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Digney film 1 - Christmas tree

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (21 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of a silver foil Christmas tree decorated with lights and balls. The tree is on display in the living room of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The tree is spinning slowly on a motorized stand.

1 image 1 video

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (21 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of a silver foil Christmas tree decorated with lights and balls. The tree is on display in the living room of Andy and Alice Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The tree is spinning slowly on a motorized stand.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Geographic Access: Kaymar Drive

Accession Code: BV019.18.3.16

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of film segment; Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)

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Digney film 1 - Christmas tree, [1955] (date of original), copied 2019

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Digney film 1 - Outdoor Christmas display

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1954 and 1963] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (25 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of an outdoor Christmas display with a mechanical Santa, his sleigh and two reindeer with "Merry Xmas Happy New Year" in behind. Reindeer part of the display rotates on a motor. This could be in Burnaby outside of the Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The wooden display was created by Andy D…

1 image 1 video

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (25 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of an outdoor Christmas display with a mechanical Santa, his sleigh and two reindeer with "Merry Xmas Happy New Year" in behind. Reindeer part of the display rotates on a motor. This could be in Burnaby outside of the Digney's home on Kaymar Drive. The wooden display was created by Andy Digney.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Subjects: Holidays - Christmas

Names: Digney, Andy

Geographic Access: Kaymar Drive

Accession Code: BV019.18.3.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1954 and 1963] (date of original), copied 2019

Media Type: Moving Images

Notes: Title based on contents of film segment; Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)

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Digney film 1 - Outdoor Christmas display, [between 1954 and 1963] (date of original), copied 2019

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Digney film 2 - Plants in sunroom

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1958 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 3 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of Andy Digney's plants in his sunroom at the rear of his house on Kaymar Drive.

1 image 1 video

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 3 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of Andy Digney's plants in his sunroom at the rear of his house on Kaymar Drive.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Geographic Access: Kaymar Drive

Street Address: 7749 Kaymar Drive

Accession Code: BV019.18.4.10

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1958 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019

Media Type: Moving Images

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film segment; Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.4)

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Digney film 2 - Plants in sunroom, [between 1958 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019

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Digney film 2 - Yard and back of house

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1958 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (33 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of the back porch and yard of Alice and Andy Digney's home at 7749 Kaymur Drive in Burnaby.

1 image 1 video

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Digney Family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 video recording (mp4) (33 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.

Scope and Content: Film clip of the back porch and yard of Alice and Andy Digney's home at 7749 Kaymur Drive in Burnaby.

Creator: Digney, Andy

Geographic Access: Kaymar Drive

Street Address: 7749 Kaymar Drive

Accession Code: BV019.18.4.5

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1958 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019

Media Type: Moving Images

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Suncrest Area

Photographer: Digney, Andy

Notes: Title based on contents of film segment; Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.4)

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Digney film 2 - Yard and back of house, [between 1958 and 1964] (date of original), copied 2019

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0004_005.mp4

Interview with Norman Dowad

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1890-2023] (interview content), interviewed 14 Aug. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (wav) (61 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (61 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Norman Dowad Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: August 14, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Norman Dowad conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on August 14, 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:14:38 Norm shares biographical information about himself and background information on the Dowad family. Norm conveys information about his grandfather Samuel Dowad's immigration to Canada and his father Wilfred Dowad's military service and successes as a property developer. 00:14:39 – 00:17:26 Norm provides background information on his mother’s side of the family. 00:17:27 – 00:31:36 Norm talks about his childhood, growing up in the Deer Lake neighbourhood, his early education in Burnaby and sports that he played. 00:31:37 – 00:39:59 Norm talks about his educational experiences attending Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and Osgoode Hall law school and information regarding his law career. 00:40:00 – 00:45:03 Norm reflects on his childhood growing up in Burnaby and on his experiences and relationships as a student and in his career as a lawyer. 00:45:04 – 01:01:37 Norm talks about his siblings and shares information about family property development projects as well as career and business successes. In closing he talks about research that he’s done through Archives Canada on his grandfather Sam Dowad and father Wilfred Dowad.

History: Interviewee biography: Normam Dowad was born and rasied in Burnaby. Norm graduated from Burnaby Central Secondary School, Simon Fraser University for one year, and obtained his law degree from York University. Norman began practicing law in 1974 years and has his own law practice that he operates out of Vancouver as of 2023. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.