Pioneer Tales of Burnaby Book

Pioneer Tales of Burnaby: Early Burnaby as Recalled by the Settlers Themselves Who Arrived from Every Corner of the World Between 1888 and 1930.Book DetailsEditor: Michael SonePublisher: Corporation of the District of BurnabyPublication Date: 1987Length: 495 pagesContent SummaryThe book is a comprehensive community biography and local history collection. It compiles first-hand personal accounts, family genealogies, and recollections of early settlers who moved to Burnaby, British Columbia, between 1888 and 1930. The text is chronologically split into four distinct sections mapping out the area's growth:Part 1: 1888–1900Part 2: 1901–1910Part 3: 1911–1920Part 4: 1921–1930It chronicles the transformation of the region from an uncultivated wilderness into a functioning municipality, detailing early civic developments, logging mills, schools, farming life, and the expansion of the interurban tram system. It is heavily illustrated with archival black-and-white family photographs and historical sketches.