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Scope and Content: Photograph of what looks to be Charles Bailey and underneath Charles with his wife Minnie Bailey. These look to be cut from a contact sheet.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [19--]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bailey family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia (two oval images on one strip) ; 8 x 3 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 508-019

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-55

Scope and Content: Photograph of what looks to be Charles Bailey and underneath Charles with his wife Minnie Bailey. These look to be cut from a contact sheet.

Names: Bailey, Charles; Bailey, Minnie

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Charles and Minnie Bailey, [19--] thumbnail

Jermyn family subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64492

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]-1953

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Jermyn family mushroom farm at 4840 Ardingly Avenue. Records include insurance papers, cancelled cheques, bank receipts, tax demands, Horticultural Circulars, and a photograph.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]-1953

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Jermyn family subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and 1 photograph

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1992-54

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of records pertaining to the Jermyn family mushroom farm at 4840 Ardingly Avenue. Records include insurance papers, cancelled cheques, bank receipts, tax demands, Horticultural Circulars, and a photograph.

History: Chester Stephen Jermyn was born February of 1908. His wife Mary Magdalene was born May of 1909. Chester and Mary had three sons: Wayne S., born August 1938, Morris J., born February 1942, and Ralph J. Jermyn born October 1947. The family lived together at 4840 Ardingly Avenue in Burnaby and ran a mushroom farm on their property.

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Creator: Jermyn family

Notes: MSS116 and PC509; Title based on contents of subseries

Les Francis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64815

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.2 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Les Francis, Burnaby Waterworks Superintendent.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [198-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 13.2 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1542

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Les Francis, Burnaby Waterworks Superintendent.

Subjects: Occupations - Civic Workers; Public Services - Public Works

Names: Burnaby Waterworks

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Les Francis / Bby Waterworks Supt."

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J.C. Fisher

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64821

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of J.C. Fisher, the manager of the Shellburn Refinery in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1548

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of J.C. Fisher, the manager of the Shellburn Refinery in Burnaby.

Names: Shell Oil Company

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "J.C. Fisher / Manager, Shellburn Refinery / Burnaby"; Note on verso reads: "Re-photo / 1 x 3 / Bus page 6 / Wed"

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Tom Blake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64829

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tom Blake, who may have been an independent candidate in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1556

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tom Blake, who may have been an independent candidate in Burnaby.

Names: Blake, Thomas

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso reads: "Tom Blake / Burnaby / Independent / in 3 col x 4" [?]"

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Bill Boyd

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64852

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of YMCA 'Summer Fun' Director Bill Boyd.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [195-]

Collection/Fonds: Columbian Newspaper collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 480-1579

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: 2003-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of YMCA 'Summer Fun' Director Bill Boyd.

Subjects: Organizations - Societies and Clubs

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photographer's stamp on verso (partial) identifies photographer as "Campbell"; Note on verso reads: "BUrnaby / Bill Boyd / YMCA / Summer 'Fun' Director"

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Ball thirty-three at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78772

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [201-]

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of "ball thirty-three" at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [201-]

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-023

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of "ball thirty-three" at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Golf

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title

Geographic Access: 10th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Inter-City Golf Driving Range

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription78791

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [201-]

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi

Scope and Content: Photograph of what appears to be ball thirty-three at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [201-]

Collection/Fonds: Walker family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 314 dpi

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 557-041

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-15

Scope and Content: Photograph of what appears to be ball thirty-three at the Inter-City Golf Driving Range in Burnaby.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Golf

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: 10th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

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Inter-City Golf Driving Range, [201-] thumbnail

Ellenor Murray's brother

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80585

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia (cabinet card) ; 9 x 6 cm, mounted on card 10 x 6 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 548-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-31

Scope and Content: Photograph of a family of three taken at a photographic studio in Newcastle-On-Tyne. Either the man or the child in the photograph has been identified as Ellenor Murray's brother.

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Dickson, Jas.

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Mother's Brother"; Photographer's studio markings on recto of cabinet card read: "Jas. Dickinson / Newcastle-On-Tyne"; Photographers studio markings on verso of cabinet card read: "The Portrait / City Gallery / Photographic Artist / Jas Dickinson / Grainger Street Newcastle-On-Tyne / Negatives Kept / Additional Copies Can Always Be Obtained / Portraits of Every Description Enlarged / Portrait Clubs."

