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Vehicles preparing to leave at Sarcee

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1936

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of military troups and vehicles preparing to leave at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of military troups and vehicles preparing to leave at Canadian Forces Base military training camp at Sarcee, Alberta.

Subjects: Public Services - Military Services

Names: Canadian Armed Forces

Accession Code: BV996.6.71

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1936

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-02-06

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption beneath photograph reads: "About to leave"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Victorian pharmacy : rediscovering forgotten remedies and recipes

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Eastoe, Jane

Publication Date: 2010

Call Number: 615.1094 EAS

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.

Victoria's Toishan Benevolent Association staff

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: July 11, 1936

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in mat folder 29.5 x 65 cm folded to 29.5 x 32.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of staff members of Victoria's Toishan Benevolent Association July 11, 1936. Lim [Lum] Chuck Yee [Yue] is identified as sitting in the front row, second from left. Lum Chuck Yue was the proprietor of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. herbalist shop in Victoria between 1921 and 1936. No o…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds

Series: Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 23.5 cm (sight) in mat folder 29.5 x 65 cm folded to 29.5 x 32.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of staff members of Victoria's Toishan Benevolent Association July 11, 1936. Lim [Lum] Chuck Yee [Yue] is identified as sitting in the front row, second from left. Lum Chuck Yue was the proprietor of the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. herbalist shop in Victoria between 1921 and 1936. No other individuals have been identified.

Subjects: Organizations; Organizations - Societies and Clubs; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Yue, Lum Chuck; Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Company

Accession Code: BV985.5331.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: July 11, 1936

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/7/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; 1 b&w copy negative accompanying; Note on recto of photograph (most likely written by the photographer) is written in Chinese characters; Note written in inside cover of folder reads: "2nd fr left 2nd Row Lim Chuck Yee [Lim Chuck Yue]- 1938"

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View from the train

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1937

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men sticking their heads out the side of a train window as the train is travelling through the Rocky Mountains. This is believed to be Yellowhead Pass, Alberta.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two men sticking their heads out the side of a train window as the train is travelling through the Rocky Mountains. This is believed to be Yellowhead Pass, Alberta.

Subjects: Occupations - Military Personnel; Transportation - Rail; Geographic Features - Mountains

Accession Code: BV996.6.45

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1937

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2/24/2011

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption for photograph reads: "Jack + Wood"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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View of Britannia Beach and Mill No. 3

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1938

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Britannia Mill No. 3 site and Britannia Beach taken from slope above the mine.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Hawkshaw family fonds

Series: Hawkshaw family photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Britannia Mill No. 3 site and Britannia Beach taken from slope above the mine.

Subjects: Industries - Mining

Accession Code: BV996.6.206

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1938

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-02-16

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Caption beneath photograph reads: "Taken from east of / mill"; Photograph is part of photograph album BV996.6.1

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Visitors' book Seaforth School

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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"

Vivian's Tapestry

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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…

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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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Vivian's Tapestry, 2016

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Vogue knitting vintage collection : classic knits from the 1930s - 1960s

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2001

Call Number: 746.432 VOG

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.

Voices from Two Rivers : harnessing the power of the Peace and Columbia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stanley, Meg, 1962-; B.C. Hydro

Publication Date: c2010

Call Number: 333.793 STA

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."

Vote C.C.F.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1937

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item is a newspaper clipping of an advertisement: "Vancouver East / Vote C.C.F. / Action! / - - Not Promises / Service from All / Security to All / Vote Yourself Security by Voting CCF / You Vote for TWO Candidates / Telford, James Lyle / Winch, Harold Edward."

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harold Edward Winch collection

Series: Harold E. Winch photographs series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 p. of textual records

Scope and Content: Item is a newspaper clipping of an advertisement: "Vancouver East / Vote C.C.F. / Action! / - - Not Promises / Service from All / Security to All / Vote Yourself Security by Voting CCF / You Vote for TWO Candidates / Telford, James Lyle / Winch, Harold Edward."

Names: Winch, Harold Edward

Accession Code: BV013.12.83

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1937

Media Type: Textual Record

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-04-14

Notes: Title based on contents of item

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Wake on the water

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: May 1938

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an expanse of rippling water in the foreground with the wake of a ship or a boat visible. There is the edge of a forested land mass on the horizon line on the left side of the photograph. The location is not identified.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8.5 cm

Material Details: stamped on verso, l. [sideways] "VANCOUVER/ DRUG CO. LTD./ MAY 4 1938/ Nu-Gloss", l.r. "82 8"

Scope and Content: Photograph of an expanse of rippling water in the foreground with the wake of a ship or a boat visible. There is the edge of a forested land mass on the horizon line on the left side of the photograph. The location is not identified.

Accession Code: BV985.5788.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: May 1938

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-02-02

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Walhachin : birth of a legend

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Jacobsen, Larry, 1928-

Publication Date: c2014

Call Number: 971.172 JAC

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."

