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Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Caro…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel series

Description Level: Series

Physical Description: 238 photographs + 3 audio cassettes + 2 sound recordings (mp3) + 6 videocassettes + 8 video recordings (mp4)

Scope and Content: Series consists of records created and adminstered by the Burnaby Village Museum pertaining to the history, acquistion, restoration, preservation and documentation of the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. Series have been arranged into the following subseries: 1) Carousel photographs subseries 2) Carousel sound recordings and films subseries

History: "The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was built in 1912 in Leavenworth Kansas by the Charles Wallace Parker Company. It was the one hundred and nineteenth carousel made by the company and was so named the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel. In 1913 the carousel was sold to Mr. F.K. Leggett of Houston Texas for $5,886.00 and was originally equipped with a steam engine and ""wishbones/grass-hopper/jumping horse"" mechanisms. It toured Texas for two years with the Lone Star Circus until 1915 when the machine was shipped back to the factory. It is believed that the machine was rebuilt by the factory with fancier horses and heavier rounding boards referred to as the “Superior” style. Some of the horses were built around 1917 and some between 1920 and 1922. The factory records consulted do not tell for certain where the machine went between 1915 and 1936, possibly to San Jose, California from 1918 until 1922 and then to San Francisco California, or Tacoma, Washington. Accounts from the family of James W. "Jimmy" Robertson, supervisor of rides for Happyland, tell of him travelling with his wife Dora Robertson to Washington, Oregon and California in the fall of 1935 or early 1936 to pick up a new carousel for Happyland. By May 1936, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was in operation in Happlyland inside Hastings Park. The Parker #119 carousel was installed in a pavilion in Happyland which had been built in 1928 by a rival company (Philadelphia Toboggan Company - P.T.C.) and was located next to the "Shoot the Chutes" ride in Hastings Park. Here it remained until Happyland was demolished in 1957. The C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was then moved to a new small pavilion in Playland until that too was demolished in 1972. From 1972 to 1990, the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel was operated outdoors inside Playland, and was put away each winter. In 1989 it was announced that the carousel would be sold off horse by horse at an auction in New York. Venus Solano and Doug McCallum and other local people came together to save the carousel and formed The Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel (also known as "Friends of the Carousel"). The first directors of the society consisted of, President and Chairman, Venus Solano; Secretary, Doug McCallum; Director, Keith Jamieson and Director, Nina Freid Rhodes. In May 1989, the Friends of the Carousel approached the Burnaby Village Museum Association who agreed to provide a home for the carousel, pending the approval of Burnaby Municipal Council. Don Wrigley who was president of the Burnaby Village Museum Association joined the board of The Friends of the Carousel as a liaison. The Friends of the Carousel first acquired two horses from the carousel, who were named Julius and Belle. These two carousel horses were used in fundraising over the summer of 1990, at which time the carousel was operating again for a short time inside Playland. The carousel horse named Julius was restored by William Dentzel III (a descendant of one of North America’s original carousel manufacturers) and the carousel horse named Belle was partially stripped and repaired. These carousel horses served as before and after examples of restoration. In June 1990 Don Wrigley was elected as president of The Friends of the Carousel and they set about raising the $350,000 to purchase the carousel and begin restoration work. With a lot of hard work, the help of the Government of British Columbia and the support of the Municipality of Burnaby, the carousel was purchased. Funds were also raised by The Friends of the Carousel to pay for the restoration, and Burnaby agreed to build a new pavilion for it as a Centennial project. Keith Jamieson, a carousel expert, was brought in to coordinate the rebuilding project and restoration work. The Centennial Parker Carousel (C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel) and the Don Wrigley Pavilion where the carousel is housed, opened at Burnaby Village Museum on March 25, 1993.

Accession Code: BV013.19; BV019.21; BV019.39; BV020.5; BV020.12; BV022.2; X5124; X5125

Date: [190-] (date of originals) - 2012

Media Type: Photograph; Moving Images; Sound Recording

Related Material: Lower Mainland Association of the Friends of the Vancouver Carousel fonds; Keith Jamieson fonds; Faye Diamond fonds; See also: Burnaby Village Museum artifacts for the C.W. Parker no. 119 carousel as well as souvenir memorabilia from Lower Mainland Association of Friends of the Vancouver Carousel

Arrangement: Records have been created by various staff members of Burnaby Village Museum during the acquistion and research of the carousel. Some records were compiled together into a collection by subject and arranged according to their general material designations within the Burnaby Village Museum archival collection.

