audio amplification set
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.22.1
- Description
- A large box containing a audio-amp, a wooden triangular prism with a decorative round speaker, and six smaller rectangular boxes. All are made of a light wood, and have different functions.
- Object History
- This audio-amplifier set was used by Mr. Edward A. Fountain, who was appointed as Civil Defense Coordinator on May 5th, 1952. He also built the wooden boxes which contain each part of the set. The Burnaby Civil Defense Department was established in order to disseminate information guiding the public on how to react in response to the impending threat of nuclear war and Russian bombers. In the early 1950’s, this education centered primarily on evacuation, as members of the public were expected to prepare and essentially fend for themselves in the event of a nuclear attack.
These pieces of audio technology are believed to have been used at Civil Defense rallies in Burnaby, which Edward Fountain would have been involved in as the department director. According to Burnaby City Council meeting records, music and defense operation demonstrations were commonplace at such rallies, and are examples of what this set was used for.
- Category
- 06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
- Classification
- Telecommunication T&E - - Telecommunication Devices
- Object Term
- Radio
- Colour
- Brown
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Site/City Made
- Burnaby
- Subjects
- Communication Artifacts
- Names
- Fountain, Edward
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
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baby shoes
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV989.30.9
- Description
- Pair of felt baby booties, white wool with embroidered flowers in pink, outlined in blue; ankle strap and button.
- Object History
- Baby shoes worn by Don Copan, who later worked in Burnaby as an educator, including serving as the Principal of Twelfth Avenue Elementary School. He served on the 1958 and 1971 Centennial Committees, and was the founding President of the Century Park Museum Association - which later became Burnaby Village Museum.
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booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.14
- Description
- Practical English - Booklet -- [1915]. Work booklet from The Shaw Correspondence School in Toronto Canada. The booklet is for Practical English, English Composition and Correspondence, Lesson 14 on Bank Correspondence.
- Object History
- From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Education
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booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.171
- Description
- Complete Course of Instruction in Arithmetic - Booklet -- [1908]. Work booklet from The Shaw Correspondence School in Toronto Canada. The booklet is for the third lesson in Arithmetic.
- Object History
- From the family home of Thomas Seaborn McNair and Mary Vida (nee McMillan) McNair who lived on West 33rd Avenue in Vancouver. Thomas McNair ran Edwards, McNair and Russell, an established estate agent business.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Education
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booklet
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.225
- Description
- Booklet: "THE CHILDREN'S STORY OF THE WAR"; by Sir Edward Parrott, M.A., LL.D., dedicated to H.R.H. Prince George; green covers, black print; four bordered panels and open area at centre, single border around everything; title is in top panel, "No.45" in left, right is blank; B.C. crest in centre area with "THOMAS NELSON & SONS, LTD. TORONTO"; in bottom panel is "Recommended by the Minister of Education for use in the Public School Libraries of BRITISH COLUMBIA"; "Eric Coe" is handwritten in pencil at top and bottom; on back cover is ad for "NELSON'S HISTORY OF THE WAR" by John Buchan; pp 20-368, staplebound; illustrated; published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, Ltd., Toronto, c. 1920s?; cover almost separated from booklet; some pages mildewed, some turned down, creased [NOTE that this history was published in separate volumes, with I-V listed inside front cover; No.V covers the first six months of 1916. This volume covers 1917, but reference is made to incidents in 1918. Each volume was $1.25. Inside back cover is "The Serbian Boys' Fund", with "Sums Received up to August 9, 1917"
- Colour
- Green
- Maker
- Thomas Nelson and Sons
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
- Title
- The Children's Story of the War
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brochure
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.2137
- Description
- Burnaby School Concerts - B.C. Centennial brochure; trifold on glossy paper. Front of Flier reads: "Burnaby Schools' / Concert Band / BRITISH COLUMBIA"; centre of cover includes B.C. Centennial logo in yellow on blue background with dogwood flower and three 'c' s; text at bottom on front cover reads: "CENTENNIAL YEAR TRIP / to / DISNEYLAND AND SAN DIEGO". Content within Flier includes Burnaby - Community Development Information, Map of Burnaby District Municipality and The Burnaby School's Concert Band. Inside flap title reads: "HIGHLIGHTS OF AN EXCITING / CENTENNIAL YEAR; back of pamplet includes a list of Centennial events and is titled: "CENTENNIAL / CELEBRATIONS / May to November, 1971".
