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Description: This is a wood baseball bat, 83 cm long, 4 cm diameter at thinest part of handle, 7 cm diameter at top end of bat. The bat is stained a mid brown colour. The bottom of the handle expands into a ring but two opposite faces are chipped flat. The wood grain at the top end of the bat has begun to open up. "LOUISVILLE SLUGGER / MADE BY / J. F. HILLERICH & SON CO. / LOUISVILLE, KY" stamped and burned inside of an oval at the mid point on the bat. "TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF", stamped and burned under the oval logo at the mid point on the bat.

Object History: These items were used by the Thomson family in the Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Baseball; Sports Equipment

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bowling ball

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80127

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.27

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.27

Description: 10 pin bowling ball, 8.625 inches diameter, with two finger holes in the ball. Two other finger holes have been filled and capped. The ball is red and black. The ball appears to be made of polyester. The surface of the ball is gouged and scared and the edges of the finger holes are chipped.

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Bowling; Sports Equipment

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bowling ball

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80128

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.28

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.28

Description: 10 pin bowling ball, 8.625 inches diameter, with three finger holes in the ball. Two holes are close together and one has broken into the other. The ball is red and black. This ball appears to made of polyester. The surface of the ball is gouged and scared and the edges of the finger holes are very badly chipped.

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Bowling; Sports Equipment

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bowling ball

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80129

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.29

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.29

Description: 5 pin bowling ball, 5 inches diameter. The ball is flat black in colour with a red capitol "D" printed on it. This ball appears to made of polyester. The surface of the ball is gouged, scarred and very badly chipped.

Marks/Labels: "D", printed on red on side of ball.

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Bowling; Sports Equipment

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bowling ball

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80130

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.30

2 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.30

Description: 5 pin bowling ball, 5 inches diameter. The ball is flat black in colour. This ball appears to made of polyester. The surface of the ball is gouged, scarred and very badly chipped.

Marks/Labels: "D", printed on red on side of ball.

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Bowling; Sports Equipment

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field hockey stick

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80102

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.2

Description: The field hockey stick is made of ash. It has a fairly flat curve on the blade. It is round at the handle and gradually flattens and curves towards the blade of the stick. The blade is flat on one side and rounded at the back. The handle is leather wrapped for 27 cm. and then it is string wrapped for 31 cm. Overall length is 90 cm. The end of the handle is 4 cm diameter "JAQUES LONDON / MAKERS", printed on back of blade "BEST ENGLISH ASH" printed on back of blade "M Thomson" written in ink on back of blade. "20 oz" stamped in back edge of blade just below string wrapping. "THIS STICK / IS GUARENTEED / TO HAVE PASSED / THE OFFICIAL TEST / OF THE / HOCKEY _______IATION" printed in a circle on the face of the blade below the string wrapping "Special" printed in script on theblade face just below the string wrapping "The Bul_er / BULGER / ________" printed on the face of the blade

Object History: Used by the Thomson family in the Kerrisdale area of Vancouver. M. Thomson's name is on the stick

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Gymnastics; Sports Equipment

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ice hockey stick

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact80103

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.3

3 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV008.19.3

Description: Wooden ice hockey stick. Overall length 120 cm. The stick is rectangular in section with a straight blade. There are the faded remains of the maker's label starting 19 cm from the top of the handle and running for 26 cm. The predominant colour of the label is red.

Object History: Used by M. Thomson when growing up in Kerrisdale area of Vancouver.

Subjects: Sports; Sports - Ice Hockey; Sports Equipment

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Vintage hockey goalie masks

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95888

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 Mike Bradaric posing with his reproduction of a vintage Ken Dryden hockey goalie mask. Other masks hang on the wall behind him.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1689

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mike Bradaric posing with his reproduction of a vintage Ken Dryden hockey goalie mask. Other masks hang on the wall behind him.

Subjects: Sports Equipment; Sports - Ice Hockey

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: "Mike Bradaric shows off some of the reproductions of vintage hockey goalie masks he and partner, Tony Deluca, are producing, painting and marketing to collectors. Most of the masks are copies of those worn by NHL goalies in the 1970's to early 1980's. Mike is wearing a reproduction of Ken Dryden's mask, that he wore towards the end of his playing career."

