyors
- Accession Code
- BV994.34.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1921]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Scale is measured in inches to feet
Map of Burnaby Municipality
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9669
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black ink ; 66.5 x 54 cm, on waxed linen sheet 70.5 x 48.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Burnaby Municipality. The map identifies various land features such as: District Lots with names of property owners and parks, wards, railways, roads and water ways.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black ink ; 66.5 x 54 cm, on waxed linen sheet 70.5 x 48.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1:31680
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Burnaby Municipality. The map identifies various land features such as: District Lots with names of property owners and parks, wards, railways, roads and water ways.
- Creator
- Hill, Albert James
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.42
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1922]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Map is signed by "Albert J. Hill / Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor / New Westminster / B.C."
- Title on map reads: "Map / of / Burnaby Municipality"
- Scale: "40 chs = 1 in."
![Map of location of Toishan Middle school, [between 1919 and 1926] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1985/1985_5331_0009_002%20Web.jpg?width=280)
Map of location of Toishan Middle school
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8695
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 41.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a topographic map with Chinese characters indicating the location of where the Toishan Middle school will be constructed. Overseas Chinese who originated from Toishan county in China participated in the fundraising efforts for the first phase of building this school (there were thr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 41.5 x 25.5 cm
- Material Details
- Map details include elevation contours, marsh, roads, water and rail
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a topographic map with Chinese characters indicating the location of where the Toishan Middle school will be constructed. Overseas Chinese who originated from Toishan county in China participated in the fundraising efforts for the first phase of building this school (there were three phases in total). The block of text on the bottom right describes the geographical location of the school. It also mentions some of the amenities that they want to add to the school grounds, which requires additional funding.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Accession Code
- BV985.5331.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- December 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
Images
![Map of location of Toishan Middle school, [between 1919 and 1926] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1985/1985_5331_0009_002%20Web.jpg)
Map of Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8200
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, b&w ; 83 x 56 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Municipality of Burnaby compiled and published by Dominion Blueprint & Map Company.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, b&w ; 83 x 56 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1:24,000 inches
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Municipality of Burnaby compiled and published by Dominion Blueprint & Map Company.
- Creator
- Dominion Map and Blueprint Co.
- Publisher
- Blue Printers, Map Publishers and Draughtsmen
- Accession Code
- HV976.11.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1921
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 340
- Scan Date
- 22 Dec. 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Cardstock map cover reads: "Map / of the / Municipality of / Burnaby / Published by / Dominion Map & Blue Print Co. / Arts and Crafts Bldg /576 Seymour St., Vancouver, B.C. / Blue Printers, Map Publishers and Draughtsmen / Phone Sey 4670 / Price, 50 c."
- Title on map reads: "Burnaby / Municipality."
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![Map of proposed provincial exhibition site at Burnaby Lake, [between 1929 and 1931] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2017/2017_0002_0009_005.jpg?width=280)
Map of proposed provincial exhibition site at Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8703
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : photostat print ; 3 parts 45 x 33.7 cm totalling 45 x 101 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a tri-part folding map of a proposed Provincial Exhibition site located along the southern and western shore of Burnaby Lake. Exhibtion site on map identifies proposed locations for a golf course, pier, hydroplane landing ramp, sports ground, one-mile horse racing track and various…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : photostat print ; 3 parts 45 x 33.7 cm totalling 45 x 101 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1800]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a tri-part folding map of a proposed Provincial Exhibition site located along the southern and western shore of Burnaby Lake. Exhibtion site on map identifies proposed locations for a golf course, pier, hydroplane landing ramp, sports ground, one-mile horse racing track and various buildings for mechanical, agricultural and botanical displays.
- Subjects
- Exhibitions
- Accession Code
- BV017.2.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Scale on map reads: "150 feet to 1 inch"
- Overall measurements when fully opened: L: 98.0 cm x H: 45.3 cm ; Individual map parts: L: 32.7 cm x H: 45.0 cm
- Commercially printed label on front of portfolio card reads "PLOWRIGHT PRINTING COMPANY / TELEPHONE N.W. 1942 / 39 McKENZIE STREET NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. / TO: [illegible writing in pencil]" in blue ink. Red typewritten text reads: "PHOTOSTAT OF BURNABY LAKE".
Images
![Map of proposed provincial exhibition site at Burnaby Lake, [between 1929 and 1931] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2017/2017_0002_0009_005.jpg)
Map of South Western Part of British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8688
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1897
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 68 x 88 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MAP OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF BRITISH COLUMBIA”. Map identifies geographic land districts of New Westminster District; Coast District; Lillooet District; Yale District, Kamloops Division, Yale Division and districts on Vancouver Island. Map also includes the northern portions…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 68 x 88 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:633600]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a "MAP OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF BRITISH COLUMBIA”. Map identifies geographic land districts of New Westminster District; Coast District; Lillooet District; Yale District, Kamloops Division, Yale Division and districts on Vancouver Island. Map also includes the northern portions of the State of Washington below the 49th parallel.