Wally and friends at Verdugo Hills

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1935]

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Bob Peterson, Walter "Wally" Westerman, Gordon Jones and "Doc" Kersulis at the peak of Verdugo Hills, California.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.2 x 11 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) Bob Peterson, Walter "Wally" Westerman, Gordon Jones and "Doc" Kersulis at the peak of Verdugo Hills, California.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Mountains

Names: Westerman, Walter "Wally"; Jones, Gordon; Kersulis, "Doc"; Peterson, Bob

Accession Code: BV020.17.11

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1935]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 22-Sep-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "LEFT TO RIGHT / BOB PETERSON / (SELF) / GORDON JONES / "DOC" KERSULIS / AT PEAK VERDUGO HILLS"

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Wally and friends outside of main entrance to Aero I.T.I.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1935 and 1939]

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.2 x 7.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman (far left) standing next to friends Bob Foley (middle) and Jim Hajek outside of the visitor's main entrance to "Aero I.T.I." (Aero Industries Technical Institute) Los Angeles, California.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10.2 x 7.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman (far left) standing next to friends Bob Foley (middle) and Jim Hajek outside of the visitor's main entrance to "Aero I.T.I." (Aero Industries Technical Institute) Los Angeles, California.

Subjects: Transportation - Air

Names: Westerman, Walter "Wally"; Foley, Robert "Bob"; Hajek, Jim

Accession Code: BV020.17.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1935 and 1939]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 22-Sep-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "MAIN ENTRANCE / AERO I.T.I / LEFT TO RIGHT / (SELF) / BOB FOLEY / JIM HAJEK"

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Wally in front of tree

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [193-]

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman standing in front of a large cedar tree.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 7 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Walter "Wally" Westerman standing in front of a large cedar tree.

Subjects: Plants - Trees

Names: Westerman, Walter "Wally"

Accession Code: BV020.17.6

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [193-]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 22-Sep-2020

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "957"

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Wally Westerman

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1935 and 1940]

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm (sight), in decorative mat 15.7 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of Walter "Wally" Westerman taken by the King Studio at 311 Hastings Street W. Vancouver. Wally is dressed in a suit and tie.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Westerman family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 7.5 cm (sight), in decorative mat 15.7 x 10.5 cm

Scope and Content: Studio portrait of Walter "Wally" Westerman taken by the King Studio at 311 Hastings Street W. Vancouver. Wally is dressed in a suit and tie.

Names: Westerman, Walter "Wally"

Accession Code: BV020.17.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1935 and 1940]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 22-Sep-2020

Scale: 100

Photographer: King Studio Photographers

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Engraving on lower portion of the matt reads: "The King Studio / 311 Hastings St W / Vancouver B.C"

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Walthers 2003 H0 scale model railroad reference book

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 625.1902 WAL

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

Waplington and Fleming families album series

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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.

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

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.

Date: [1900-2004]

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record; Graphic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of series

Waplington family

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1925-1930]

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Waplington family identified L to R: Grace, Sarah, John, Jack and Frances Waplington. The family is standing together outside in front of a large tree.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Series: Waplington and Fleming families album series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13.5 cm

Material Details: Green ink stamp on back reads: "CRYSTAL FINISH / A 4 6 / WILL NOT FADE".

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Waplington family identified L to R: Grace, Sarah, John, Jack and Frances Waplington. The family is standing together outside in front of a large tree.

Names: Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington; Waplington, Grace; Waplington, John; Waplington, Sarah Alice Cogswell Nickerson "Cutie"; Waplington, John "Jack"

Accession Code: BV016.46.61

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1925-1930]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 13-Aug-2018

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Photograph is part of Photograph album BV016.46.52

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Waplington family fonds

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1911-2004

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Wapl…

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Waplington family fonds

Description Level: Fonds

Physical Description: 1 album (88 photographs + textual records) + 2 photographs in frames

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of records documenting the lives of both the Waplington and Fleming families who resided at 3813 Deer Lake. Records include a family photograph album; two framed portraits: one of John Waplington and Doris Waplington (nee Caswell) (possibly on their wedding day) and Frances (nee Waplington) and Ray Fleming; a copy of a handwritten memoir "The Way it Was / 1913-1925"; as well as a computer printed copy of "In and Out of / A Cedar Shake Shack" / "The life of a little girl from World War I / to Canada's Diamond Jubilee" both written by Frances L. Fleming (nee Waplington). Fonds is arranged into series: 1) Waplington and Fleming families album series 2) Frances Fleming manuscripts series 3) Waplington family documents series 4) Waplington family photographs series

