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Briefing room on aircraft carrier "Bonny"
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3734
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of men seated in rows. Harold Winch can be seen in the last row. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s. This may be the same aircraft carrier pictured in photograph BV013.12.84.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of men seated in rows. Harold Winch can be seen in the last row. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s. This may be the same aircraft carrier pictured in photograph BV013.12.84.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.91
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
Burnaby Address Re-Numbering 1958-1961|House re-numbering
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7645
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Digital Resource
- Contributor
- City of Burnaby
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, BC
- Publisher
- City of Burnaby
- Publication Date
- [1961]
- Notes
- In 1958, the Corporation of the District of Burnaby embarked on an address re-numbering project. Burnaby's new address system was a numerical continuation of the Vancouver system. The project included East Burnaby which had previously worked off of the New Westminster address system. This was problematic due to the diagonal grid system that New Westminster and East Burnaby was based off of.
- The project was completed in two phases: From 1958 to 1959, and 1960 to 1961.
Digital Books
![Defence Committee at Norfolk, Virginia - USA, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0085_001.jpg?width=280)
Defence Committee at Norfolk, Virginia - USA
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3728
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of a federal defence committee with uniformed officers. Harold Winch, pictured in the photograph, sat on three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of members of a federal defence committee with uniformed officers. Harold Winch, pictured in the photograph, sat on three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Government - Federal Government
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Public Services - Military Services
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.85
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Defence Committee at Norfolk, Virginia - USA, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0085_001.jpg)
![Electrician on aircraft carrier, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0084_001.jpg?width=280)
Electrician on aircraft carrier
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3727
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with two men on board an aircraft carrier. One man's nametag says "W Dupre." This may be the aircraft carrier "Bonny" identified in photograph BV013.12.91. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with two men on board an aircraft carrier. One man's nametag says "W Dupre." This may be the aircraft carrier "Bonny" identified in photograph BV013.12.91. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Military Services
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Transportation - Air
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.84
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Electrician on aircraft carrier, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0084_001.jpg)
![Guard dogs - atom bomb storage - Quebec - Bomark [i.e. Bomarc] missiles, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0105_001.jpg?width=280)
Guard dogs - atom bomb storage - Quebec - Bomark [i.e. Bomarc] missiles
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3747
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.8 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of delegates or officials watching a guard dog demonstration at a military facility in Quebec. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Government - Federal Government
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Armament - Munitions
- Animals - Dogs
- Public Services - Military Services
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.105
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Guard dogs - atom bomb storage - Quebec - Bomark [i.e. Bomarc] missiles, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0105_001.jpg)
![Harold Winch on board a Canadian Navy craft, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0097_001.jpg?width=280)
Harold Winch on board a Canadian Navy craft
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3740
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.4 x 16.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man in military uniform, on board what may be a Canadian Navy craft. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Military Services
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Transportation - Ships
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.97
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Harold Winch on board a Canadian Navy craft, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0097_001.jpg)
Nato - Germany
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3750
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 18.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of delegates and military personnel in front of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), a multinational military branch of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Contrary to the inscription on the photograph, SHAPE is located in Casteau, Belgium. H…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 18.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of delegates and military personnel in front of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), a multinational military branch of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). Contrary to the inscription on the photograph, SHAPE is located in Casteau, Belgium. Harold Winch is second from right in the last row.
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.108
- Date
- 1969
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![On board a Canadian destroyer on manoeuvers, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0098_001.jpg?width=280)
On board a Canadian destroyer on manoeuvers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3741
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of three men next to a helicopter on board a Canadian Navy craft. Harold Winch is pictured in the centre. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.8 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of three men next to a helicopter on board a Canadian Navy craft. Harold Winch is pictured in the centre. This photograph may be related to Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Military Services
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Transportation - Air
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.98
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![On board a Canadian destroyer on manoeuvers, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0098_001.jpg)
![Practice bombs, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0092_001.jpg?width=280)
Practice bombs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3735
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.9 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of men being shown a selection of bombs by military personnel. Harold Winch is pictured second from right. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16.9 x 21.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of a group of men being shown a selection of bombs by military personnel. Harold Winch is pictured second from right. This photograph may be related to Harold Winch's work on one of three defence committees during the 1960s.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Military Services
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Armament - Munitions
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.92
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Practice bombs, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0092_001.jpg)
The RCMP Burnaby Baseball team
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1961
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Team photograph of the Burnaby Police Baseball Team. People are identified from left to right in back row: Retkau, Vannerus, Kathol, McRae, Mills, Underhill, Wescott, Coward and from left to right in the front Row: Schroeder, Barr, Flowers, Kennedy, Dedish, Anderson & Pybus and bat boy, Walter Pybu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Robert Stanley Vannerus fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Team photograph of the Burnaby Police Baseball Team. People are identified from left to right in back row: Retkau, Vannerus, Kathol, McRae, Mills, Underhill, Wescott, Coward and from left to right in the front Row: Schroeder, Barr, Flowers, Kennedy, Dedish, Anderson & Pybus and bat boy, Walter Pybus (12 years).
