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Interview with Chic Tanaka by Eric Damer November 20, 2012 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory418
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1959-2012
- Length
- 0:09:47
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her former neighbourhood. Chic shares a photograph of her wedding, and goes on to describe her neighbours. She also mentions changes that have occurred in the neighbourhood since then. Chic also touches on the nine…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her former neighbourhood. Chic shares a photograph of her wedding, and goes on to describe her neighbours. She also mentions changes that have occurred in the neighbourhood since then. Chic also touches on the nineteen-sixties; by mentioning her brother going in to see Elvis Presley and describing the clothes she wore in that era.
- Date Range
- 1959-2012
- Photo Info
- Chiyoko (Haya) Tanaka on her wedding day, surrounded by friends and family, 1959. Item no. 549-075.
- Length
- 0:09:47
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 20, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 20, 2012. Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre Assistant Archivist Linda Reid lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: recreational activities.
- Biographical Notes
- Chiyoko “Chic” Haya (later Tanaka) moved to Burnaby with her parents in 1957. Although born in Steveston, Richmond, Chic had been removed from the coast with her family during the internment of Japanese-Canadians in 1942. After three years at a logging camp near Taylor Lake, BC, the family moved first to Forest Grove and then to the Great Northern Cannery in West Vancouver. With a loan from the owner of the cannery, Chic's father purchased several adjacent lots in Burnaby near Willingdon and Canada Way and moved his family to a new house soon after. Chic worked in Vancouver at the Bank of Montreal and married in 1959. She and her husband bought one of her father’s lots and moved next door.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:14
- Interviewee Name
- Tanaka, Chiyoko "Chic" Haya
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track four of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
Track four of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-027/MSS171-027_Track_4.mp3Vademecum International: pharmaceutical specialties and biologicals; V-I Canada, English ed.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5920
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV985.3703.1
- Call Number
- 615 MAE
- Edition
- 6th English ed.
- Contributor
- Maehler, Richard R.
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- J. Morgan Jones Publications
- Publication Date
- 1959
- Printer
- Ronalds-Federated
- Physical Description
- v. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmaceutical preparations
- Catalogs
- Periodicals
- Notes
- Issued also in French.
- Four sections: Section I (White): Monographs of Professional Products Section II (Yellow): Classified Index -- Therapeutic and Pharmacologic Section III (Pink): Alphabetical Index -- Firms and Products Section IV (Green): General Professional Information
- Contributor: Maehler, Richard R., editor
Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1742
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- November 8, 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm, mounted on card 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall for the seventh annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Sitting in the front row are; (left to right): H. V. Appleton, E. B. Westover (ex Winnipeg), J. McStay, P. Pamphlet, J. Jagger, R. Smith, E. Cockriell, A. Lu…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm, mounted on card 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall for the seventh annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Sitting in the front row are; (left to right): H. V. Appleton, E. B. Westover (ex Winnipeg), J. McStay, P. Pamphlet, J. Jagger, R. Smith, E. Cockriell, A. Lucas, R. Strachan, A. Daly, J. A. Joslin (ex Toronto), G. V. E. Logan, H. B. Vicars and R. C. Birkinshaw. Kneeling (or sitting in chairs) in the middle row are; A. E. Strubin, A. Pruden, F. Fletcher, J. M. Hughes, H. Daly, E. J. Jarman, W. Jones, T. A. Carter, Mrs. D. White, W. Sutherland, H. McInnis, J. Buckthorp, W. Kier (ex Winnipeg) and A. Bockus. Standing in the back row are; J. Scott, T. Duncan, J. G. Baxter, R. A. McLachlan, R. Drummond (ex Winnipeg), C. Ross, J. Koss (ex Winnipeg), J. L. Heald (ex Montreal), C. Stromnes, T. Williams, W. Fyvie, R. Butchor, W. Morton, T. A. Walker, H. H. Minshall, C. G. Lewin, B. L. Mills, A. S. Gentles, W. M. Stobbart, T. Nield, J. Swan, B. H. McNamee, R. H. Baylis, D. B. Armstrong (ex Montreal) and J. Wilson (T. Bate, H. E. Foster, J. Nelson, J. Ross, J. W. Stewart and D. P. Urry are not pictured).
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Appleton, H. V.
- Westover, E.B.
- McStay, Jack
- Pamphlet, J. Piercy
- Jagger, Jim
- Smith, Ralph
- Cockriell, S. Eddie
- Lucas, A.
- Strachan, Robert "Bob"
- Daly, J. Art
- Joslin, J. A.
- Logan, Gordon V. E.
- Vicars, H. B. "Bert"
- Birkinshaw, R.C. "Reg"
- Strubin, A. Ed
- Pruden, G. Arthur
- Fletcher, Frank
- Hughes, John Malcolm
- Daly, L. Harry
- Jarman, Ernie J.
- Jones, W. C. "Bill"
- Carter, Tommy A.
- White, Doris E.
- Sutherland, W.
- McInnis, H.
- Buckthorp, Jack
- Kier, W.
- Bockus, Archie C.
- Scott, J. R.
- Duncan, Tommy J.
- Baxter, John G.
- McLachlan, R. Angus
- Drummond, R.
- Ross, Clair
- Koss, J.
- Heald, J. Lester
- Stromnes, C.
- Williams, Tom G.
- Fyvie, W. J. "Bill"
- Butchor, Ron
- Morton, W.
- Walker,T. A.
- Minshall, Harry H.
- Lewin, C. George
- Mills, B. L.
- Gentles, Alan S.
- Stobbart, W. M
- Nield, T.
- Swan, Jim C.
- McNamee, B. H.
- Baylis, R. H. "Bob"
- Armstrong, D.B.
- Wilson, Jack
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- November 8, 1958
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Graphic Industries Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Printed in border on recto of photograph: "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY/ SEVENTH ANNUAL 25-YEAR CLUB DINNER (PACIFIC DIVISION) NOVEMBER 8, 1958/ FRONT ROW - left to right H. V. Appleton, E. B. Westover (ex Winnipeg), J. McStay, P. Pamphlet, J. Jagger, R. Smith, E. Cockriell, A. Lucas, R. Strachan, A. Daly,/ J. A. Joslin (ex Toronto), G. V. E. Logan, H. B. Vicars, R. C. Birkinshaw. SECOND ROW - left to right A. E. Strubin, A. Pruden, F. Fletcher, J. M. Hughes, H. Daly,/ E. J. Jarman, W. Jones, T. A. Carter, Mrs. D. White, W. Sutherland, H. McInnis, J. Buckthorp, W. Kier (ex Winnipeg), A. Bockus. BACK ROW - left to right J. Scott,/ T. Duncan, J. G. Baxter, R. A. McLachlan, R. Drummond (ex Winnipeg), C. Ross, J. Koss (ex Winnipeg), J. L. Heald (ex Montreal), C. Stromnes, T. Williams, W./ Fyvie, R. Butchor, W. Morton, T. A. Walker, H. H. Minshall, C. G. Lewin, B. L. Mills, A. S. Gentles, W. M. Stobbart, T. Nield, J. Swan, B. H. McNamee, R. H. Baylis,/ D. B. Armstrong (ex Montreal), J. Wilson, ABSENT T. Bate, H. E. Foster, J. Nelson, J. Ross, J. W. Stewart, D. P. Urry."
- Photographer's mark on verso of card mount reads: "[Studio logo] / GRAPHIC INDUSTRIES LTD. Vancouver's Most Complete Photographic Service 54 West Hastings, Vancouver 4, B.C. Phone Pacific 4174 File No: [stamped] 6071 2"
Images
Harold H. Johnston fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription47202
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 106 photographs depicting locations in Burnaby and its environs.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958-1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 106 photographs (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- Open access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of 106 photographs depicting locations in Burnaby and its environs.
- History
- Harold Henry (Hal) Johnston (September 15, 1930 - January 15, 1985) was born in Ardreagh, Northern Ireland, trained as a plasterer, and immigrated to Canada in 1951. Settling in Edmonton in 1952, he married Frances Henriette Coulombe (born July 29, 1932) in June 1955. He worked as a plasterer in Edmonton until late 1957, when they moved to Burnaby, British Columbia. They purchased, renovated and occupied 4447 Venables Street. They had two children, Sean Francois Johnston (born October 30, 1956) and Wendy Marie Johnston (born October 9, 1959). In Burnaby, they attended Holy Cross Primary School (1450 Delta Avenue), Alpha Secondary School (4600 Parker Street) and Simon Fraser University, later completing PhDs at the University of Leeds and Universite de Montreal, respectively. Harold Johnston continued to work as a plasterer, serving in 1969 as business agent for the Plasterers' and Stonemasons' Union, and then self-employed as A&H Plastering and Stucco from 1970 until his death in 1985. Frances Johnston worked part-time as secretary for Holy Cross parish rectory. Harold Johnston was a serious photographer and camera collector, recording some 1500 rolls of black and white slide film in 35mm and other formats on a variety of cameras from the early 1950s until 1984, mainly of locations in the Lower Mainland and Pacific Northwest. From 1960, he processed and printed the negatives himself in a home darkroom. From 1970, Johnston recorded a number of artists, illustrators and sculptors working in Vancouver's downtown eastside, notably Wil Hudson (fine printer and typographer), Keith Shields (sculptor), Frits Jacobsen (illustrator), Charles Butler (wood sculptor) and Bill Shoebotham (primitive artist). **This biographical sketch was based on information prepared by Dr. Sean Johnston and provided to the City of Burnaby Archives in April 2008.**
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Johnston, Harold H.
Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1741
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- November 2, 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall for the sixth annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are; J. W. Stewart, C. Stromnes, W. J. Fyvie, J. G. Baxter, H. H. Minshall, T. A. Carter, T. A. Walker, L. H. Daly, R. Butchor, B. L. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall for the sixth annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are; J. W. Stewart, C. Stromnes, W. J. Fyvie, J. G. Baxter, H. H. Minshall, T. A. Carter, T. A. Walker, L. H. Daly, R. Butchor, B. L. Mills, T. J. Duncan, J. C. Swan, J. Jagger, J. L. Heald (Ex Montreal), T. D. Bate, J. T. Nelson, S. E. Cockriell, F. Fletcher, T. Nield, C. W. Morton, B. H. McNamee, W. M. Stobbart, A. C. Bockus, G. V. E. Logan, J. R. Scott, W. Kier (Ex Winnipeg) and H. E. Foster. Kneeling (or sitting in chairs) in the center row are; G. A. Pruden, J. Wilson, H. V. Appleton, D. P. Urry, W. C. Jones, Mrs. D. E. White, A. S. Gentles, E. J. Jarman, A. E. Strubin, H. Leader (Ex Winnipeg), J. M. Hughes, H. H. McInnes, R. H. Baylis and J. A. Daly. Sitting in the front row are; T. I. White, R. A. McLachlan, C. G. Lewin, J. McStoy, E. Stewart (Ex Winnipeg), H. B. Vicars, R. Smith, C. Ross, J. P. Pamphlet, D. B. Nelson, T. G. Williams and R. C. Birkinshaw (J. A. Ross, J. S. Buckthorp and R. W. Strachan are not pictured).
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Stewart, Jim W.
- Stromnes, C.
- Fyvie, W. J. "Bill"
- Baxter, John G.
- Minshall, Harry H.
- Carter, Tommy A.
- Walker,T. A.
- Daly, L. Harry
- Butchor, Ron
- Mills, B. L.
- Duncan, Tommy J.
- Swan, Jim C.
- Jagger, Jim
- Heald, J. Lester
- Bate, Tom D.
- Nelson, J. Tommy
- Cockriell, S. Eddie
- Fletcher, Frank
- Nield, T.
- Morton, C. W.
- McNamee, B. H.
- Stobbart, W.M.
- Bockus, Archie C.
- Logan, Gordon V. E.
- Scott, J. R.
- Kier, W.
- Foster, H. E.
- Pruden, G. Arthur
- Wilson, Jack
- Appleton, H. V.
- Urry, Doug P.
- Jones, W. C. "Bill"
- White, Doris E.
- Gentles, Alan S.
- Jarman, Ernie J.
- Strubin, A. Ed
- Leader, H.
- Hughes, John Malcolm
- McInnes, Harold
- Baylis, R. H. "Bob"
- Daly, J. Art
- White, Tom I.
- McLachlan, R. Angus
- Lewin, C. George
- McStoy, J.
- Stewart, Ed
- Vicars, H. B. "Bert"
- Smith, Ralph
- Ross, Clair
- Pamphlet, J. Piercy
- Nelson, Dave B.
- Williams, Tom G.
- Birkinshaw, R.C. "Reg"
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- November 2, 1957
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Graphic Industries Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Printed in border on recto of photograph: "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY,/ SIXTH ANNUAL 25-YEAR CLUB DINNER (PACIFIC DIVISION), NOVEMBER 2, 1957/ BACK ROW: J. W. Stewart, C. Stromnes, W. J. Fyvie, J. G. Baxter, H. H. Minshall, T. A. Carter, T. A. Walker, L. H. Daly, R. Butchor, B. L. Mills, T. J. Duncan, J. C. Swan, J. Jagger, J. L. Heald (Ex Montreal), T. D. Bate, J. T. Nelson, S. E. Cockriell, F. Fletcher, T. Nield, C. W. Morton, B. H. McNamee, W. M. Stobbart, A. C. Bockus, G. V. E. Logan, J. R. Scott, W. Kier (Ex Winnipeg), H. E. Foster / CENTRE: G. A. Pruden, J. Wilson, H. V. Appleton, D. P. Urry, W. C. Jones, Mrs. D. E. White, A. S. Gentles, E. J. Jarman, A. E. Strubin, H. Leader (Ex Winnipeg), J. M. Hughes, H. H. McInnes, R. H. Baylis, J. A. Daly / FRONT ROW: T. I. White, R. A. McLachlan, C. G. Lewin, J. McStoy, E. Stewart (Ex Winnipeg), H. B. Vicars, R. Smith, C. Ross, J. P. Pamphlet, D. B. Nelson, T. G. Williams, R. C. Birkinshaw / ABSENT: J. A. Ross, J. S. Buckthorp, R. W. Strachan."
- Photographer's stamp on verso of photograph reads: "-PHOTO BY-/ GRAPHIC INDUSTRIES/ LTD./ File No. 3938 = 3/ VANCOUVER, CANADA/ PAcific 4174/ NOV 14 1957"
Images
Interview with Chic Tanaka by Eric Damer November 20, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory415
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1957-1959
- Length
- 0:08:00
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her early life in Burnaby. Chic discusses how her family first came to Burnaby from West Vancouver and how, two years later, she and her husband bought the lot directly beside her parent's property. Chic also menti…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of her early life in Burnaby. Chic discusses how her family first came to Burnaby from West Vancouver and how, two years later, she and her husband bought the lot directly beside her parent's property. Chic also mentions how she traveled to and from her workplace.
- Date Range
- 1957-1959
- Photo Info
- Chiyoko (Haya) Tanaka on her wedding day, surrounded by friends and family, 1959. Item no. 549-075.
- Length
- 0:08:00
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 20, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 20, 2012. Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre Assistant Archivist Linda Reid lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: recreational activities.
- Biographical Notes
- Chiyoko “Chic” Haya (later Tanaka) moved to Burnaby with her parents in 1957. Although born in Steveston, Richmond, Chic had been removed from the coast with her family during the internment of Japanese-Canadians in 1942. After three years at a logging camp near Taylor Lake, BC, the family moved first to Forest Grove and then to the Great Northern Cannery in West Vancouver. With a loan from the owner of the cannery, Chic's father purchased several adjacent lots in Burnaby near Willingdon and Canada Way and moved his family to a new house soon after. Chic worked in Vancouver at the Bank of Montreal and married in 1959. She and her husband bought one of her father’s lots and moved next door.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:14
- Interviewee Name
- Tanaka, Chiyoko "Chic" Haya
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
Track one of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-027/MSS171-027_Track_1.mp3Interview with Chic Tanaka by Eric Damer November 20, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory416
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1957-1988
- Length
- 0:08:38
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of recreational activities that she took part in. Chic mentions the Cascade Drive-In Theatre and bowling parties at the Capri. She also discusses her father and his political interests. Linda Reid lends her support to…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of recreational activities that she took part in. Chic mentions the Cascade Drive-In Theatre and bowling parties at the Capri. She also discusses her father and his political interests. Linda Reid lends her support to the interview.
- Date Range
- 1957-1988
- Photo Info
- Chiyoko (Haya) Tanaka on her wedding day, surrounded by friends and family, 1959. Item no. 549-075.
- Length
- 0:08:38
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 20, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 20, 2012. Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre Assistant Archivist Linda Reid lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: recreational activities.
- Biographical Notes
- Chiyoko “Chic” Haya (later Tanaka) moved to Burnaby with her parents in 1957. Although born in Steveston, Richmond, Chic had been removed from the coast with her family during the internment of Japanese-Canadians in 1942. After three years at a logging camp near Taylor Lake, BC, the family moved first to Forest Grove and then to the Great Northern Cannery in West Vancouver. With a loan from the owner of the cannery, Chic's father purchased several adjacent lots in Burnaby near Willingdon and Canada Way and moved his family to a new house soon after. Chic worked in Vancouver at the Bank of Montreal and married in 1959. She and her husband bought one of her father’s lots and moved next door.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:14
- Interviewee Name
- Tanaka, Chiyoko "Chic" Haya
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
Track two of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-027/MSS171-027_Track_2.mp3Interview with Chic Tanaka by Eric Damer November 20, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory417
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1957-1973
- Length
- 0:09:47
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of recreational activities that she took part in. Chic mentions golfing, going to the legion hall, and walking to the British Columbia Vocational School campus (later BCIT) to purchase fresh bread.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka's memories of recreational activities that she took part in. Chic mentions golfing, going to the legion hall, and walking to the British Columbia Vocational School campus (later BCIT) to purchase fresh bread.
- Date Range
- 1957-1973
- Photo Info
- Chiyoko (Haya) Tanaka on her wedding day, surrounded by friends and family, 1959. Item no. 549-075.
- Length
- 0:09:47
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 20, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Chiyoko "Chic" (Haya) Tanaka conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 20, 2012. Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre Assistant Archivist Linda Reid lends her support to the interview. Major theme discussed: recreational activities.
- Biographical Notes
- Chiyoko “Chic” Haya (later Tanaka) moved to Burnaby with her parents in 1957. Although born in Steveston, Richmond, Chic had been removed from the coast with her family during the internment of Japanese-Canadians in 1942. After three years at a logging camp near Taylor Lake, BC, the family moved first to Forest Grove and then to the Great Northern Cannery in West Vancouver. With a loan from the owner of the cannery, Chic's father purchased several adjacent lots in Burnaby near Willingdon and Canada Way and moved his family to a new house soon after. Chic worked in Vancouver at the Bank of Montreal and married in 1959. She and her husband bought one of her father’s lots and moved next door.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:14
- Interviewee Name
- Tanaka, Chiyoko "Chic" Haya
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
Track three of recording of interview with Chic Tanaka
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-027/MSS171-027_Track_3.mp3Application of the Bank of Montreal to Support Rezoning of 3700 Block Hazel Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport44092
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43216
- Meeting Date
- 12-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 43216
- Meeting Date
- 12-Mar-1956
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1743
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- November 3, 1956
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm, mounted on card 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall for the fifth annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are; T. A. Carter, R. H. Baylis, C. Stromnes, C. Ross, L. H. Daly, B. H. McNamee, J. T. Nelson, C. G. Lewin, R. Butchor, T. White, T. …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 23.5 cm, mounted on card 20.5 x 25 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a hall for the fifth annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row are; T. A. Carter, R. H. Baylis, C. Stromnes, C. Ross, L. H. Daly, B. H. McNamee, J. T. Nelson, C. G. Lewin, R. Butchor, T. White, T. A. Walker, A. E. Strubin, J. McStay, H. H. McInnes, J. Wilson, T. D. Bate, T. G. Williams, J. Stewart, J. L. Herald (Ex-Montreal), J. A. Daly, J. A. Ross, R. C. Birkinshaw and A. C. Bockus. Kneeling (or sitting in chairs) in the middle row are; P. Pamphlet, J. G. Baxter, W. J. Fyvie, G. V. E. Logan, H. E. Mattson, R. A. McLachlan, Mrs. D. E. White, B. L. Mills, J. C. Swan, R. W. Strachan, E. J. Jarman. Sitting in the front row are; H. V. Appleton, T. J. Duncan, A. Pruden, C. E. Cockriell, H. B. Vicars, J. Jagger, F. Fletcher, R. Smith, A. S. Gentles. J. S. Buckthorp is not pictured.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Carter, Tommy A.
- Baylis, R. H. "Bob"
- Stromnes, C.
- Ross, Clair
- Daly, L. Harry
- McNamee, B. H.
- Nelson, J. Tommy
- Lewin, C. George
- Butchor, Ron
- White, Tom I.
- Walker,T. A.
- Strubin, A. Ed
- McStay, Jack
- McInnes, Harold
- Wilson, Jack
- Bate, Tom D.
- Williams, Tom G.
- Stewart, Jim W.
- Daly, J. Art
- Birkinshaw, R.C. "Reg"
- Bockus, Archie C.
- Pamphlet, J. Piercy
- Baxter, John G.
- Fyvie, W. J. "Bill"
- Logan, Gordon V. E.
- McLachlan, R. Angus
- White, Doris E.
- Mills, B. L.
- Swan, Jim C.
- Strachan, Robert "Bob"
- Jarman, Ernie J.
- Appleton, H. V.
- Duncan, Tommy J.
- Pruden, G. Arthur
- Cockriell, S. Eddie
- Vicars, H. B. "Bert"
- Jagger, Jim
- Fletcher, Frank
- Smith, Ralph
- Gentles, Alan S.
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- November 3, 1956
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Graphic Industries Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Printed in border on recto of photograph: "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY, LIMITED - VANCOUVER, B. C./ FIFTH ANNUAL 25-YEAR CLUB DINNER (PACIFIC DIVISION), NOVEMBER 3, 1956/ BACK ROW: T. A. Carter, R. H. Baylis, C. Stromnes, C. Ross, L. H. Daly, B. H. McNamee, J. T. Nelson, C. G. Lewin, R. Butchor, T. White, T. A. Walker, A. E. Strubin,/ J. McStay, H. H. McInnes, J. Wilson, T. D. Bate, T. G. Williams, J. Stewart, J. L. Herald (Ex-Montreal), J. A. Daly, J. A. Ross, R. C. Birkinshaw, A. C. Bockus, MIDDLE/ ROW: P. Pamphlet, J. G. Baxter, W. J. Fyvie, G. V. E. Logan, H. E. Mattson, R. A. McLachlan, Mrs. D. E. White, B. L. Mills, J. C. Swan, R. W. Strachan, E. J. Jarman./ FRONT ROW: H. V. Appleton, T. J. Duncan, A. Pruden, C. E. Cockriell, H. B. Vicars, J. Jagger, F. Fletcher, R. Smith, A. S. Gentles. NOT IN PICTURE: J. S. Buckthorp./ ABSENT: D. B. Nelson, D. P. Urry, W. C. Jones, H. E. Foster."
- Photograph mounted on a card provided by the photographic studio
- Photographer's mark on verso of card mount reads: "[Studio logo] / GRAPHIC INDUSTRIES LTD. Vancouver's Most Complete Photographic Service 54 West Hastings, Vancouver 4, B.C. Phone Pacific 4174 File No: [stamped] 9659 6"
Images
Dominion Bridge Company Twenty-five Year Club Dinner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1751
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- November 5, 1955
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 34 cm, mounted on card 20.5 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourth annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row (l to r) are: Bill Jones, Ron Butchor, Bill Fyvie, Piercy Pamphlet, Reg Birkinshaw, Jim Swan, Lester Hea…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 34 cm, mounted on card 20.5 x 35 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together in a banquet hall with carpeted floors for the fourth annual Pacific Division Twenty-five Year Club Dinner. Standing in the back row (l to r) are: Bill Jones, Ron Butchor, Bill Fyvie, Piercy Pamphlet, Reg Birkinshaw, Jim Swan, Lester Heald (Ex Montreal), Harry Daly, Angus McLachlan, Dave Nelson, Doug Urry, Tommy Nelson, Ben McNamee, Tom Bate, Hans Mattson, Archie Bockus. Standing in the third row are: Arthur Pruden, Harry Minshall, Bob Baylis, Tom Williams, Gordon Logan, Frank White (Ex- Winnipeg), Allan Gentles, Ed Stewart (Ex-Winnipeg), John Ross, Tommy Carter, Art Daly, and Clair Ross. Sitting in the third row are: Jack Buckthorp, Frank Fletcher, Ed Strubin, Mrs. Doris White, John Baxter, Ernie Jarman, Jim Jagger and Harold McInnes. Sitting on the floor in the front row are: Bob Strachan, Tommy Duncan, Jim Stewart, Jack McStay, Tom White, Eddie Cockriell, Ralph Smith, George Lewin, Jack Wilson and Bert Vicars. Bert Mills and Chris Stromnes are not pictured.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Jones, W. C. "Bill"
- Butchor, Ron
- Fyvie, W. J. "Bill"
- Pamphlet, J. Piercy
- Birkinshaw, R.C. "Reg"
- Swan, Jim C.