- Publisher
- The Colonist Litho Victoria B.C.
- Responsibility
- Martin, George Bohun
- Accession Code
- BV993.12.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1897
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Scale equals 1 inch to 10 miles
- "Compiled and drawn by direction of the Honouable G.B. Martin, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works, Victoria, B.C."
- Signed by Surveyor General "Tom Kains"
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Map of the Municipality of Burnaby / Dominion Map and Blue Print Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8035
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- Map of the Municipality of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Cartographic material
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 10989
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- Map of the Municipality of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Responsibility
- Dominion Map and Blue Print Co.
- Notes
- Located in map case.
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
Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65655
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : ink on paper ; 85 x 62 cm folded to 21 x 31 cm + 1 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a large map of the Municipality of Burnaby produced by the Walker Brothers Real Estate Brokers. Accompanying the map is a letter regarding the map addressed to Reg Millway from the Burnaby Planning Department, dated January 21, 1975.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Millway family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : ink on paper ; 85 x 62 cm folded to 21 x 31 cm + 1 p.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS157-001
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-12
- Scope and Content
- Item is a large map of the Municipality of Burnaby produced by the Walker Brothers Real Estate Brokers. Accompanying the map is a letter regarding the map addressed to Reg Millway from the Burnaby Planning Department, dated January 21, 1975.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
![Municipality of Burnaby, [between 1910 and 1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2008/2008_0024_0001_002.jpg?width=280)
Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8702
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blackline print with col. ; 83 x 53 cm on sheet 92 x 61 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Municipality of Burnaby" map outlining waterlines, telephone lines, lights and power lines, and street lights. A section of the upper left corner (borded by Boundary Road to the west; Queens Ave to the east; Burrard Inlet to the north and Parker Avenue to the south) of map is han…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blackline print with col. ; 83 x 53 cm on sheet 92 x 61 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 10 chains = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Municipality of Burnaby" map outlining waterlines, telephone lines, lights and power lines, and street lights. A section of the upper left corner (borded by Boundary Road to the west; Queens Ave to the east; Burrard Inlet to the north and Parker Avenue to the south) of map is hand coloured in red with "Queens Avenue" and "Parker Avenue" identified.
- Creator
- Coast Map and Blue Print Co.
- Responsibility
- Municipal Council of Burnaby
- Accession Code
- BV008.24.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1910 and 1930]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- "COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR / THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF BURNABY/ BY/ THE COAST MAP AND BLUE PRINT CO/ EMPIRE BLDG VANCOUVER B.C."
Images
![Municipality of Burnaby, [between 1910 and 1930] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2008/2008_0024_0001_002.jpg)
North Burnaby Auxiliary minute book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65050
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover) + 1 map
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) North Burnaby Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book is a white linen early street map depicting East Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1913-1924
- Collection/Fonds
- Victorian Order of Nurses fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 notebook (hardcover) + 1 map
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS021-004
- Accession Number
- 2010-09
- Scope and Content
- Item is a Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) North Burnaby Auxiliary minute book. Included in the minute book is a white linen early street map depicting East Burnaby and New Westminster.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17544
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1891 (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueline print with col. ; 59 x 96 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby". The map shows boundaries of a proposed new municipality of Burnaby including all land outside of the "old" City of Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River and west of …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueline print with col. ; 59 x 96 cm
- Material Details
- Scale approx. [1:31,680]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Part of the New Westminster District shewing the Proposed New Municipality of Burnaby". The map shows boundaries of a proposed new municipality of Burnaby including all land outside of the "old" City of Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River and west of North Road. Map also shows the boundaries of the District Lots. Signed by Garden, Hermon and Burwell Provincial Land Surveyors, Vancouver, June 5, 1891. Blueline print is hand-coloured highlighting Burnaby.
- Creator
- Garden, Hermon and Burwell
- Accession Code
- BV994.29.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1891 (date of original)
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2022-05-10
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Images
Plan Showing Proposed Road DL 212
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8036
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scope and Content
- White linen plan with Burrard Inlet to the north and Barnet Road to the South. A proposed crossing for the Canadian Pacific Railway is outlined in red and the Bestwood Shingle Mill and Nichol's Chemical operation are identified in black.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 10990
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- White linen plan with Burrard Inlet to the north and Barnet Road to the South. A proposed crossing for the Canadian Pacific Railway is outlined in red and the Bestwood Shingle Mill and Nichol's Chemical operation are identified in black.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Located in map case.
![Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys - North Road, [1890] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0034_002%20Web.jpg?width=280)
Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys - North Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11155
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 61 x 45 cm
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys," "North Road."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : blueprint on paper ; 61 x 45 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 10 chains = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- Survey plan of "Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys," "North Road."
- Geographic Access
- North Road
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.34
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 440
- Scan Date
- December 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Handwritten notes on verso read: "Envelope 369", and mathematical calculat- ions
Images
![Plot of Royal Engineers' Surveys - North Road, [1890] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0034_002%20Web.jpg)
Re-plotting Plan of DL 189
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65822
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w on paper ; 36 x 58 cm folded to 22 x 29 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218 Plan Showing Areas Disturbed / Tentative Plan of Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 1929
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w on paper ; 36 x 58 cm folded to 22 x 29 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not indicated
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 42683
- Accession Number
- BHS1997-23
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218 Plan Showing Areas Disturbed / Tentative Plan of Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218."
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Note with plan reads: "Further information in Burnaby Municipal Minutes Dec. 16, 1929. Minute Book # 17 pp 288+"
Ronald G. Scobbie collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11914
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1890]-1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including Dis…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 55 plans + 2 architectural drawings + 1 map + graphic materials + 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of survey and subdivision plans, a map and records created by Provincial Land Surveyors Albert J. Hill and Geoffrey K. Burnett and Donald Johnson McGugan and collected by Ronald G. Scobbie. Records include subdivision and survey plans in New Westminster District Group 1 including District Lots in Burnaby along with various school sites and church plans; surveying records regarding North Road and a map of the Burnaby Municipality. Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Subdivision and survey plans series 2) School and church plans series 3) Map series
- History
- Ronald G. Scobbie was born in Scotland. After graduating from high school, he worked in the mines of Scotland which led to a career as a land surveyor. Ron immigrated to Canada in 1965 and settled in North Vancouver. In 1967 he became a partner in the surveying company of Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie in New Westminster, eventually owning it under the title Scobbie and Associates between 1980 and 1995. Ron sold the business in 1995 and retired as a BC Land Surveyor in December 2003. Ron was an active member of the B.C. Land Surveyors Association and an avid collector of surveying equipment and maps and plans that document the history of surveying in British Columbia. Upon retirement, Ron donated many historical maps and plans to various repositories located in different geographical regions throughout B.C.
- Scobbie & Associates land surveying company dates back to 1890 when Albert J. Hill first established his practice as a land surveyor in New Westminster. The company went through a series of Surveyors (owners) between 1890 and 1995:
- Albert James Hill (A.J. Hill) [1890] to 1912
- Hill & Burnett 1911 to 1912
- Geoffrey K. Burnett 1912
- Burnett & McGugan 1912 to 1947
- Burnett, McGugan & Hunter 1947 to 1959
- Burnett, Hunter & Douglas 1959 to 1960
- Hunter, Douglas & Crockford 1960 to 1964
- Hunter, Crockford & Associates 1964 to 1965
- Hunter, Crockford & Aplin 1965 to 1967
- Hunter, Crockford & Scobbie 1967 to 1973
- Crockford, Scobbie & Associates 1973-1980
- Scobbie & Associates 1980 to 1995
- Responsibility
- Scobbie, Ronald G.
- Accession Code
- HV984.57
- BV003.83
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1890]-1932
- Related Material
- For other survey and subdivision plans created by land surveyors Albert J. Hill, Geoffery K. Burnett and Donald J. McGugan, see: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection - Survey and Subdivision plans series
- Notes
- Title based on contents of collection
Seaforth School fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18824
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1922-1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Seaforth School fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan + 4 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records from Seaforth School in Burnaby including a Register of Pupils (1922-1924); a Visitors' Book (1922-1972) and a survey plan from 1957.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Seaforth School fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan + 4 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records from Seaforth School in Burnaby including a Register of Pupils (1922-1924); a Visitors' Book (1922-1972) and a survey plan from 1957.
- History
- Seaforth school was built in 1922 in District Lot 42 on the corner of Piper and Goverment Streets in Burnaby. The school was named after its sponsor, the Seaforth Chapter of the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire. Bowman and Cullerne, the architects for the Burnaby School Board, designed the one room schoolhouse which was constructed by local contractor, Alphonse J. Toebaert. The school was moved to Burnaby Village Museum in 1983, and was opened to the public after extensive restoration in 1987.