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Brothers Earl and Norman Wild

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80586

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of brothers Earl and Norman Wild in Idaho, in the United States of America (USA). Norman is holding an unidentified toddler on one arm, and has his other arm around his brother.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 548-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2012-31

Scope and Content: Photograph of brothers Earl and Norman Wild in Idaho, in the United States of America (USA). Norman is holding an unidentified toddler on one arm, and has his other arm around his brother.

Names: Wild, Norman; Wild, Earl

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Norman's brother Earl + Norman. Idaho USA"

Images

Brothers Earl and Norman Wild, thumbnail

Earl Wild's property

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80587

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a table set outdoors on Earl Wild's property in Idaho, in the United States of America. The table is set for six people.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 7 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 548-004

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-31

Scope and Content: Photograph of a table set outdoors on Earl Wild's property in Idaho, in the United States of America. The table is set for six people.

Subjects: Furniture

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Wild / Earls USA"

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Felled trees

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription80591

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of felled trees and partially cleared land at an unidentified location. Five people are visible on the logging road between the felled trees.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Collection/Fonds: Murray family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 548-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-31

Scope and Content: Photograph of felled trees and partially cleared land at an unidentified location. Five people are visible on the logging road between the felled trees.

Subjects: Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Adams, Gladstone

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93710

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]-[1979]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 43 photographs (39 tiffs ; 2 jpegs ; 3 col. prints, 9 x 9 cm) and 3 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs that were selected for preservation because of their relevance to documenting the heritage and development of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection depict Burnaby citizens, locations, businesses, residences, geography, and events throughout the history…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1920]-[1979]

Collection/Fonds: City of Burnaby Archives photograph collection

Physical Description: 43 photographs (39 tiffs ; 2 jpegs ; 3 col. prints, 9 x 9 cm) and 3 p. of textual records

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2010-01; 2013-31; 2016-24; 2021-10

Scope and Content: Collection consists of photographs that were selected for preservation because of their relevance to documenting the heritage and development of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection depict Burnaby citizens, locations, businesses, residences, geography, and events throughout the history of the City of Burnaby. The items in this collection are acquisitions of discrete items or small sets of items that do not form a discrete fonds or collection.

History: Burnaby’s first municipal archive officially opened on November 10, 2001, and is located in the McGill Branch Public Library at 4595 Albert Street. The City Archives functions as a branch of the Office of the City Clerk and operates as the official repository of Burnaby’s municipal records, containing records dating back to Burnaby’s incorporation in 1892. In 2007, the City of Burnaby Archives expanded its collection mandate to include private as well as public records. Types of records held at the Archives include City Records (Council minutes and reports, bylaws, departmental records and photographs) and records from private individuals and community organizations (correspondence, reports, minutes, photographs, moving images and sound recordings). The Archives storage area is equipped with the sophisticated environmental controls necessary to preserve Burnaby’s unique archival material into the future. The mandate of the City of Burnaby Archives is to identify, acquire, preserve and make accessible archival material in the form of civic and private records documenting the history of the City of Burnaby.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph

Creator: City of Burnaby Archives

Notes: Title based on contents of collection.

Advisory Planning Commission subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96030

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2012

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

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2012

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

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Advisory Planning Commission subseries

Physical Description: 40 folders of textual records + 1 photograph

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of commission records for the Advisory Planning Commission including agendas, minutes, reports, and correspondence and a Commission portrait.

History: The Advisory Planning Commission was established in July of 1963. The Advisory Planning Commission was the successor to the Town Planning Commission. The Commission was responsible for advising Council on land use matters and reviewing all zoning bylaw amendments before being forwarded to public hearing. The Commission was disbanded on February 20, 2017.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Burnaby Public Library Board subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96372

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2007

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

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 3 rolls of microfilm + 1 photograph

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of board records for the Burnaby Public Library Board, including appointments, correspondence, and a comissioned portrait.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2007

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

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Burnaby Public Library Board subseries

Physical Description: 3 rolls of microfilm + 1 photograph

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of board records for the Burnaby Public Library Board, including appointments, correspondence, and a comissioned portrait.

History: The Burnaby Public Library Board was established in 1955. The Trustees on the Burnaby Public Library Board govern the Burnaby Public Library and provide policies, a mission and vision, and general library management.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Transportation Committee subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96477

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2012

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

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: 42 folders of textual records + 28 photographs + 3 rolls of microfilm

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of committee records for the Transportation Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, a comissioned photograph, and terms of reference.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]-2012

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

Series: Council Committee series

Subseries: Transportation Committee subseries

Physical Description: 42 folders of textual records + 28 photographs + 3 rolls of microfilm

Description Level: Subseries

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of committee records for the Transportation Committee including agendas, minutes, correspondence, committee reports, a comissioned photograph, and terms of reference.

