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![Robert Prittie, [1969] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/368-004.jpg?width=280)
Robert Prittie
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58736
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Robert Prittie (standing in center) making remarks at the Official Opening of the Sinclair Radio Laboratories ltd. plant.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Robert Prittie subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 368-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Robert Prittie (standing in center) making remarks at the Official Opening of the Sinclair Radio Laboratories ltd. plant.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Names
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Media Type
- Photograph
Images
![Robert Prittie, [1969] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/368-004.jpg)
Gibbons, Dave - Liberal, Burnaby - Willingdon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58875
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave Gibbons, a member of the Liberal party for Burnaby-Willingdon.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1335
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave Gibbons, a member of the Liberal party for Burnaby-Willingdon.
- Names
- Gibbons, Dave
- Liberal Party
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "RETURN TO LIBRARY"
Images
Gibbons, Dave - Liberal, Burnaby - Willingdon
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription58876
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave Gibbons, a member of the Liberal party for Burnaby-Willingdon.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1336
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dave Gibbons, a member of the Liberal party for Burnaby-Willingdon.
- Names
- Gibbons, Dave
- Liberal Party
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "RETURN TO LIBRARY"
Images
Simon Fraser University site plan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64502
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 site plan
- Scope and Content
- Item is a site plan for Simon Fraser University showing legal boundaries.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Ephemera subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 site plan
- Material Details
- Scale : 1 inch = 400 feet
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS119-001
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-05
- Scope and Content
- Item is a site plan for Simon Fraser University showing legal boundaries.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Jack Fleming
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64810
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; 14 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack Fleming, a candidate for the Burnaby School Board in 1969.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; 14 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1537
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Jack Fleming, a candidate for the Burnaby School Board in 1969.
- Names
- Burnaby School Board
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso reads: "Mr. Jacob Fleming / Candidate for School board, Burnaby, B.C.A. 1969"
- Note on verso reads: "Return to Library"
Images
Andy Blair
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64834
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 2, 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. (Andy) Blair, a mayoral candidate.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 2, 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 5.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1561
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. (Andy) Blair, a mayoral candidate.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Croton Studio Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
Images
Andy Blair
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription64835
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. (Andy) Blair, a mayoral candidate from the Burnaby Citizens Association.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-1562
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William A. (Andy) Blair, a mayoral candidate from the Burnaby Citizens Association.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Croton Studio Limited
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "Alderman W. A. Blair / Burnaby / B. C. A."
- Note on verso reads: "Return to Library"
- Note on verso reads: "Andy Blair"
Images
Warren Mulligan Ledger 1969
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71790
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Warren Mulligan fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger (hardcover) ; textual record
- Scope and Content
- The ledger contains the daily logs from 1 Jan. 1969- 31 Dec. 1969. The logs include appointments, events and tasks, including their corresponding times, that were carried out by Warren Mulligan while on duty at Oakalla Prison Farm. The logs may include personal information.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Warren Mulligan fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 ledger (hardcover) ; textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- MSS163-007
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FOIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FOIPPA
- Accession Number
- 2011-03
- Scope and Content
- The ledger contains the daily logs from 1 Jan. 1969- 31 Dec. 1969. The logs include appointments, events and tasks, including their corresponding times, that were carried out by Warren Mulligan while on duty at Oakalla Prison Farm. The logs may include personal information.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
Apartment Study 1969
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription71820
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969 (date of original); 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Apartment Study 1969 / 1969 June / reprinted 1981 December / Burnaby Planning Department."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1969 (date of original); 1981
- Collection/Fonds
- Planning Department fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 46205
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is the "Apartment Study 1969 / 1969 June / reprinted 1981 December / Burnaby Planning Department."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Notes
- Transcribed title
![Charmaine Yanko nursing a goat from a bottle, [1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-015.jpg?width=280)
Charmaine Yanko nursing a goat from a bottle
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74810
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko (later Bayntun) smiling at the camera as she nurses a goat from a bottle.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 549-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Charmaine "Sherrie" Yanko (later Bayntun) smiling at the camera as she nurses a goat from a bottle.