Notes: Title based on contents of series; Further accruals are expected; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to access sound recordings and moving images

Cylinder records 1901-1919

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13109

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (28 min., 48 sec.)

Scope and Content: Audio recording titled "Cylinder Records 1901-1919". Recording consists of samples of music recorded from the Burnaby Village Museum cylinder record collection. This recording may have been used for an exhibit or as part of a public or school program.

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 audio cassette (28 min., 48 sec.)

Material Details: Track Number: 1 (side A of audio cassette); Total Number of Tracks : 1

Scope and Content: Audio recording titled "Cylinder Records 1901-1919". Recording consists of samples of music recorded from the Burnaby Village Museum cylinder record collection. This recording may have been used for an exhibit or as part of a public or school program.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Music

Responsibility: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV020.5.729

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of sound recording; Label on audio cassette reads: "Cylinder Records 1901-1919 / Recorded at BVM Apr 1987); Label on audio cassette case reads: "CYLINDER RECORDS 1901-1919"

Audio Tracks

Cylinder records 1901-1919, [1901-1919] (date of original content), April 1987 (date of recording), digitized in 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0005_0729_001.mp3

Department of Highways re: Stormont Exchange; Hastings Street/Curtis Street Connection; Broadway/Gaglardi Connection; Relocation of Marine Drive; and Completion of Hastings Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport32694

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 28043

Meeting Date: 14-Jul-1969

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 28043

Meeting Date: 14-Jul-1969

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 28043

14-Jul-1969 Meeting Minutes

Design Plans for the Lougheed Shopping Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport33802

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 29567

Meeting Date: 29-Apr-1968

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 29567

Meeting Date: 29-Apr-1968

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 29567

29-Apr-1968 Meeting Minutes

Developing Halifax Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport39681

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 36180

Meeting Date: 18-Sep-1961

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 36180

Meeting Date: 18-Sep-1961

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 36180

18-Sep-1961 Meeting Minutes

Development Status for Grandview-Douglas Highway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport36616

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 32225

Meeting Date: 29-Mar-1965

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 32225

Meeting Date: 29-Mar-1965

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 32225

29-Mar-1965 Meeting Minutes

Dissolution of the Special Committee to Study the Question of Amalgamating the District of Burnaby with the City of Vancouver

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport32537

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 28747

Meeting Date: 29-Sep-1969

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 28747

Meeting Date: 29-Sep-1969

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 28747

29-Sep-1969 Meeting Minutes

Downs-Williams Zoning Offence Matter

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport40651

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 36979

Meeting Date: 8-Aug-1960

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 36979

Meeting Date: 8-Aug-1960

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 36979

8-Aug-1960 Meeting Minutes

Easement at 4358 Spruce Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport79933

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 83701

Meeting Date: 4-Mar-1964

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

2 documents

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Report ID: 83701

Meeting Date: 4-Mar-1964

Format: Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report

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

Documents

Report 83701

4-Mar-1964 Meeting Minutes

Edmonds School subseries

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription41

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1916] (date of origial)-1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1916] (date of origial)-1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Edmonds School subseries

Physical Description: Textual records and other materials

Description Level: Subseries

Accession Number: BHS1988-07

Scope and Content: Subseries consists of photographs depicting Edmonds School, including its students, staff, and surrounding area, as well as a collection of records related to a research project in which students interviewed former Edmonds School students.

History: Edmonds School traces its history back to the opening of the first school in Burnaby in 1894. The "Burnaby school" was a typical one-room school house constructed on a small site on the opposite side of Canada Way (then named Douglas Road) and 18th Avenue. In 1896, when West Burnaby School, was built the school was renamed the "East Burnaby School." By 1908, the original small school house and its little playground became too small to contain the growing number of school-aged children living in the area. That year the Municipality of Burnaby and the Burnaby School Board funded a new four room school to house 75 students on the present site facing Edmonds Street. This building was known for many years as the old "gray school" because of its drab paint colour. In 1913, a four-room addition completed this school which was then renamed the "Edmonds Street School." In 1922, the school was was expanded with a new four-room "bungalow" building on the Douglas Road side of the property. By 1925, four more rooms were added to house the student population of this rapidly growing district, which peaked at 580 by 1930. After World War II, the old school was designated as a junior high school and in 1949, the present building was opened on an expanded site. By 1953 and 1955 the school received more additions to accommodate a student enrolment that had expanded to thirteen hundred students. The original gray building was demolished in 1956 and the bungalow building, which had served for many years as the elementary school, was destroyed by fire in 1989. The school was later rebuilt as Edmonds Community School.