Valley View Community Association minute book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1956-1968, predominant 1956-1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a minute book of the Valley View Community Council Association (1968-1968), includes minutes of meetings and lists of council members (executive).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 3 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a minute book of the Valley View Community Council Association (1968-1968), includes minutes of meetings and lists of council members (executive).
- Accession Code
- HV978.90.1
- Date
- 1956-1968, predominant 1956-1967
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
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Valley View Community Council fonds
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1948-1968, predominant 1958-1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 9.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records of the Valleyview Community Council including minutes of meetings, constitution, reports, adminstrative records, general correspondence and newsletters.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Valley View Community Council fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 9.5 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of records of the Valleyview Community Council including minutes of meetings, constitution, reports, adminstrative records, general correspondence and newsletters.
- History
- The Valley View Community Council formed as a society on February 10, 1948. The society was made up of two appointed delegates from the Central Burnaby Ratepayers & Citizen’s Association; the Burnaby Lake Men’s Community Service Club and the Women’s Community Club with the intention to build a community centre in central Burnaby. Founding members included: Orpha Laurie Nicol; Vernon Andrew Fines; Henry Hill; Herbert Frederick Salisbury; Alice Euphemia Peel and Blythe Alfred Eagles.
The objects of the society:
a) To coordinate the activities of public spirited organizations in the erection, equipping, maintenance, operation and administration of a community centre to be erected on Grandview Highway at Ledger Street.
b)To provide opportunities in such centre and elsewhere in the community for wholesome recreation, education, and civic and other leisure-time activities of the community.
c)To encourage cooperation in considered community undertakings.
A site for the community centre was leased to the Valley View Community Council by the Corporation of the District of Burnaby on a portion of Lot 9 in District Lot 79 on Douglas Road and Ledger Street (offices located at 4443 East Grandview-Douglas Hwy; Community Centre located at 4050 Grandview-Douglas Hwy). The community centre served as a meeting place for various community groups and community events, including the Valley View Kindergarten which used it as a home between 1948 and 1967. On January 29, 1968, the Valley View Community Council was dissolved after their lease on the land expired with the Corporation of the District of Burnaby in the 1967. In the fall of 1968, the community centre building was taken over by the Fraternal Order of the Eagles who relocated the building to 1791 Douglas Road. The remaining funds of the Valley View Community Council society were donated to the Burnaby General Hospital for an incubator in the intensive care unit.
- Creator
- Valley View Community Council
- Accession Code
- HV978.90
- Date
- 1948-1968, predominant 1958-1967
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
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Vancouver
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Vancouver" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48."
Vancouver historical journal, January 1958
Vancouver's glory years : public transit, 1890-1915
The Velvet touch : recipes
Victorian pharmacy : rediscovering forgotten remedies and recipes
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 615.1094 EAS
- Author
- Eastoe, Jane
- Contributor
- Goodman, Ruth, 1963-
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Pavilion
- Publication Date
- 2010
- Printer
- L.E.G.O. spa
- Physical Description
- 224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 24 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Traditional medicine
- Pharmacognosy
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmacy
- Notes
- "As seen on BBC"--Cover
- "Foreword by Ruth Goodman".
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-207) and index.
- Summary: Follows the fascinating story of the emergence of high street healthcare in the form of the chemist's shop and the products on offer. Investigates which pills, potions, tonics and cures were available-- some effective, some deadly, and some still with us today.
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View from dredge
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1951 (date of original), copied [1985]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of dredge for clearing channel through Burnaby Lake, March 1951. The surface of the lake is covered with lily pads.
View of the Mervin Mawhinney house
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1958 and 1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia. ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Exterior view of the south side of the house with surrounding garden and mature shrubbery. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Reverend Edward S. Gale fonds
- Series
- Mawhinney house photographs series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia. ; 20.2 x 25.4 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Mervin Mawhinney house. Exterior view of the south side of the house with surrounding garden and mature shrubbery. The address of the house was 7661 Burris Street and was changed to 7667 Burris Street in 1984.
- Geographic Access
- Burris Street
- Street Address
- 7667 Burris Street
- Accession Code
- BV018.9.17
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1958 and 1962]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 07-05-2018
- Photographer
- Weller, Michael
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- "7667 Burris Street, / during occupancy by / the Sisters of S. Clare, / between 1958 and 1962" written in pen on verso.
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View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. The photograph was taken from Hastings Street. The sign in the foreground invited people to drive in and purchase berries, honey, and tomatoes. John Wuzinski is visible in the photograph, and raspberries are growing beind him.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- View of the Wuzinski family property on Hastings Street. The photograph was taken from Hastings Street. The sign in the foreground invited people to drive in and purchase berries, honey, and tomatoes. John Wuzinski is visible in the photograph, and raspberries are growing beind him.
- History
- John and Frances Wuzinski moved from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1944, where they purchased an acre of land on the corner of Hastings Street and Cliff Avenue. They had two daughters: Janice and Mary Louise. They grew berries, fruit and vegetables for home and for sale, and raised bees. People came from miles around to purchase strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes and honey. In 1962 the Wuzinski property was expropriated by the Municipality of Burnaby, and the family purchased another property nearby. They started a new garden, brought the bees, and transplanted several trees to the new property.
- Other Title Information
- title based on content
- Names
- Bobic, Janice
- Wuzinski, John
- Accession Code
- BV018.39.12
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1955]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-04-2015
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Visitors' book Seaforth School
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1922-1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Seaforth School fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 book : textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Vistors' Book from Seaforth School with handwritten entries of names and events. Includes guests at the 1922 opening of the school with entries made by Mrs. Postill and entries and program of the official opening of the new building in December 1958. Last entry is for 50th Anniv…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Seaforth School fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 book : textual record
- Material Details
- pages within last half of book are blank
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a Vistors' Book from Seaforth School with handwritten entries of names and events. Includes guests at the 1922 opening of the school with entries made by Mrs. Postill and entries and program of the official opening of the new building in December 1958. Last entry is for 50th Anniversary Tea in December 1972.