- Subjects
- Animals - Goats
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Charmaine Yanko nursing a goat from a bottle, [1969] (date of original), digitally copied 2012 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/540/549-015.jpg)
Testing physical fitness levels
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45517
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-412
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Crowded meeting room, [1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-418.jpg?width=280)
Crowded meeting room
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45523
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 22 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crowd gathered in a room. People are standing, talking to one another, with concerned looks on their faces. There are posters on the wall which read: "SATURDAY APRIL 5TH / MARCH IN SOLIDARITY / WITH THE MLF / THEIR FIGHT / IS OUR FIGHT" and "NORTH AMERICAN / CONFERENCE OF / ANTI-IM…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1969]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 22 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-418
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a crowd gathered in a room. People are standing, talking to one another, with concerned looks on their faces. There are posters on the wall which read: "SATURDAY APRIL 5TH / MARCH IN SOLIDARITY / WITH THE MLF / THEIR FIGHT / IS OUR FIGHT" and "NORTH AMERICAN / CONFERENCE OF / ANTI-IMPERIALIST (crossed out and written instead: ANTI-FASCIST) / YOUTH / MAY 7-12 1969"
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Crowded meeting room, [1969] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-418.jpg)
Testing physical fitness levels
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45528
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 18 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-423
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man riding a stationary bicycle that has been adapted to test his physical fitness. Dr. Eric W. Banister of the physical development centre at Simon Fraser University monitors him.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Testing physical fitness levels
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45529
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 18 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man breathing into a contraption to test his physical fitness.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 18 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-424
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man breathing into a contraption to test his physical fitness.
- Names
- Simon Fraser University
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lee children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19075
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lee children, identified from left to right: Darlene, Eleanor, Vivian, Angela, Ken, John, Vera, Wayne. The children are seated side by side on a sofa.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Larry Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Lee children, identified from left to right: Darlene, Eleanor, Vivian, Angela, Ken, John, Vera, Wayne. The children are seated side by side on a sofa.
- Accession Code
- BV022.19.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1969
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Adell Philips home on Spruce Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19092
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 21 Jan. 1969
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Adell Philips' home shortly after she moved in with her son Lea Philips. The house is located at 4085 Spruce Street, Burnaby. The front yard of the house is covered with snow with a shoveled path leading up to the front stairs.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Earl and Adell Philips family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Adell Philips' home shortly after she moved in with her son Lea Philips. The house is located at 4085 Spruce Street, Burnaby. The front yard of the house is covered with snow with a shoveled path leading up to the front stairs.
- Subjects
- Natural Phenomena - Snow
- Geographic Access
- Spruce Street
- Street Address
- 4085 Spruce Street
- Accession Code
- BV022.11.10
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 21 Jan. 1969
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "As it looks when we / moved to 4085 Spruce / Jan 21/69"
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "#129"
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19602
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 sound recordings (wav) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pe…
- 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) (68 min., 52 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (68 min., 53 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewees: Ellen and Bill Schwartz Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: May 15, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:08:52 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 information: Bill and Ellen Schwartz.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar and Researcher, Eric Damer. 00:00-16:47 Bill and Ellen share where they were born, grew up and went to school as citizens of the United States and how they met in Pennsylvania the 1970s. Bill and Ellen explain how in the 1970s, they were discouraged about the current politics in the United States under the Nixon administration and how they were inspired by the “back to the land” ideals, rejecting materialism and wanting an alternative lifestyle. With these ideals in mind, they recall how in 1972 they and a few other friends decided to leave the United States, move to British Columbia with the goal of buying land in the Okanagan or Kootenay region and starting a new lifestyle for themselves. Bill and Ellen recollect how they purchased 20 acres of land in Galena Bay in the Kootenays and how they lived in the area off and on until the early 1980s. They describe how they cleared three acres of land, built a cabin, put in a garden, chicken coop and honey bees. With the challenges of the isolated location and no access to electricity they explain how they decided that they had to live elsewhere in order to make a living. Ellen talks about working as a special education teacher in Revelstoke and Slocan and how Bill obtained his teaching certificate while they lived in Nelson. Bill and Ellen describe themselves as environmentalists and of how they both became active Provincial environmentalists during the construction of the Revelstoke Dam. Bill talks about getting work with the “Energy Van” program talking about energy conservation, renewable energy and recycling. They explain how after their first child was born in 1980, they returned to Galena Bay for about a year and a half until Bill was offered a job with the Department of Energy Conservation which lead them to move to Vancouver. 16:48 – 22:46 Bill and Ellen describe their first few years of living in Vancouver and at University of British Columbia while Ellen completed her master’s degree in creative writing. During this time, they had their second child. They recall how in 1988 how they purchased a house in Burnaby, selecting to live in the Deer Lake neighbourhood. They talk about the benefits of the neighbourhood including; a French immersion school for their children, proximity to the trails around Deer Lake and having transit close by. 22:47 – 33:55 Bill and Ellen talk about their consulting business “Polestar Communications”. A Burnaby based communications consulting firm composed of three people, Ellen and Bill and colleague Richard Banner. They describe how their business got started and some of the projects that they’ve worked on including; BC Hydro’s Power Smart Program, financial literacy curriculum that was introduced in B.C. schools and reports for the Province of British Columbia. Ellen and Bill convey how Bill has been a very active member with the City of Burnaby Environment Committee, the Steering Committee to develop a sustainable environmental strategy for Burnaby, how he’s been awarded for his contributions in coaching youth sports and other areas in which they have both volunteered. 