Photograph of the dedication of the picnic site at Deer Lake Park in honour of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles organised by the Burnaby Historical Society. This event was combined with the Burnaby Historical Society's Annual June outing. Members of the Historical Society are mingling in and around th…
Photograph of the dedication of the picnic site at Deer Lake Park in honour of Drs. Blythe and Violet Eagles organised by the Burnaby Historical Society. This event was combined with the Burnaby Historical Society's Annual June outing. Members of the Historical Society are mingling in and around the new picnic site.
File contains photographs from a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas party held in the ice cream parlour at the Burnaby Village Museum. The party included a performance by a group of burlesque dancers in retro costumes and visit by Santa Claus.
File contains photographs from a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas party held in the ice cream parlour at the Burnaby Village Museum. The party included a performance by a group of burlesque dancers in retro costumes and visit by Santa Claus.
Photographs were originally contained in a photograph album and removed by Archives staff for preservation purposes. Original order of photographs within the album is maintained.
Photograph of a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas dinner held at the Burnaby Village Museum. Society members are standing next to their tables, reading off of a printed sheet.
Photograph of a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas dinner held at the Burnaby Village Museum. Society members are standing next to their tables, reading off of a printed sheet.
Photograph of a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas dinner held at the Burnaby Village Museum. Society members are standing next to their tables, singing songs while reading off of a printed sheet.
Photograph of a Burnaby Historical Society Christmas dinner held at the Burnaby Village Museum. Society members are standing next to their tables, singing songs while reading off of a printed sheet.
ca. 130 linear feet of textual records
30 linear feet of graphic and other material
Description Level
Fonds
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of the Burnaby Historical Society's administrative records and community archives collection.
History
The Burnaby Historical Society was founded in 1957. The Historical Society developed a community archives by collecting, compiling and preserving various materials with historical value to the City of Burnaby. It gathered miscellaneous documents, photographs and other items while also soliciting and acquiring entire collections or groups of archival records.
In 1991, the Historical Society was provided a permanent space to house their growing collection at the Burnaby Village Museum and they continued to collect and expand their holdings.
After the creation of the City of Burnaby Archives in 2001, the Burnaby Historical 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 and photographs that had been collected by the Historical Society were transferred into the custody of the City and were moved from the Burnaby Village Museum to the City Archives in the McGill Branch of the Burnaby Public Library.
The Burnaby Historical Society disbanded in 2018.
Photograph of archivist Pixie McGeachie showing onlookers community records inside the storage area during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of archivist Pixie McGeachie showing onlookers community records inside the storage area during the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of a woman looking at archive materials on top of a card catalogue cabinet at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of a woman looking at archive materials on top of a card catalogue cabinet at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of the storage area at the Burnaby Village Museum. A taxidermic animal head is lying with its nose facing the ceiling on one of the tables. Beside that is another table, covered with plastic. Storage shelves are lined up against the walls on the left.
Photograph of the storage area at the Burnaby Village Museum. A taxidermic animal head is lying with its nose facing the ceiling on one of the tables. Beside that is another table, covered with plastic. Storage shelves are lined up against the walls on the left.
Photograph of a young girl touching one of the carousel horses as her mom looks on. They are at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of a young girl touching one of the carousel horses as her mom looks on. They are at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of curator Colin Stevens standing on a chair while setting up audio-visual equipment at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of curator Colin Stevens standing on a chair while setting up audio-visual equipment at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum.
Photograph of curator Colin Stevens, and Mayor William J. Copeland, both wearing striped ties and glasses at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum. A crowd is gathered to listen to the Mayor.
Photograph of curator Colin Stevens, and Mayor William J. Copeland, both wearing striped ties and glasses at the opening of the Burnaby Community Archives at the Burnaby Village Museum. A crowd is gathered to listen to the Mayor.
Photograph of the presentation of the 1995 Evelyn Salisbury Scholarship Award to Daryl Wong (left) from Don Wrigley, President of the Burnaby Historical Society and Ellen Wirick, Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.
Photograph of the presentation of the 1995 Evelyn Salisbury Scholarship Award to Daryl Wong (left) from Don Wrigley, President of the Burnaby Historical Society and Ellen Wirick, Secretary of the Burnaby Historical Society.