- Creator
- Seaforth School
- Names
- Seaforth School
- Accession Code
- BV987.2.2
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 1922-1972
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Entry from first page of book reads: "Vistors' Book, / Seafforth School, / Burnaby"
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Vivian's Tapestry
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Vivian Lee’s short film covers six decades of her life experience. The film tells the story of Vivian’s parents and their difficult time during the Second World War, including a harrowing journey on the Burma Road. Vivian describes her idyllic childhood in post-war Burma, where she was the sixth of…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Series
- Elders Digital Storytelling project series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (9 min., 17 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- Vivian Lee’s short film covers six decades of her life experience. The film tells the story of Vivian’s parents and their difficult time during the Second World War, including a harrowing journey on the Burma Road. Vivian describes her idyllic childhood in post-war Burma, where she was the sixth of eight children, and her life in Singapore and Hong Kong as a young woman. The film includes Vivian and husband Alan’s decision to move to Canada. The couple briefly lived in Burnaby for a short period, during which time their daughters were born. A short while later they moved to Vancouver to care for Alan’s parents. The film concludes with the couple’s return to Burnaby for their retirement, and Vivian’s expressions of appreciation for the many things that bring her joy.
- History
- Vivian Lee was born in Rangoon, Burma, in 1950. Her parents moved to Burma from China in the 1930s. Vivian was the sixth of eight children. Two older siblings were born in Burma, and survived a perilous escape from Burma along the Burma Road during the Second World War. Vivian was the first child to be born in post-war Burma, after her parents returned following the war. The family lived in Rangoon for a period, before moving to a home in the suburbs where Vivian spent an idyllic childhood. After graduating from university, Vivian moved to Singapore, and then to Hong Kong. She worked for a large pharmaceutical company in Hong Kong, where she met her husband, Alan. The couple emigrated to Canada with Alan’s parents (in the 1980s?). Daughters Cynthia and Adrienne were born in Burnaby, before the family moved to Vancouver to care for Alan’s parents. Alan and Vivian have recently returned to Burnaby for their retirement years. They are active volunteers and grand-parents, and Vivian has been developing her watercolour painting skills. Vivian produced the short film in order to pass the legacy of her family’s history on to her children and their offspring. She notes: “I am happy and honoured to share my life story with others in the community. I think it gives all of us a chance to contribute to the mosaic of our shared heritage. I am so proud to be a Canadian citizen and feel very fortunate to live in a multicultural society. I believe it is through sharing these life stories that will make us stronger as a nation.”
- Creator
- Lee, Vivian
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Subjects
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Names
- Lee, Vivian
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 2016
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Notes
- Transcribed title
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Vogue knitting vintage collection : classic knits from the 1930s - 1960s
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV013.32.1
- ISBN
- 1931543003
- Call Number
- 746.432 VOG
- Contributor
- Malcolm, Tricia
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Soho Publishing Company
- Publication Date
- c2001
- Physical Description
- 144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Knitting
- Knitting--Patterns
- Notes
- "ed. by Malcolm, Tricia"
- knitting patterns with instructions and pictures.
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Voices from Two Rivers : harnessing the power of the Peace and Columbia
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781553654957
- Call Number
- 333.793 STA
- Author
- Stanley, Meg, 1962-
- B.C. Hydro
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Douglas & McIntyre
- Publication Date
- c2010
- Physical Description
- vii, 312 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- Opposite of front end paper on the top half of page:
"PRESENTED TO LISA COOD - CURATOR - BURNABY VILLAGE
MUSEUM & CAROUSEL BY
THE BC HYDRO POWER PIONEERS SEPT 29/12
HAPPY READING!
PHIL HORTON - POWER PIONEER"
[Printed in black ink]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Names
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-298) and index.
- "This book was commissioned by the BC Hydro Power Pioneers Association to recognize and celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the BC Hydro and Power Authority."
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Vorce tram station
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1953]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative ; 7 x 11 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Vorce tram station on the Burnaby Lake Line of the British Columbia Electric Railway Company in the snow. A notice is posted on an electric power pole in the foreground.
Wagner family house
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 8 Dec. 1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the house that the Wagner family moved into in 1921, located across from the Central Park gate on the same property as Frank Wagner's blacksmithing shop.
Walhachin : birth of a legend
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780978164034
- Call Number
- 971.172 JAC
- Author
- Jacobsen, Larry, 1928-
- Place of Publication
- China
- Publication Date
- c2014
- Printer
- Prolong Press
- Physical Description
- 160 p., [30] p. : ill., maps ; 19 x 24 cm
- Inscription
- Title page (Lower right side)
"Larry Jacobsen" [handwritten in black , author's signature]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Walhachin (B.C.)
- Biography
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (page160).
- "Design and Layout by the author."
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Walthers 2003 H0 scale model railroad reference book
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9780941952675
- Call Number
- 625.1902 WAL
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee, WI
- Publisher
- Walthers
- Publication Date
- c2002
- Physical Description
- 1056 p. : ill. (mostly col.)
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads--Models
- Catalogs
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes index
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Waplington and Fleming families album series
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1900-2004]
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 1 album (88 photographs, textual records, graphic material)
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of an album about the Waplington and Fleming families. The album contains photographs, family documents, stories, poems, biographies and genealogy about family members.
Waplington family documents series
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950-1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Waplington family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 1 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of a collection of family documents belonging to members of the Waplington family. Records include correspondence items, notes and a membership card.