33:56 – 43:07 Ellen describes how she got started in writing educational resources about the environment and how since she completed grad school in 1984, she’s published nineteen books. Ellen conveys how her first book was published and sold to the Province of British Columbia as part of the B.C. educational curriculum on the environment. Ellen talks about some of the children’s books that she’s written and published with themes including; social justice, the labour movement and racism in sports. Ellen describes some of her books and the research that she’s done. 43:08 – 51:04 Ellen and Bill Schwartz reflect on what they like about living in Burnaby. They talk about the benefits of their neighbourhood including; performances at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the Burnaby Blues and Roots Festival, the Burnaby Art Gallery and Deer Lake as well as having access to parks and community centres in Burnaby. 51:05-56:36 Bill and Ellen reflect on their involvement in the Jewish community, considering themselves non-secular Jews. Ellen talks about how they were involved with “Burquest” a Jewish Community Association and how they often observe some of the Jewish holidays including Hanukah and traditions including the Jewish coming of age ritual, bar mitzvah (masc.) and bat mistvah (fem.). Ellen mentions her involvement with the “Jone Betty Stuchner Oy Vey! Funniest Children’s book Award” where she acts a judge and her involvement with the Jewish Book festival and that she is a recipient of the Jewish Book award. 56:37 – 1:08:53 Bill and Ellen reflect on their 35 years living in Burnaby and how they’ve seen it change. They talk about the increased development and density in the city, how they are troubled by a lack of low income housing, the benefits and importance of public transportation and preservation of green space including Burnaby parks.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Ellen Schwartz was born in Washington, DC, (1950) but grew up in New Jersey. She attended the Universities of Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to a farm in Pennsylvania, where she met her future husband Bill Schwartz. Bill Schwartz grew up in and around Philadelphia (b. 1947), and attended Pennsylvania State University. After travelling, and discouraged with life in eastern America, he and Ellen decided that British Columbia held better prospects. Bill and Ellen quit their jobs in 1972 and moved to the Kootenay region where they adopted a “back to the land” lifestyle, a very new experience for both of them. After eight years of modest success, and occasional work in nearby towns, they opted to return to Vancouver where Bill had work and where they could raise a family more easily. They rented in Vancouver for a few years before moving to family housing at UBC, while Ellen studied creative writing. Bill founded a communications and writing company, and in 1988 they purchased a home in Burnaby. Ellen launched a new career as a writer, mainly for children young adults. Both were active in their careers, raising a family, and participating in local social and political activities. 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
- Education
- Environmental Issues
- Environmental Issues - Environmental Protection
- Geographic Features
- Geographic Features - Parks
- Housing
- Occupations
- Occupations - Entrepreneurs
- Occupations - Writers
- Persons - Volunteers
- Persons - Jewish Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Religions
- Religions - Judaism
- Names
- Schwartz, William "Bill"
- Schwartz, Ellen
- City of Burnaby
- Polestar Communications
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Responsibility
- Damer, Eric
- Accession Code
- BV023.16.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcription available on Heritage Burnaby
Images
![Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_001.jpg)
Documents
Audio Tracks
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
Interview with Ellen and Bill Schwartz, [1969-2023] (interview content), interviewed 15 May 2023
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0006_003.mp3![Dominion Bridge Company staff, [1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200300460005.jpg?width=280)
Dominion Bridge Company staff
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1738
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway, Vancouver (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Dominion Bridge Company staff gathered together inside the Biltmore Motor Hotel on Kingsway, Vancouver (most likely) for a Twenty-five Year Club Dinner.
- Subjects
- Celebrations
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Accession Code
- BV003.46.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1968]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For other photographs of the company staff in the same banquet hall, see BV003.46.5 - .7
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 09-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "D.C.P."
Images
![Dominion Bridge Company staff, [1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2000/200300460005.jpg)
![Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East, [1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0057_001.jpg?width=280)
Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3700
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing outside on the site of a plywood and lumber manufacturing business in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a group of men standing outside on the site of a plywood and lumber manufacturing business in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.57
- Date
- [1968]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East, [1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0057_001.jpg)
![Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East, [1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0058_001.jpg?width=280)
Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3701
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1968]
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a man and woman identified as Mr. and Mrs. Martinelli in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group are standing on the side walk in front of the Olympia Theatre (later known as the Roxy Th…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold Edward Winch collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 12.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a photograph of Harold Winch talking to a man and woman identified as Mr. and Mrs. Martinelli in his riding of Vancouver East during his re-election campaign for Member of Parliament in 1968. The group are standing on the side walk in front of the Olympia Theatre (later known as the Roxy Theatre) located at Nanaimo and Hastings Street in Vancouver.
- Names
- Winch, Harold Edward
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV013.12.58
- Date
- [1968]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photograph is a part of original scrapbook Item BV013.12.11
Images
![Harold Winch campaigning in Vancouver East, [1968] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2013/2013_0012_0058_001.jpg)