- Accession Code
- BV010.4.15
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1961
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "BACK ROW: PETKAU, VANNERUS, KATHOL, McRAE, MILLS, UNDERHILL, WESCOTT, COWARD. / FRONT ROW: SCHROEDER, BARR, FLOWERS, KENNEDY, DEDISH, ANDERSON & PYBUS.MER[sic] / BAT BOY: WALTER PYBUS - 12 YRS. / BURNABY DET. BASEBALL TEAM / 1961. / (WE NEVER WON A GAME!) ACTUAL RECORD 16 WINS 2 LOSSES."
Images
![Sergeant Brue with Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis, [between 1960 and 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250007.jpg?width=280)
Sergeant Brue with Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1561
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue, Regimental Number 16419 engaged in a hand shake with Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis as the Sergeant receives his Twenty Year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. A number of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 17 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue, Regimental Number 16419 engaged in a hand shake with Manitoba's Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis as the Sergeant receives his Twenty Year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. A number of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers are visible standing against the wall behind the two men.
- Subjects
- Public Services - Policing
- Officials - Lieutenant Governors
- Clothing - Uniforms
- Ceremonies - Awards
- Accession Code
- BV001.25.7
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1960 and 1965]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "Sgt. Theodore Olaf Brue/ Regimental Number 16419/ receiving 20 year long/ service & good conduct/ medal in Winnipeg, Man./ from Lieutenant-Governor/ Eric [sic] Willis."
Images
![Sergeant Brue with Lieutenant-Governor Errick Willis, [between 1960 and 1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250007.jpg)
![Staff Sergeant Brue, [between 1966 and 1969] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250075.jpg?width=280)
Staff Sergeant Brue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1600
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1966 and 1969] (date of original)
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 25 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue in uniform. Five star badges have been stitched to his left sleeve (each star represents five years of service) and the small badge above his left pocket represents twenty years of service and good conduct.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. photocopy ; 25 x 20 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph is a photocopy (on rag paper) of an original colour photograph
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Royal Canadian Mounted Police Staff Sergeant Theodore Olaf Brue in uniform. Five star badges have been stitched to his left sleeve (each star represents five years of service) and the small badge above his left pocket represents twenty years of service and good conduct.
- Accession Code
- BV001.25.75
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1966 and 1969] (date of original)
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Staff Sergeant Brue, [between 1966 and 1969] (date of original) thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200100250075.jpg)
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
- 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
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. 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.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Housing
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - Volunteers
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Religions
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Schwartz, William "Bill"
- Schwartz, Ellen
- City of Burnaby
- Polestar Communications
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3![Aerial view of Burnaby Lake, October 20, 1961 (date of original), copied [1985] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0457_0002_001.jpg?width=280)
Aerial view of Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10583
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- October 20, 1961 (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 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of aerial view of Burnaby Lake and construction for water main crossing at Piper Avenue.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 10 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of aerial view of Burnaby Lake and construction for water main crossing at Piper Avenue.
