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![Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-065.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory404
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1969-2012
- Length
- 0:08:06
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to house construction over the years. Ron discusses working in construction, designing his own house and changes to the process of obtaining building permits (including a situation involving direct wiring in his home).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to house construction over the years. Ron discusses working in construction, designing his own house and changes to the process of obtaining building permits (including a situation involving direct wiring in his home).
- Date Range
- 1969-2012
- Photo Info
- Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.
- Length
- 0:08:06
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 15, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:46:51
- Interviewee Name
- Smitherman, Ron
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
![Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-065.jpg)
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
Track two of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_2.mp3![Serbian Orthodox church blessing, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1993.jpg?width=280)
Serbian Orthodox church blessing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96310
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reverend Desimir Vidovic, holding incense and dressed in religious wear, preparing to bless the site of a new Serbian Orthodox church on Canada Way (now St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church). A construction excavator that has begun digging is visible behind him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2002]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1993
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Reverend Desimir Vidovic, holding incense and dressed in religious wear, preparing to bless the site of a new Serbian Orthodox church on Canada Way (now St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church). A construction excavator that has begun digging is visible behind him.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Reverend Desimir Vidovic prepares for the blessing of the new Serbian church to be built on Canada Way, in Burnaby, by burning a mixture of charcoal and incense. The smoke symbolizes prayers going up towards the heavens. The church, which will be built mostly by volunteer labour, is scheduled to be completed in 20 months. It will be the first Serbian Orthodox church in British Columbia."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
![Serbian Orthodox church blessing, [2002] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1993.jpg)
![St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church opening service, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2168.jpg?width=280)
St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church opening service
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96546
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the new St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian Cultural Centre on Canada Way in Burnaby. The photograph shows Rev. Desimir Vidovic and Archbishop Anfilohije, of Montenegro, greeting worshippers after opening celebration services, underneath a chandel…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2005]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-2168
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the new St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church and Serbian Cultural Centre on Canada Way in Burnaby. The photograph shows Rev. Desimir Vidovic and Archbishop Anfilohije, of Montenegro, greeting worshippers after opening celebration services, underneath a chandelier and in front of windows and an altar.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Rev. Desimir Vidovic and Archbishop Anfilohije, of Montenegro, greet worshipers after services celebrating the opening of St. Archangel Michael Church and Serbian Cultural Centre, Saturday. The church, on Canada Way in Burnaby, will become the cultural heart for more than 15,000 Serbians in British Columbia."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Edmonds Area
Images
![St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church opening service, [2005] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2168.jpg)