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Constable Phil Reid with stolen snowboards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97980

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 Burnaby RCMP Constable Phil Reid with several stolen snowboards that the RCMP recovered. The snowboards are leaning against a Burnaby RCMP police vehicle.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3085

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby RCMP Constable Phil Reid with several stolen snowboards that the RCMP recovered. The snowboards are leaning against a Burnaby RCMP police vehicle.

Subjects: Occupations - Police Officers; Sports Equipment; Crimes

Names: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Constable Phil Reid, of the Burnaby RCMP, checks out some of the 14 stolen snowboards recovered by police from a Burnaby business. The police are looking for the boards' rightful owners."

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pair of rollerskates

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78959

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: X2840

3 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: X2840

Description: Black leather rollerskates with four red plastic wheels on the bottom and on the toe, a red plastic break/stopper on each skate. There are black laces at the front of the skate that lace through holes at the bottom and hooks at the top. Inside leather is tan with numbers "6 86714" in both skates. Date unknown (ca. 1950s?)

Subjects: Sports Equipment

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pair of skate guards

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact78990

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: X2842

3 images

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: X2842

Description: Pair of wood skate guards with rubber strips on the bottom of each guard. There is a metal coil fastener around each guard.

Object History: Were a Christmas gift to the donor about 1962, for a pair of skates given the previous year.

Subjects: Sports Equipment

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Person with golf clubs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98167

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of a person holding four golf clubs and looking toward the camera.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1999]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-3245

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of a person holding four golf clubs and looking toward the camera.

Subjects: Recreational Activities - Golf; Sports Equipment

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Collected by editorial for use in a July 1999 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader

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spoon

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91556

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV022.13.1

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code: BV022.13.1

Description: Souvenir teaspoon from the 1984 BC Summer Games held in Burnaby.; The spoon is metal with a silver finish. At the top of the handle there is a small emblem surrounded by a fillagree design. The emblem has a green background with a gold illustrated bee mascot wearing a crown and holding a torch.; The handle of the spoon has a cross-hatch design.

Object History: This spoon was collected by Donald "Don" N. Brown. Don was involved with the Burnaby Historical Society activities and textual records pertaining to his career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. he donated many photographs to the City of Burnaby Archives because of his involvement with various community groups including the Oakalla Lands Citizens' Committee, renovations of Burnaby Village Museum, and the restoration of Interurban Tram no. 1223.

Category: 08. Communication Artifacts; 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials

Classification: Documentary Artifacts - - Memorabilia; Food Service T&E - - Eating & Drinking Utensils

Object Term: Spoon, Souvenir

Marks/Labels: "BURNABY 1984 / B.C. SUMMER GAMES"; "UNION. JAPAN"

Measurements: Height: 12 cm

Country Made: Japan

Subjects: Souvenirs; Sports; Food Service Tools and Equipment

Names: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

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Interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19608

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on …

1 image 1 audio

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) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewees: "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 8, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:02:03 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph credit: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on where they were born and grew up (in Burnaby), names of their parents and provide details on their family history. They describe how their grandparents and other relatives continued to live in Punjab after their father and mother immigrated to Canada in the 1970’s, recall the reasons their parents decided to immigrate and details of their lives before and after arriving in Canada. 00:05:27 – 00:06:46 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe some of their experiences travelling through Vancouver airport and compare their experiences with their mother’s own experiences. Gurvinder and Harvinder describe the layout of the airport and how customs and immigration has changed over time. 00:06:47 – 00:09:21 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide details about their mother, Parveen Sihra. They share information regarding her education in India and how she was unable to get work related to her degree in biology after immigrating to Canada. They convey how she worked in the Burnaby City Hall cafeteria in the 1990’s and how she worked part time in order to take care of her children. They share how their parents were proud Canadians participating in events inside and outside the South Asian community and were both fluent in English but often spoke Punjabi at home. 00:09:22 – 00:16:06 Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their childhood experiences growing up in Burnaby. They talk about the sports that they were involved with including hockey and Taekwondo, family vacations spent travelling to India and their experiences attending Marlborough Elementary School and Moscrop Secondary School.They describe how they first became interested in watching wrestling and trying it out on their own in their family home. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their own experiences of discrimination while growing up and playing sports. 00:16:07 – 00:27:37 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect and recall events that lead them to their dream of becoming professional wrestlers. They talk about pivotal events including attending their first live wresting event at GM Place with their father in 1996, beginning their training in Calgary in 2004, travelling across the country to participate in minor wrestling events, wrestling in Rogers Arena in 2017 and 2020 and getting their first call to join WWE. They talk about the support that they’ve had along the way to getting them where they are today and comment on why they want to be wrestlers in the WWE. 00:27:38 – 00:29:25 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide background information on their various wrestling personas and names in the world of professional wrestling including the Singh Brothers and the Bollywood Boyz. 00:29:26 – 00:38:43 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their experiences wrestling in India and the support and expectations of family members in becoming successful. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall and reflect on the experience of being fired from the WWE when cutbacks were made during the COVID pandemic. 00:38:44 – 00:42:53 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe what a day in their lives looks like now. They talk about how they’re still very passionate and focused on their wrestling careers and describe their experiences of having support and enthusiasm from fans and their parents. They talk about travelling across the country to particpate in different wrestling events. 00:42:54 – 00:47:18 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their training regimen including exercise and diet and describe areas in Burnaby where they like to train in gyms and the outdoors. 00:47:19 – 00:49:49 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about neighbourhoods in Burnaby including Metrotown and Deer Lake and how they’ve seen them change over the years. 00:49:50 – 00:54:27 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their highest and lowest points in their wrestling careers, highlighting specific events. They talk about the physical stamina it takes for wrestling and compare their sport with the sport of Kabaddi (a contact team sport between two teams originating in India). 00:54:28 – 00:59:01 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect on what toughness means to them, and what keeps them motivated to do what they do. 00:59:02 – 01:01:31 Gurvinder and Harvinder impart their words of wisdom to younger kids in chasing their passions and dreams and talk about their favourite Bollywood films and actors.