- Accession Code
- BV985.457.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- October 20, 1961 (date of original), copied [1985]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Scan Resolution
- 1200
- Scan Date
- 2022-06-07
- Photographer
- George Allen Aerial Photos Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Aerial view of Burnaby Lake, October 20, 1961 (date of original), copied [1985] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_0457_0002_001.jpg)
Campsite Collection
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4589
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1958 and 2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 file : 33 photographs + textual records + other material
- Scope and Content
- File consists of photographs, an illustration, ephemera and histories about Burnaby Guiding Camps including Burnaby Chalet on Cypress Mountain, Galalina Camp at Camp Olave near Sechelt B.C., Burnaby Guide Camp at Wilson Creek and a few postcards of Camp Tsoona, Rosedale B.C. A collection of written material provides historical background regarding the two storey cabin on Hollyburn Mountain. The cabin was purchased by Burnaby Girl Guides in 1964 and appropriately named Burnaby Chalet. A Chalet Committee was formed with representatives from each Division appointing a Chalet Manageress to handle reservations. This typical ski cabin can accomodate up to 40 people. The file also includes a "Campsite Log Book" for the Hollyburn Chalet with handwritten notes from 1981 and 1982, an embroidered triangular shaped badge "Burnaby Royal / Girl Guides / Hollyburn Chalet" and a dedication ceremony program for "Burnaby Guide Camp / June 8, 1958" (Wilson Creek).
- Subjects
- Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
- Recreational Activities - Camping
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Features - Beaches
- Names
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Accession Code
- BV015.35.161
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1958 and 2002]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
David Sanders at Whatcom Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young David Sanders standing in the water at Whatcom Lake.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Material Details
- Text in red ink above photograph on album page reads: "David S. 68". Text in pencil on verso reads: "WHATCOM LAKE / I DARE YOU / TO COME NEAR! / Danny Sparman" NOTE TO CATALOGUER: hand-written note on back identifies boy as "Danny Sparman", but this is probably incorrect unless there is a Sparman cousin named Danny that we don't know about.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of young David Sanders standing in the water at Whatcom Lake.
- Names
- Sanders, David
- Accession Code
- BV018.34.22
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1968
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Digney Film 5 - Okanagan, Mattick's Farm and world tour
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10661
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (54 min., 1 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a film compliation created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film footage is a combination of fifteen short segments taken at different times in various locations. The Film segments document the Digney family at their cottage on Okanagan Lake; a visit to Mattick's…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 video recording (mp4) (54 min., 1 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a film compliation created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. The film footage is a combination of fifteen short segments taken at different times in various locations. The Film segments document the Digney family at their cottage on Okanagan Lake; a visit to Mattick's Farm and minature railway in Victoria, British Columbia and parts of Andy Digney's world tour and ocean voyage on a passenger freighter where he travels to parts of Southeast Asia.
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [196-] (date of original), copied 2019
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film compilation
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view content
![Gerald Sanders wading in a lake, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2018/2018_0034_0032_001.jpg?width=280)
Gerald Sanders wading in a lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9907
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gerald F. Sanders on right side, walking away from the camera as he wades in a lake. He wears a white cap and carries his shoes. Shore is to the right, lake is to the left. Hills with scrub are in the background.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Gerald F. Sanders on right side, walking away from the camera as he wades in a lake. He wears a white cap and carries his shoes. Shore is to the right, lake is to the left. Hills with scrub are in the background.
- Names
- Sanders, Gerald Frank
- Accession Code
- BV018.34.32
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Gerald Sanders wading in a lake, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2018/2018_0034_0032_001.jpg)
Katherine Hardy
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4560
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1960
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Katherine (Kathy) Hardy standing on a log at the beach next to an unidentified person.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.5 x 9.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Katherine (Kathy) Hardy standing on a log at the beach next to an unidentified person.
- Accession Code
- BV015.36.98
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1960
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Arrangement
- Loose photographs and slides arranged by Kathryn Raadsheer nee Hardy.
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in blue pencil on verso of photograph reads: "Katherine / Hardy_(standing)"
Images
Kerry Sanders sitting in a motor boat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9908
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Kerry Sanders sitting in boat holding tiller of outboard motor. Kerry wears a blanket draped over his shoulders. Boat is on a lake with trees in the backfround.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Material Details
- Text in pencil written on right bottom front "1967".
- Scope and Content
- Kerry Sanders sitting in boat holding tiller of outboard motor. Kerry wears a blanket draped over his shoulders. Boat is on a lake with trees in the backfround.
- Names
- Sanders, Kerry
- Accession Code
- BV018.34.33
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1967
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2022-07-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