- Creator
- Seaforth School
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Accession Code
- BV987.2
- Date
- 1922-1972
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
![St. Margaret's Anglican Mission, [1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0050_001.jpg?width=280)
St. Margaret's Anglican Mission
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11928
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of building insurance plan for St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. Title of plan reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission (note:"Church" has been crossed out and corrected with "Mission") / Lot 10, DL 132 / GP1 N.W.D." . Curtis Street is identified to the north and Sperling Av…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 40 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of building insurance plan for St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. Title of plan reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission (note:"Church" has been crossed out and corrected with "Mission") / Lot 10, DL 132 / GP1 N.W.D." . Curtis Street is identified to the north and Sperling Ave. to the west.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Curtis Street
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.50
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1929]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission / Lot 10, DL 132 / 1" = 40' "
- Note in balck in on verso reads: "3704"
Images
![St. Margaret's Anglican Mission, [1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0050_001.jpg)
![St. Nicolas Parish Church, [ca.1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0053_001.jpg?width=280)
St. Nicolas Parish Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11931
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca.1912]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of St. Nicholas Anglican Church. Title on plan reads "St. Nicolas [sic] Parish Church / Lots 11 & 12 BK 10 DL 186 GP 1 / N.W.D.". Ingleton Avenue is identified to the east and Triumph Street to the south.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of St. Nicholas Anglican Church. Title on plan reads "St. Nicolas [sic] Parish Church / Lots 11 & 12 BK 10 DL 186 GP 1 / N.W.D.". Ingleton Avenue is identified to the east and Triumph Street to the south.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Geographic Access
- Triumph Street
- Street Address
- 3883 Triumph Street
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.53
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca.1912]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "St. Nicholas Parish Church / Lots 11 & 12 BK 10 DL 186 / 1" = 20' "
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "3704"
Images
![St. Nicolas Parish Church, [ca.1912] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2003/2003_0083_0053_001.jpg)
Survey - Roberts Road and Power House Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription8038
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Scope and Content
- One white linen plan with Vancouver Road to the north and North Arm Road to the south.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 map
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 10993
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- One white linen plan with Vancouver Road to the north and North Arm Road to the south.
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Located in map case.
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4648
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1908-1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) wh…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders of textual records + 180 photographs + ephemera + 1 map + 1 architectural drawing
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records acquired from the Chinese Herbalist shop “Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co” operating in Victoria from 1905 until 1968. Textual records include a few pieces of correspondence, receipts and ephemera addressed to "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Lim You and Lim Yau (Yew Long Lum) while the shop was in operation at 1620 Government Street in the 1940s. Some of the records are written in English while a portion are written in Cantonese and haven't been translated. Most of the photographs document the content of the original shop at the time of aquistion in 1975. Some photographs of unidentified people may be related to the owner or proprietor of the shop. A collection of other photographs document various Chinese Canadian organizations that were in operation in Victoria. Records are arranged into the following series: 1) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series 2) Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. documents series
- History
- The Chinese Herbalist shop "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" operated in Victoria, BC from about 1905 until [1968]. The meaning of "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co" can be translated as "Collection, Life, Source, Alive, Shop" although many interpretations can be taken since each Chinese character can have several meanings. Contents of the shop were purchased by the Burnaby Village Museum in 1975 and reassembled as a permanent display in the Burnaby Village Museum. The shop’s original owner was Ng Chee Fong who opened the shop ca.1905. In 1921, Ng returned to Hong Kong and sold the business to Lam Yuen and Wong Ying who were from Vancouver. Lam Yuen and Wong Ying employed Lum Chuck Yue to operate the shop. Lum Chuck Yue had formerly operated a small herbal counter in a Chinese apothecary store on the south side of Fisgard Street, Victoria. In 1924 Lam Yuen and Wong Ying purchased Wah Sun & Co. from Lee S. Yew and Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. moved into the Wah Sun premises at 1620 Government Street in the Lee Block . The furnishings and fixtures of both stores were combined, with the more elaborate fixtures from WSYWK remaining as part of the public part of the shop and the plainer fixtures of Wah Sun moved into the workroom and basement. In the 1930s Lum Chuck Yue took over the business and became the proprietor. In about 1934, Tan Yi Tang purchased the business and the shop reopened as Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. following renovations with Lum Yew Jong as the shop's proprietor. Lum Yew Jong continued to operate the shop until his death in 1967 at the age of 68 years. Following Lum’s death, the property and contents of the shop were purchased by Mr. J. Watson Marles, a local owner operator of an antique store at 1714 Government Street. The shop and contents went through a few more private owners including Rodney Pain before it was purchased by the Heritage Village Museum in 1975 with funds made available by the Vancouver Foundation and the Province of British Columbia. Contents of the original shop were reasembled in a reconstructed building as a permanent display on site at the Burnaby Village Museum.
- Creator
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company
- Accession Code
- HV975.5
- BV985.5331
- BV017.7
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1908-1975
- Related Material
- See also Artifacts under Accessions HV975.5; BV985.5331 and BV017.7
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds