12 records – page 1 of 1.

Alpha Secondary's "March For Food"

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96579
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alpha Secondary School students Lucille Hsu and Beth Borrill packing boxes of donations for the food bank that were collected during the student-organized "March For Food" drive.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2201
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alpha Secondary School students Lucille Hsu and Beth Borrill packing boxes of donations for the food bank that were collected during the student-organized "March For Food" drive.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Events - Fundraising
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a March 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Lucille Hsu and Beth Borrill, Grade 12 leadership students at Alpha Secondary, pack up some of the 3,186 items the school collected for the food bank in their second annual "March For Food." The students say they organized the drive to raise awareness that the food bank operates year-round, and is in constant need of donations."
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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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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May Aikenhead Scrapbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9664
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1936-1940] (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files : col. (pdfs) + 75 photographs : col. (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook of sixty pages of pasted copies of newspaper clippings of the "Girl Guide News" column, dating between January 3, 1936 and January 18, 1940 . The scrapbook also contains pasted copies of photographs and illustrations of the British Royal Family, newspaper clip…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files : col. (pdfs) + 75 photographs : col. (tiffs))
Material Details
Pre-printed design on front cover of scrapbook reads: “SCRAP / BOOK", with red, green, and black illustrations of scissors and a bottle of paste.
White, rectangular paper label adhered to upper right corner of cover reads: "FORGET-ME-NOT PATROL / SCRAP BOOK" in red ink.
More recent white, rectangular paper label adhered to upper right corner of cover reads: "From: May Aikenhead / 97 years old / Burnaby Royal Trefoil / 2001".
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook of sixty pages of pasted copies of newspaper clippings of the "Girl Guide News" column, dating between January 3, 1936 and January 18, 1940 . The scrapbook also contains pasted copies of photographs and illustrations of the British Royal Family, newspaper clippings about the death of King George V, the not-to-be coronation of Edward VIII, and the eventual coronation of King George IV. Miscellaneous general clippings and photographs about Girl Guides and Scouts are also present.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Aikenhead, May
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.326
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1936-1940] (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of scrapbook
Selected ephemera from scrapbook are described at as artifact (BV015.35.328 to BV015.35.330)
Images
Documents
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May Aikenhead Scrapbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9665
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1935-1940] (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files : col. (pdfs) + 77 photographs : col. (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook of sixty-six pages of pasted copies of the "Girl Guide News" column, dating between January 3, 1936 and January 18, 1937. The scrapbook also contains pasted copies of photographs and illustrations of Canadian Governor General John Buchan, the British Royal Fam…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (2 digital files : col. (pdfs) + 77 photographs : col. (tiffs))
Material Details
Pre-printed design in black on front cover of scrapbook reads: “SCRAPS".
White, rectangular paper label adhered to upper right corner of cover reads: "From: May Aikenhead / 97 years old / Burnaby Royal Trefoil / 2001 / (1936)".
Scope and Content
File consists of images of a scrapbook of sixty-six pages of pasted copies of the "Girl Guide News" column, dating between January 3, 1936 and January 18, 1937. The scrapbook also contains pasted copies of photographs and illustrations of Canadian Governor General John Buchan, the British Royal Family, the death of King George V, the not-to-be coronation of Edward VIII, and the eventual coronation of King George IV. Miscellaneous general clippings and photographs about Girl Guides and Scouts are also present.
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Aikenhead, May
Accession Code
BV015.35.327
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1935-1940] (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of scrapbook
Images
Documents
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mug

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87489
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.95
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.95
Description
mug, Girl Guide; cream glazed ceramic mug with gold rim; yellow trefoil bouquet and blue and yellow owl decorations; "USA" embossed on bottom.
Object History
Mugs previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
Object Term
Mug
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Trefoil Guild
Aikenhead, May
Images
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mug

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87490
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.96
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.96
Description
mug, Girl Guide; navy blue glazed ceramic mug; "Keeping the Spirit / Alive!" in purple on one side, along with trefoil logo; "TREFOIL GUILD" in purple on other side, along with Guild flame logo; "TAMS / MADE IN ENGLAND" embossed on bottom.
Object History
Mugs previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
Object Term
Mug
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Trefoil Guild
Aikenhead, May
Images
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mug

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87491
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.97
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.97
Description
mug, Girl Guide; white glazed ceramic mug; "GIRL GUIDES OF CANADA / GUIDES DU CANADA" in navy blue; "70 / 1910 - 1980" in navy and copen blue on sides. Navy blue trefoil inside "0".
Object History
Mugs previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
Object Term
Mug
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Trefoil Guild
Aikenhead, May
Images
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mug

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87493
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.98
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.98
Description
mug, Brownie; white glazed ceramic mug; "BROWNIES" in brown; orange maple leaves.
Object History
Mugs previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
Object Term
Mug
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Trefoil Guild
Aikenhead, May
Images
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mug

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87494
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.99
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.99
Description
mug, Girl Guides; white glazed ceramic mug; "GIRL GUIDES" in copen blue; copen blue maple leaves.
Object History
Mugs previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
Object Term
Mug
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Trefoil Guild
Aikenhead, May
Images
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pen stand

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87488
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.94
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.94
Description
pen stand; desktop pen stand/holder; rectangular wood base; white plastic and metal ball joint pen holder mounted to top; brass trefoil logo mounted to top; green foam adhered to bottom. Engraved metal plaque adhered to top reads: "VAN HEIGHTS DISTRICT / 1964".
Object History
This item was previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Written Communication T&E - - Writing Accessories
Object Term
Holder, Pen
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Written Communication Tools and Equipment
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Names
Aikenhead, May
Girl Guides of Canada
Trefoil Guild
Images
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Remembrance Day preparation at Alpha Secondary School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95864
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two high school students at Alpha Secondary School posing with large cut-out paper poppies. The poppies feature messages written by students as part of Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1664
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of two high school students at Alpha Secondary School posing with large cut-out paper poppies. The poppies feature messages written by students as part of Remembrance Day ceremonies.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Ceremonies
Names
Alpha Secondary School
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Annthonette Bernales and Molly Joeck helped organize Remembrance Day ceremonies at Alpha Secondary School, including a wall of poppies with messages of peace written by students."
Geographic Access
Parker Street
Street Address
4600 Parker Street
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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teacup and saucer

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact87482
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.92
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV015.35.92
Description
teacup and saucer; white bone china with swirl pattern; gold and navy blue scattered trefoil pattern on a light blue background; "AYNSLEY / ENGLAND / BONE CHINA / 2B" on bottom in green; "2495 F" in gold on bottom of teacup; "2495" in gold on bottom of saucer.
Object History
Teacups and saucers previously owned by May Aikenhead (Elizabeth May). May was a member of the Burnaby Royal Trefoil Guild for many years.
Category
04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
Classification
Food Service T&E - - Drinking Vessels
Object Term
Teacup
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs
Food Service Tools and Equipment
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Trefoil Guild
Aikenhead, May
Images
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