- Heald, J. Lester
- Daly, L. Harry
- McLachlan, R. Angus
- Nelson, Dave B.
- Urry, Doug P.
- Nelson, J. Tommy
- Bate, Tom D.
- Mattson, Hans E.
- Bockus, Archie C.
- Pruden, G. Arthur
- Minshall, Harry H.
- Baylis, R. H. "Bob"
- Williams, Tom G.
- Logan, Gordon V. E.
- White, Frank
- Gentles, Alan S.
- Stewart, Ed
- Ross, John
- Carter, Tommy A.
- Daly, J. Art
- Ross, Clair
- Buckthorp, Jack
- Fletcher, Frank
- Strubin, A. Ed
- White, Doris E.
- Baxter, John G.
- Jarman, Ernie J.
- Jagger, Jim
- McInnes, Harold
- Strachan, Robert "Bob"
- Duncan, Tommy J.
- Stewart, Jim W.
- McStay, Jack
- White, Tom I.
- Cockriell, S. Eddie
- Smith, Ralph
- Lewin, C. George
- Wilson, Jack
- Vicars, H. B. "Bert"
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.18
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- November 5, 1955
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Printed in border on recto of photograph: "DOMINION BRIDGE CO., LIMITED/ PACIFIC DIVISION"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Nov. 5/ 1955"
- Printed caption glued to verso reads: "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY, LIMITED - Vancouver, B. C. (Pacific Division)/ Fourth Annual 25-Year Club Dinner - November 5, 1955/ Back Row, Left to Right (Standing):/ Bill Jones, Ron Butchor, Bill Fyvie, Piercy Pamphlet, Reg Birkinshaw, Jim Swan,/ Lester Heald (Ex Montreal), Harry Daly, Angus McLachlan, Dave Nelson, Doug Urry,/ Tommy Nelson, Ben McNamee, Tom Bate, Hans Mattson, Archie Bockus./ Third Row, Left to Right (Standing):/ Arthur Pruden, Harry Minshall, Bob Baylis, Tom Williams, Gordon Logan, Frank White,/ Ex- Winnipeg, Allan Gentles, Ed Stewart Ex-Winnipeg, John Ross, Tommy Carter, Art/ Daly, Clair Ross./ Second Row, Left to Right (Seated):/ Jack Buckthorp, Frank Fletcher, Ed Strubin, Mrs. Doris White, John Baxter, Ernie/ Jarman, Jim Jagger, Harold McInnes./ Front Row, Left to Right (seated on Floor):/ Bob Strachan, Tommy Duncan, Jim Stewart, Jack McStay, Tom White, Eddie Cockriell,/ Ralph Smith, George Lewin, Jack Wilson, Bert Vicars./ Absent: Bert Mills, Chris Stromnes."
Images
Interview with George Hollinger by Eric Damer November 22, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory344
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1952-1975
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's memories of how he came to live in Burnaby. He discusses racing at the Digney Speedway and other racetracks in the lower mainland.
- Date Range
- 1952-1975
- Length
- 0:09:04
- Names
- Digney Speedway
- Subjects
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 22, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with George Hollinger conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: car and motorcycle racing.
- Biographical Notes
- George Hollinger was born in 1930 in Montreal. After serving in the Navy in World War II, George bought his first motorcycle in Montreal. He spent the next seven years travelling by motorcycle throughout Canada, the United States, and the eastern part of Mexico. He built and tuned various engines that won championships in both Western Canada and the United States of America. George came to the Burnaby area for the first time in 1952 to experience Burnaby’s quarter-mile dirt track, Digney Speedway. Years later he got married and bought a house. After retiring from motorsports in 1975, George picked up hockey.
- Total Tracks
- 2
- Total Length
- 0:20:12
- Interviewee Name
- Hollinger, George
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with George Hollinger
Track one of recording of interview with George Hollinger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-013/MSS171-013_Track_1.mp3Interview with George Hollinger by Eric Damer November 22, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory345
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1952-2012
- Length
- 0:11:08
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's recreational activities. He discusses the activities that he took part in during his early days in Burnaby, including shooting, hunting and going to taverns. He also mentions playing hockey which he continues to do to this day.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to George Hollinger's recreational activities. He discusses the activities that he took part in during his early days in Burnaby, including shooting, hunting and going to taverns. He also mentions playing hockey which he continues to do to this day.
- Date Range
- 1952-2012
- Length
- 0:11:08
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 22, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with George Hollinger conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 22, 2012. Major themes discussed are: car and motorcycle racing.
