30 records – page 1 of 2.

Bob Williams and Harold Winch with children at a playground

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3724
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968?]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 12.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man identified as "Bob Williams" (Robert Arthur "Bob" Williams, New Democratic Party MLA) on a playground with children. The photograph may have been taken during Winch's re-election campaign as MP in Vancouver East in 1968. Chlildren are visible balancing…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.6 x 12.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch and a man identified as "Bob Williams" (Robert Arthur "Bob" Williams, New Democratic Party MLA) on a playground with children. The photograph may have been taken during Winch's re-election campaign as MP in Vancouver East in 1968. Chlildren are visible balancing on top of climbing devices in a playground.
Subjects
Elections
Government - Federal Government
Recreational Activities
Recreational Devices - Playgrounds
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
New Democratic Party
Accession Code
BV013.12.81
Date
[1968?]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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brooch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81107
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV009.18.15
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV009.18.15
Description
Female portrait cameo carved in red background. Mounted in a metal ring with a pin back and a loop at the top. May be worn as a pin or on a chain.
Marks/Labels
"800" hallmark stamped on silver mount.
Subjects
Adornment
Adornment - Jewelry
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Brown's guide to British Columbia

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4891
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Brown, Conway
Publication Date
1934
Call Number
317.1 BRO
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Special Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Accession Code
HV975.15.13
Call Number
317.1 BRO
Author
Brown, Conway
Place of Publication
Ottawa
Publisher
Conway Brown
Publication Date
1934
Series
Brown's guide to British Columbia, no. 4
Physical Description
112 p. : ill. (maps) : 17 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Guidebooks
Canada, Western
British Columbia
British Columbia--Maps
British Columbia--Politics and government
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Elections
Geographic Features - Districts - Electoral Districts
Notes
Includes index.
"This issue contains federal electoral map of B.C. showing boundaries of new ridings clearly, so that every riding is easily distinguished." -- Cover
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Campaigning

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3722
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing on a dock in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing on a dock in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Subjects
Industries - Shipping
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Industries
Structures - Piers and Wharfs
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.79
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3702
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing on a dock in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing on a dock in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Industries - Shipping
Structures - Piers and Wharfs
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.59
Date
1968
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Campaign photo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3742
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1933
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph portrait of Harold Winch, taken for his election campaign for BC MLA in Vancouver East as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 25.3 x 20.3 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph portrait of Harold Winch, taken for his election campaign for BC MLA in Vancouver East as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF).
Subjects
Elections
Government - Provincial Government
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation "CCF"
Accession Code
BV013.12.99
Date
1933
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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catalogue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact18690
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.4.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV992.4.1
Description
E.G. Rideout & Co. - Catalogue Booklet -- [1879?]. Catalogue produced by E.G. Rideout and Company in New York. The catalogue is staple bound although there are pages falling out of the booklet. The company advertises Swiss and American Watches for ladies and men, notions, combs, brooches, etc. Along with prices guides for the products. The booklet measures 21cm x 27cm.
Maker
E. G. Rideout & Co
Country Made
United States of America
Province Made
New York
Site/City Made
New York
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Adornment
Adornment - Jewelry
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Century Park Museum Association election

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13562
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1971]
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people seated on chairs during the meeting of the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Alderman and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member Warren Clark (dressed in jacket and seated behind slide projector) is seated in the front row nex…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people seated on chairs during the meeting of the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Alderman and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member Warren Clark (dressed in jacket and seated behind slide projector) is seated in the front row next to Burnaby Parks Commissioner and Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee member A.B. "Sandy" Stewart.
Subjects
Elections
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Officials - Aldermen and Councillors
Officials - Commissioners
Names
Century Park Museum Association
Burnaby Village Museum
Stewart, A.B. "Sandy"
Clark, Warren R.
Accession Code
BV005.54.445
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1971]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
August 11, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Century Park Museum Association election

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13563
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1971]
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people seated on chairs during a meeting for the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee are seated at the table to the right.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Donald Copan collection
Series
Copan album series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of people seated on chairs during a meeting for the election for the original board of directors of the Century Park Museum Association. Members of the Burnaby Centennial '71 Committee are seated at the table to the right.
Subjects
Elections
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Names
Century Park Museum Association
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV005.54.446
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1971]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
August 11, 2020
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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E.W. Martin for Reeve

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15068
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1959
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 poster
Scope and Content
Item consists of a campaign poster for Elmer W. Martin who ran as an NPA candidate for Reeve of Burnaby in 1959. Poster reads: "Wake Up Burnaby! / Martin for Reeve / NPA will lead the way".
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
Paneloc Marketing Ltd. business records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 poster
Scope and Content
Item consists of a campaign poster for Elmer W. Martin who ran as an NPA candidate for Reeve of Burnaby in 1959. Poster reads: "Wake Up Burnaby! / Martin for Reeve / NPA will lead the way".
Subjects
Elections
Government - Local Government
Names
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1959
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
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Flora Bell

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1952
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1960
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Flora Bell.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Flora Bell.
Subjects
Adornment - Jewelry
Names
Bell, Flora
Accession Code
BV005.69.2
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1960
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
11-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "PLEASE RETURN TO:/ May Long/ 14428 - 18A Ave/ White Rock BC/ V4A 8S6", b. "~1960/ MRS. FLORA BELL"
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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3700
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing outside on the site of a plywood and lumber manufacturing business in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing outside on the site of a plywood and lumber manufacturing business in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Industries
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.57
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3701
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a man and woman identified as Mr. and Mrs. Martinelli in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group are standing on the side walk in front of the Olympia Theatre (later known as the Roxy Th…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a man and woman identified as Mr. and Mrs. Martinelli in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group are standing on the side walk in front of the Olympia Theatre (later known as the Roxy Theatre) located at Nanaimo and Hastings Street in Vancouver.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Buildings - Commercial - Cinemas
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.58
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3703
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing outside on the site of a plywood and lumber manufacturing business in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing outside on the site of a plywood and lumber manufacturing business in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Industries
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.60
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3753
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The men appear to be standing on an industrial site.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The men appear to be standing on an industrial site.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Industries
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.112
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3754
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appear to be standing on dock surrounding by pallets of lumber.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appear to be standing on dock surrounding by pallets of lumber.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Industries
Industries - Shipping
Structures - Piers and Wharfs
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.113
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3755
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appears to be standing on an idustrial site that processes plywood and lumber.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch with a group of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group appears to be standing on an idustrial site that processes plywood and lumber.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Industries
Industries - Logging/lumber
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.114
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3756
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a couple of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a couple of men in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
Subjects
Government - Federal Government
Elections
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.115
Date
[1968]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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Hastings St. Committee Room

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3710
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch's campaign office in Vancouver East, with three men standing in front. The men are identified as the "Martinelli boys" and Harold Winch.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Harold Edward Winch collection
Series
Harold E. Winch photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.9 cm
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of Harold Winch's campaign office in Vancouver East, with three men standing in front. The men are identified as the "Martinelli boys" and Harold Winch.
Subjects
Elections
Names
Winch, Harold Edward
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Accession Code
BV013.12.67
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
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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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