History: John (Jack) Waplington emigrated from Nottingham, England in 1904, arriving in Quebec City and continuing on to Ontario before eventually settling in British Columbia. Somewhere on his journey his right hand was crushed in an industrial accident and amputated. Following his recovery, Jack continued to work his way across Canada until he found employment at Stave Falls, B.C. and married Sarah Alice Cogswell (nee Nickerson). Jack and Sarah (nicknamed Cutie) Waplington had three children; Frances Louise Waplington (1913-2004), John Hazen Waplington and Grace Bancroft Waplington. In 1916, the Waplingtons rented the Walker house at Hill Station on the Burnaby Lake Interurban Line and in 1920 Jack built a cedar shack on 5 acres of land at 4925 Douglas Road (northwest corner of Douglas and Laurel). According to a memoir by Frances Waplington, life was rough living in the cedar shack on Douglas Road with no electricity or running water and by 1925 the family was lucky to purchase "Brookfield", the former home of Louis Claude Hill located at 3813 Deer Lake Avenue. The home was not in good shape having been empty for some time but was located on ¾ of an acre and purchased at a fair price of $1000. The house was surrounded by grass and flowers gone wild and very tall fir trees. The house had running water, electricity and was heated by a wood burning stove in the kitchen and hall and a fireplace in the living room. There was no refrigeration other than the ice box. The three Waplington children, Frances, John and Grace continued to attend Douglas Road School. The family renovated and restored the house at Deer Lake as well as the grounds, adding in flower and vegetable gardens. The large area of grass which formerly housed a tennis court was rolled flat and reseeded. Jack Waplington continued to work for the power company which became B.C. Electric Company and eventually B.C. Power and Hydro. The Waplingtons continued to live at 3813 Deer Lake until 1946 when they sold their home to their daughter Frances who married Ray Fleming. Jack and Sarah Waplington retired and moved to Lasquiti island. Frances "Fanny" Waplington married Reyland "Ray" Fleming October 11, 1935. Ray and Frances Fleming had three children; John (Jack) Reyland, Edith (Edie) Louise and Sara Maureen. In 1941 Ray was hired by the B.C. Electric Company to work at Buntzen Lake hydro station. There was no housing at the hydro station so the family lived on a 42’ coastal boat, the Cohoe Bay tied up to the dock at Buntzen Lake. Since it was war time, there was fear that the two hydro plants at Stave Falls and Buntzen Lake could be targeted for bombing so the Fleming family had to learn about air raid sirens, bunkers, helmets and gas masks. The children attended a one room classroom at Buntzen Lake and participated in school drills when the air raid siren sounded. By 1947 the Fleming family moved to the Waplington home at 3813 Deer lake Avenue after purchasing it from Frances’ parents. Ray continued to work for B.C. Electric and eventually B.C. Power and B.C. Hydro. The children walked or rode bicycles to and from Douglas Road School. At the time the family moved into their home there were no buses only the Interurban streetcar to take them to Vancouver. Douglas Road station was the nearest stop to Deer Lake on the Burnaby Lake Line. The closest neighbours were the Oakalla Prison farm (located off of Royal Oak hill overlooking Deer Lake) and the Ceperley mansion. Prison breaks were common and both the Waplington and Fleming families would often hear air raid sirens blare to warn them. The neighbourhood would go on high alert and the children would immediately run home to safety. Mr. Fleming was well prepared with his 22 rifle nearby should it be needed. After Sarah Waplington died, Jack Waplington returned to Deer Lake to live in a house trailer on the property that was owned by the Flemings. In 1959, after the Fleming children had grown and moved on, Ray and Frances Fleming sold the property to the Municipality of Burnaby. The Municipality rented it out for several years prior to its demolition around 1970 to make way for Burnaby’s Heritage Village. Frances Louise Fleming received her teaching degree from the Vancouver Normal School at the end of World War II but found it extremely difficult to secure a permanent teaching position as a woman. Between 1944 and 1954, Frances was hired and fired eight times from teaching positions despite excellent reports. Finally in 1954, she was invited to teach in an adjoining district with a permanent teaching appointment to follow. Over the years, Frances taught in Vancouver, Burnaby, Pender Harbour and served as vice principal at Magee Secondary. In the early 1970s Frances was appointed provincial superintendent of schools at Quesnel and then moved to Victoria to be assistant superintendent of integrated and supportive services and then in 1973, she became assistant superintendent of the department of public intstruction. Frances retired from teaching soon after, moving to the Sunshine Coast with her husband Ray. Frances was awarded the Order of British Columbia in 1997, was an accomplished writer who regularly contributed articles to the Vancouver Sun newspaper and othe publications. Ray Fleming died in 2002 and Frances Fleming died in 2004.

Creator: Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington; Ehlers, Edith "Edie" Fleming

Accession Code: BV016.46

Date: 1911-2004

Media Type: Photograph; Textual Record

Arrangement: Series arrangement is based on physical arrangement of records by donor. Family album was scanned in it's original order and items from within family album were removed and described at item and file level.

Notes: Title based on content of fonds