- Biographical Notes
- George Hollinger was born in 1930 in Montreal. After serving in the Navy in World War II, George bought his first motorcycle in Montreal. He spent the next seven years travelling by motorcycle throughout Canada, the United States, and the eastern part of Mexico. He built and tuned various engines that won championships in both Western Canada and the United States of America. George came to the Burnaby area for the first time in 1952 to experience Burnaby’s quarter-mile dirt track, Digney Speedway. Years later he got married and bought a house. After retiring from motorsports in 1975, George picked up hockey.
- Total Tracks
- 2
- Total Length
- 0:20:12
- Interviewee Name
- Hollinger, George
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with George Hollinger
Track two of recording of interview with George Hollinger
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-013/MSS171-013_Track_2.mp3Edgings for handkerchiefs : book no. 15
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6773
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.103.22
- Call Number
- 746.434 SPO
- Edition
- First ed.
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Publisher
- Canadian Spool Cotton
- Publication Date
- 1951
- Physical Description
- 15 p. : ill. (col.) ; 27 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Handkerchiefs
- Crocheting--Patterns
- Notes
- "Distributors of J. & P. Coats * Clark's Anchor * J.P. Coats Crown Zippers ' -- inside front cover
Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4531
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:13:37 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s family responsibilities, school activities, and friends. Ken relates how his father received a veteran’s land grant after the Second World War, on Byrne Rd. in the Big Bend area of Burnaby, and how his family operated a market garden on the l…
- 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) (0:13:37 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Ken Yip Date of interview: May 9, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 5 Total length of all Tracks: 0:62:00
- Scope and Content
- Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Ken’s family responsibilities, school activities, and friends. Ken relates how his father received a veteran’s land grant after the Second World War, on Byrne Rd. in the Big Bend area of Burnaby, and how his family operated a market garden on the land, selling their produce to Kelly Douglas, Woodward’s, and MacDonald’s Consolidated. Ken describes how he moved to North Burnaby in the early 1970s, near Sperling Ave. and Lougheed Hwy., and then to the Burnaby General Hospital area when he married a few years later. He speaks of attending Riverside Elementary School, McPherson Junior High School, and Burnaby South High School. Ken recalls having little free time as a child. He speaks of working on the farm after he finished his homework, and playing there with his brother. He describes his household chores, and the additional responsibilities he took on as he grew older and acquired more skills. Ken talks of being in the school band with his friends, their activities and travel and their trip to Montreal for Expo in 1967. He discusses his interests and his family’s expectations of him and his brother.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Ken Yip recording by Tom Gooden on May 9, 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 and 60s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Subjects
- Persons - Veterans
- Names
- Yip, Ken
- McPherson Park Junior Secondary School
- Riverside Elementary School
- Burnaby South High School
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
Interview with Ken Yip May 9, 2005 - Track 1, 1950s & 1960s (interview content), interviewed May 9, 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0005_001.mp3Bank of Montreal
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34638
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.7 x 17.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Bank of Montreal at 418 Willingdon Avenue and Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.7 x 17.4 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 073-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Bank of Montreal at 418 Willingdon Avenue and Hastings Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Banks
- Names
- Bank of Montreal
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 418 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
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.mp3Kraft recipe digest
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5513
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV002.65.1
- Call Number
- 641 KRA
- Place of Publication
- [Montreal?]
- Publisher
- Kraft Foods of Canada
- Publication Date
- 1950
- Physical Description
- [16] p. : ill ; 19 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking, Canadian
- Kraft Foods
- Cookbooks--1950-1959
Elaine A. Myers fonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription88370
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1961 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Elaine A. Myers fonds
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of four digital copies of photographs; two are Elaine Myers' class portraits while attending Kingsway West and two are of Elaine's father, William Myers, next to the pulpit and the altar of St. Andrews Church.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948-1961 (date of originals)
- Collection/Fonds
- Elaine A. Myers fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs (jpeg) : sepia ; 96 dpi
- Material Details
- Jpegs are copies created by the donor of sepia originals.
- Description Level
- Fonds
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2013-26
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of four digital copies of photographs; two are Elaine Myers' class portraits while attending Kingsway West and two are of Elaine's father, William Myers, next to the pulpit and the altar of St. Andrews Church.