History: Interviewees' biographies: The Bollywood Boyz are a Canadian professional wrestling tag team composed of brothers Gurvinder "Gurv" Sihra (born in 1984) and Harvinder "Harv" Sihra (born in 1987). The pair are best known for their time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where Gurvinder and Harvinder performed under the ring names Sunil Singh and Samir Singh. They were both born and raised in Burnaby by their parents Harjeet and Parveen Sihra and attended Moscrop Secondary School. Gurvinder graduated from Douglas College where he studied criminology and has worked in loss prevention and has a third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Harvinder attended Douglas College with studies in history and has worked as a model and an actor. Both Gurvinder and Harvinder Sihra are Sikhs. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Migration; Pandemics - COVID-19; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Religions - Sikhism; Social Issues; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism; Sports; Sports - Martial Arts; Sports - Wrestling; Sports - Ice Hockey; Travel

Names: The Bollywood Boyz; Sihra, Guvinder "Gurv"; Sihra, Harvinder "Harv"; Sihra, Harjeet; Sihra, Parveen; World Wrestling Entertainment "WWE"; Moscrop Secondary School; Marlborough Elementary School; Metrotown

Responsibility: Rajdeep

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Park

Accession Code: BV023.16.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Photographer: World Wrestling Entertainment "WWE"

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum

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Interview with

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Ten pin bowling at the Rose Bowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1894

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Harry Royle fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman ten pin bowling at the Rose Bowl bowling alley. The woman is wearing a bowling shirt and bowling in lane four. Fellow bowlers are visible in the foreground with their backs to the camera, watching her.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Royle fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman ten pin bowling at the Rose Bowl bowling alley. The woman is wearing a bowling shirt and bowling in lane four. Fellow bowlers are visible in the foreground with their backs to the camera, watching her.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Sports - Team Sports; Sports; Sports - Bowling

Names: Rose Bowl

Accession Code: BV005.20.21

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [196-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/12/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Ten pin bowling at the Rose Bowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1895

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Harry Royle fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified teams ten pin bowling at the Rose Bowl bowling alley.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Royle fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of two unidentified teams ten pin bowling at the Rose Bowl bowling alley.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Sports - Team Sports; Sports; Sports - Bowling

Names: Rose Bowl

Accession Code: BV005.20.22

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [196-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 1/12/2010

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Ten pin bowling at the Rose Bowl

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1896

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [196-]

Collection/Fonds: Harry Royle fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman ten pin bowling in lane five at the Rose Bowl bowling alley. Fellow bowlers are visible in the foreground with their backs to the camera, watching her.

1 image

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Harry Royle fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified woman ten pin bowling in lane five at the Rose Bowl bowling alley. Fellow bowlers are visible in the foreground with their backs to the camera, watching her.