History: The Transportation Committee was established on February 13, 1978. From 1973 to 1977, this committee was known as the Transit Committee. It was expanded in 1978 to encompass the role of a Transportation Committee. From 1990 to 2002, the Transportation Committee was named the Traffic and Transportation Committee, also referred to as the Traffic and Transportation Committee (Transportation and Transit Division.) On January 13, 2003, the committee was once again known as the Transportation Committee. On February 20, 2017 the Transportation Committee was integrated with the Public Safety Committee.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Graphic Material

Community Archives Collection series

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97126

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [188-]-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [188-]-2010

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Description Level: Series

Scope and Content: Series consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's Community Archives collection. The Society's collection includes photographs, documents, ephemera, oral histories, and other records from a myriad of sources and donors, compiled to document the history of Burnaby.

History: The Burnaby Historical was founded in 1957. The Historical Society developed its Community Archives by collecting, compiling, and preserving records with historic value to the City of Burnaby. It gathered documents, photographs, and other items while also soliciting and acquiring entire collections or groups of archival records. In 1991, the Society was provided a permanent space to house their growing collection at the Burnaby Village Museum and they continued to grow their holdings. Following the creation of the City of Burnaby Archives in 2001, the Society and the City of Burnaby began discussing the possibility of uniting the two collections. In February 2007, an agreement was signed between the two institutions which resulted in the merger of the Society's Community Archives with the City Archives. All records collected by the Society were transferred into the custody of the City and moved from the Burnaby Village Museum to the City Archives in the McGill branch of the Burnaby Public Library.

Media Type: Textual Record; Photograph; Sound Recording; Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Columbian Newspaper subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97177

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1865]-1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs from the Columbian Newspaper collected by the Burnaby Historical Society.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1865]-1983

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: Photographs

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs from the Columbian Newspaper collected by the Burnaby Historical Society.

Media Type: Photograph

Creator: The Columbian

Notes: Title based on contents of subseries; PC 222; History/Bio adapted from New Westminster Archives

Disney Family collection

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97178

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1914-1963]

Collection/Fonds: Disney Family collection

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 6 architectural drawings : pencil and ink on paper ; 52 cm x 77 cm and smaller + 1 p. of textual records (40 cm. x 31 cm.) + 1 plan : col. ; 55 cm x 75 cm folded to 28 cm x 10 cm + 1 map : diazo print ; 39 cm x 28 cm.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of maps and plans created and collected by Jack Disney.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1914-1963]

Collection/Fonds: Disney Family collection

Physical Description: 6 architectural drawings : pencil and ink on paper ; 52 cm x 77 cm and smaller + 1 p. of textual records (40 cm. x 31 cm.) + 1 plan : col. ; 55 cm x 75 cm folded to 28 cm x 10 cm + 1 map : diazo print ; 39 cm x 28 cm.

Description Level: Fonds

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Accession Number: 2016-03

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of maps and plans created and collected by Jack Disney.

History: John Howard "Jack" Disney served as Burnaby Surveyor from 1911 to 1919.

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of collection; MSS199

Pioneer Tales subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97276

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-] (date of original)-1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs compiled by the Mayor's Office for inclusion in the publication "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby" and drafts of the manuscript.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [191-] (date of original)-1988

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: Photographs and textual records

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS2007-04; BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs compiled by the Mayor's Office for inclusion in the publication "Pioneer Tales of Burnaby" and drafts of the manuscript.

History: On May 28, 1980 the Mayor and Council of Burnaby held a tea to honour Burnaby “pioneers.” The event was held as part of “Burnaby Funfest Days ‘80” and was meant to recognize members of the community who had resided in Burnaby prior to 1930 and acknowledge their contributions as pioneers of the City. Although approximately 100 people were expected, more than 500 actually attended. Each participant was asked to fill out a brief personal information form outlining their experiences in Burnaby’s earliest days. The response was so favorable that the idea of compiling a book to capture these memories was born. The City hired a writer edit and organize the book they held writing contests to encourage senior residents to share their experiences. Other community members became involved in the project when the City enlisted the help of secondary school students to type manuscripts for those unable to do so and journalism students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology to conduct interviews with additional “pioneers.” The book was published in 1987.