- Object History
- Burnaby School's Concert Band was organized in the fall of 1969 to provide further challenge and opportunity for interested music students throughout the Burnaby School District. Students represented eleven Junior and Senior Secondary Schools instrumental programs with the majority of students in grades ten to twelve. The Burnaby Schools' Concert Band performed for a number of concerts including the New Westminster May Day and Pacific National Exhibtion parades and during the Royal visit to Burnaby in May 1971. In April 1971, the band performed at the Music Education Conference (Western Division) held in San Diego. The Band auxilliary formed in May 1970 and became a registered society.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Advertising Media
- Object Term
- Brochure
- Colour
- White
- Blue
- Measurements
- Length: 23 cm x Width: 30 cm; folded to Length: 23 cm x Width: 10 cm
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- British Columbia
- Publication Date
- 1971
- Subjects
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Performances - Concerts
- Organizations - Bands
- Names
- Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee
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certificate
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.33.1
- Description
- Second Class Teacher's Certificate - Certificate -- [1923]. Certificate issued by the Department of Education of the Province of British Columbia. The certificate was issued to Greta Muriel Partriquin for obtaining the qualifications for a Second Class Teacher's Certificate. The certificate is dated July 16th, 1923 and is signed by the Superintendent of Education and also the Minister of Education. There is an impression of the seal stamp for the Education Department of Victoria, British Columbia. In the middle of the stamp is a coat of arms.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Education
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certificate and envelope
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.21.8
- Description
- Third Year Course Household Science Examination - Certificate and Envelope -- [1925]. Third Year Course Household Science Examination Certificate for Nina Christina Atkinson, No. 1396. The examination was held in June 1925. Nina was tested in Composition, Literature, History, Algebra and Arithmetic, Chemistry, Physiology and Hygiene, Dietetics, French Translation, French Grammar, Cookery, Dressmaking and Millinery, and finally Drawing and Design. In red at the top of the certificate is the Coat of Arms for British Columbia and written below is "The Government of the Province of British Columbia. On the reverse side is information on supplement examinations. The certificate measures 18cm x 22cm. The envelope is brown paper addressed to Nina C. Atkinson, at 215-13th Ave., New Westminster, B.C.. The envelope has an orange King George V stamp on the top right corner and "Department of Education/ Victoria, B.C." written on the top left corner. The envelope has a butterfly enclosure and measures 19cm x 27cm.
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Education
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certificate and envelope
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV997.21.9
- Description
- Grade Eleven Examination - Certificate and Envelope -- [1925]. Grade Eleven Examination for Junior Matriculation Normal Entrance for Nina Christina Atkinson, No. 1396. The exam was taken in September of 1925. The only subject that Nina wrote on was History. In red at the top of the certificate is the Coat of Arms for the Province of British Columbia. Below the coat of arms is "The Government of the Province of British Columbia". On the reverse side of the certificate is information on supplemental examinations. The certificate measures 18.5cm x 22.5cm. The envelope is brown paper and was addressed to Miss Nina Christina Atkinson, 215 - 13th Ave., New Westminster, B.C.. The envelope was from the Department of Education in Victoria, B.C. and has an orange King George V stamp on the top right corner. The envelope has a butterfly enclosure and measures 19cm x 27cm.
- Object History
- Artifact 9a was received in artifact 9b
- Colour
- Beige
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Certificates
- Education
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examination; page
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.15.16
- Description
- Education Department - Examination Page -- [1915]. High School Entrance Examination for the Education Department of British Columbia for 1915. The exam subject was on Canadian History and one and a half hours were allowed for completion. There are six main questions, all with multiple sections. Handwritten in pencil is "100 Associates". The exam page measures 19cm x 17.5cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Examination
- Education
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examination; page
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.15.17
- Description
- Education Department - Examination Page -- [1915]. High School Entrance Examination for the Education Department of British Columbia for 1915. The exam subject was on British History and one and a half hours were allowed for completion. There are five main questions, each with multiple sections. Handwritten in ink at the top of the page is "Charlie Moore". The exam page measures 19cm x 17.5cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Examination
- Education
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examination; page
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV988.15.19
- Description
- Education Department - Examination Page -- [1915]. High School Entrance Examination for the Education Department of Nature Lessons for 1915. The exam subject was on British History and one and a quarter hours were allowed for completion. There are fourteen questions on the exam. Question 1 to 5 have been circled and underlined in pencil. There are some handwritten notes on the back of the page in pencil. The exam page measures 19cm x 18cm.
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Examination
- Education
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