- History
- Elaine Anne Myers was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1939 and immigrated to British Columbia with her family in 1947. She was the eldest daughter of William Sefton and Edna (nee Howarth) Myers and sister to Hermione Christine, born in 1943. Her father, William Sefton Myers was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1905 and was one of six children. He married Edna Howarth on July 29, 1933. Before immigrating to Canada, William worked as a purchasing agent at Walkers Tannery in Bolton and later became a cabinet maker in the 1930s, building and designing most of the family’s furniture. In September 1947, he and his family immigrated to Canada along with his younger brother, Hermann, and his wife and daughter. The family were granted landed immigrant status upon their arrival at Dorval airport in Montreal on September 25, 1947, and travelled to Vancouver by train, arriving in early October. They shared their first home on Imperial Street in Burnaby with William’s brother Hermann and family, but after several months were able to purchase their own new home on MacKay Avenue just below Victory in South Burnaby. William’s first job was working as a night janitor at the Woodwards Department store in Vancouver. He was later hired as a purchasing agent for the Seagrams Distillery in New Westminster, where he stayed until his retirement in 1970. Elaine’s mother, Edna (nee Howarth) Myers worked in the offices of Pacific Veneer Canadian Forest Products in New Westminster, retiring from there in 1967. The family moved again in the 1950s to a house on the corner of Sussex and Victory and Elaine and Christine attended a variety of Burnaby schools including; Kingsway West, Nelson Avenue and McPherson Park Junior High. The family were parishioners of All Saints Anglican Church in Burnaby where Elaine also attended Girl Guides. Elaine’s father fulfilled his dream of designing and building the family home when he purchased property on London Street in New Westminster. The family moved to New Westminster and lived in a small house on the property while William spent three years completing their new home. Elaine commuted to Burnaby by the Interurban train in order to complete her studies at McPherson Park Junior High before enrolling at Duke of Connaught and graduating from Lester Pearson in New Westminster in 1957. In 1961, William Myers built the sanctuary lectern, pulpit, and altar for St. Andrew’s Church on Smith Avenue in Burnaby his brother Hermann’s parish. By the mid-1960s, William and Edna Myers moved from their home in New Westminster to White Rock. Edna Myers died on April 23, 1969. William built the ambry for the church of St. Mark as a memorial. William remarried Ruth, a widow, in 1971, and they resided in White Rock until Ruth’s death in 1983. William died in White Rock March 26, 1991. Elaine Myers married Gordon Wilfred Atkinson in 1961; they had four children and lived in the Dunbar area of Vancouver before they separated ways in 1988. Elaine completed her Bachelor of Arts degree as a mature student at University of British Columbia in 1984 followed by the completion of her Master’s degree at University of Toronto in April 1996, and PhD (Doctorate of Philosophy) in 2007. She has lived abroad in Jerusalem and the United Kingdom, working on a variety of research projects. Elaine Anne Myers passed away on February 19, 2015.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Creator
- Myers, Elaine A.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of fonds
- Photo catalogue 580
Interview with Toki Miyashita by Rod Fowler February 27, 1990 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory517
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1942-1969
- Length
- 00:07:41
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s growing interest in Japanese culture and arts, studying the Japanese language after she was 22 in Montreal. She talks about how she learned paper-folding (origami), to make silk dolls, flower-arranging (Ikebana), and how to wear a kimono, and …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about Toki Miyashita’s growing interest in Japanese culture and arts, studying the Japanese language after she was 22 in Montreal. She talks about how she learned paper-folding (origami), to make silk dolls, flower-arranging (Ikebana), and how to wear a kimono, and then began to teach others these skills in Montreal .
- Date Range
- 1942-1969
- Length
- 00:07:41
- Subjects
- Education
- Arts
- Persons - Japanese Canadians
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 27, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Toki Miyashita, conducted by Rod Fowler. Toki Miyashita was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is about Toki Miyashita’s family’s internment during WWII, her awakening interest in Japanese culture after the war, her subsequent interest in teaching others about Japanese crafts and arts, and becoming a helpful intermediary between Burnaby and visitors from Japan. The interview explores her interest in the Ainu of Japan and their possible link to the aboriginals of BC, her impressions of the Ainu carver Nuburi Toko, and her involvement in the events surrounding the creation of the sculpture “Playground of the Gods” for Burnaby Mountain. The interview also contains interesting details about the art of Japanese flower-arranging. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Toki Miyashita was born in Richmond B.C., ca. 1935, at the Nelson Brothers “fishery”, a second generation Canadian descended from the Oikawa family who settled on Don and Lion Islands (Oikawa-shima). In 1942 the Japanese Canadians in BC were forcibly moved from the coast and their belongings confiscated. Toki Miyashita, her parents, two brothers, and grandparents were first taken to Hastings Park where her father was separated from the family to work in road camps, and the rest of the family were interned in New Denver. Her resourceful grandmother moved the family to land outside the internment camp, growing a large garden from seeds brought with her. In 1946 the family moved to Kamloops and in 1958, after finishing high school, Toki Miyashita moved to Montreal to be with relatives and a small Japanese community. At this time she became interested in Japanese culture and took a Japanese language course at age 22. She learned about Japanese flower-arranging (Ikebana), paper folding (Origami), silk doll making (from a Russian Jew), and how to wear a kimono. She began demonstrating these arts in schools and to other groups, which she continued doing when she, her husband and two young children moved to Burnaby in 1969. Toki Miyashita has been called an unpaid “ambassador” of Japanese culture to the Lower Mainland. She has acted as liaison between Burnaby and her sister city Kushiro in Japan, which involved her in the creation of the Ainu sculpture “Playground of the Gods” on Burnaby Mountain for Burnaby’s Centennial. Toki Miyashita is a recognized Master in Ikebana Sogetsu, a school of flower-arranging, and has served on the board of the Vancouver Ikebana Association. She also served on Burnaby’s Family Court in the 1980s.
- Total Tracks
- 11
- Total Length
- 01:34:10
- Interviewee Name
- Miyashita, Toki
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Audio Tracks
Track two of interview with Toki Miyashita
Track two of interview with Toki Miyashita
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-017/MSS187-017_Track_2.mp3