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Children on a toboggan

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51466
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of six children sitting on a toboggan at the top of a snow-covered hill, at Alpha Secondary School.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-067
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of six children sitting on a toboggan at the top of a snow-covered hill, at Alpha Secondary School.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Sleds
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Children with toboggans

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51465
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine children sledding on a hill at Alpha Secondary School. Four children and one adult can be seen standing at the top of the hill, three children are on one toboggan to the left and two children are sitting on their own sleds to the right.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-066
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine children sledding on a hill at Alpha Secondary School. Four children and one adult can be seen standing at the top of the hill, three children are on one toboggan to the left and two children are sitting on their own sleds to the right.
Subjects
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Transportation - Sleds
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Digney Film 3 - Construction and opening of Digney bowling Alley, visit to Stanley Park and summer vacations

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription10678
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1955 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (20 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
File consists of a film compliation of short clips created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film compilation documents the construction, opening and a tournament of the Digney Bowling Alley located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby along with Digney family outings at Stanley Park in V…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (20 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 16 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
File consists of a film compliation of short clips created by Andy Digney and his son Ernest "Dig" Digney. Film compilation documents the construction, opening and a tournament of the Digney Bowling Alley located at 6521 Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby along with Digney family outings at Stanley Park in Vancouver and vacations at Birch Bay, Washington State and Okanagan Lake.
Creator
Digney, Andy
Subjects
Buildings - Recreational - Bowling Alleys
Sports - Bowling
Names
Digney, Andy
Swan, Sydney
Digney Bowling Alley
Digney, Drew
Digney, Joyce
Digney, Bruce
Digney, Paul
Geographic Access
Bonsor Avenue
Street Address
6521 Bonsor Avenue
Accession Code
BV019.18.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1955 and 1979] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of film compilation
4 film segments from this compilation are described at item level and available for viewing on Heritage Burnaby.
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view entire content
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Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18881
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1967] (date of original), copied 2019
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film footage of Joyce Digney, her mother, Dorothy Brookes and her young son Drew Digney visiting the Vancouver Zoo located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. Film clip documents them watching pelicans feeding and swimming in a pond and walking along the pathways within the park.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Digney Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 video recording (mp4) (1 min., 15 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
Scope and Content
Film footage of Joyce Digney, her mother, Dorothy Brookes and her young son Drew Digney visiting the Vancouver Zoo located in Stanley Park in Vancouver. Film clip documents them watching pelicans feeding and swimming in a pond and walking along the pathways within the park.
Creator
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Subjects
Exhibitions - Zoos
Animals
Animals - Birds
Names
Digney, Joyce
Digney, Drew
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV019.18.5.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1967] (date of original), copied 2019
Media Type
Moving Images
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Photographer
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Notes
Title based on contents of film segment
Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.5)
Images
Video

Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park, [1967] (date of original), copied 2019

Digney Film 3 - Visit to Vancouver Zoo in Stanley Park, [1967] (date of original), copied 2019

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2019_0018_0005_004.mp4
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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
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Transportation - Ships
Names
Digney, Joyce
Digney, Ernest Frank "Dig"
Digney, Paul
Digney, Bruce
Digney, Drew
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
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Interview with Bill Gruenthal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19636
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…
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) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.
History
Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. 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
Migration
Persons - Jewish Canadians
Transportation
Transportation - Rail
Religions - Judaism
Cemeteries
Organizations
Elections
Names
Gruenthal, Bill
Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow
O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal
O'Connor, John
Burquest
Jacobson, Max Alec
Temple Shalom
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Brentwood Park School
Alpha Secondary School
Burnaby School Board
Responsibility
Damer, Eric
Accession Code
BV023.16.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3
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Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4370
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:12 min)
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Janet White’s school years and the activities and sports she participated in, formally and informally. She lived near 6th and Edmonds St., and then in the Cascades area, by Nithsdale St., and attended Schou Elementary. She attended many schools as …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (0:03:12 min)
Material Details
Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34
Scope and Content
Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Janet White’s school years and the activities and sports she participated in, formally and informally. She lived near 6th and Edmonds St., and then in the Cascades area, by Nithsdale St., and attended Schou Elementary. She attended many schools as soon as they were built, attending Gilmore Avenue, then Cascade Heights, Alpha Junior High, Moscrop Secondary, and finally Burnaby Central Secondary. Play was unstructured, with the Cascades bush and the tunnel parallel to and going under Smith Avenue being favourite places to play.
History
Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Sports
Recreational Activities
Names
Gooden, Tom
White, Janet
Schou Street School
Gilmore Avenue School
Cascade Heights Elementary School
Alpha Secondary School
Moscrop Secondary School
Burnaby Central Secondary School
Geographic Access
6th Street
Edmonds Street
Accession Code
BV017.45.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
Media Type
Sound Recording
Planning Study Area
Cascade-Schou Area
Audio Tracks

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1, [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 1, [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0001_001.mp3
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