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Brentwood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51415
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a panoramic view of the Brentwood Shopping Centre, taken from the parking lot.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-049
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a panoramic view of the Brentwood Shopping Centre, taken from the parking lot.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 4567 Lougheed Highway
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Brentwood Laundromat
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51391
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her daughter Wendy standing in front of a line of washing machines at what has been indentified as a laundromat in the Brentwood area.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-026
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Frances Johnston and her daughter Wendy standing in front of a line of washing machines at what has been indentified as a laundromat in the Brentwood area.
- Subjects
- Maintenance Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Centennial Concert
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51434
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately 20 students standing on a stage in front of a sign reading "A salute to Canada 1867-1967." The children are students at the Holy Cross Primary School participating in a Centennial concert.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-055
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately 20 students standing on a stage in front of a sign reading "A salute to Canada 1867-1967." The children are students at the Holy Cross Primary School participating in a Centennial concert.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Centennial Concert
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51435
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately 30 students standing on a stage in front of a sign reading "A salute to Canada 1867-1967." The children are students at the Holy Cross Primary School participating in a Centennial concert.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-056
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately 30 students standing on a stage in front of a sign reading "A salute to Canada 1867-1967." The children are students at the Holy Cross Primary School participating in a Centennial concert.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Centennial Concert
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51436
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately 100 students standing on a stage in front of a sign reading "A salute to Canada 1867-1967." The children are students at the Holy Cross Primary School participating in a Centennial concert.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-057
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately 100 students standing on a stage in front of a sign reading "A salute to Canada 1867-1967." The children are students at the Holy Cross Primary School participating in a Centennial concert.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Children on a toboggan
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51466
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six children sitting on a toboggan at the top of a snow-covered hill, at Alpha Secondary School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-067
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of six children sitting on a toboggan at the top of a snow-covered hill, at Alpha Secondary School.
- Names
- Alpha Secondary School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4600 Parker Street
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Children with toboggans
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51465
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nine children sledding on a hill at Alpha Secondary School. Four children and one adult can be seen standing at the top of the hill, three children are on one toboggan to the left and two children are sitting on their own sleds to the right.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-066
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nine children sledding on a hill at Alpha Secondary School. Four children and one adult can be seen standing at the top of the hill, three children are on one toboggan to the left and two children are sitting on their own sleds to the right.
- Names
- Alpha Secondary School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4600 Parker Street
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Church Bazaar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51468
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a small crowd of children and adults milling around tables set up outside Holy Cross School. A banner on the side of the building reads: "Welcome to Holy Cross Gala Carnival, Sat. June 8th, 2pm-10pm."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1968
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-069
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a small crowd of children and adults milling around tables set up outside Holy Cross School. A banner on the side of the building reads: "Welcome to Holy Cross Gala Carnival, Sat. June 8th, 2pm-10pm."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Fashion show
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51696
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a young girl walking down a runway in front of an audience. The photograph was taken in the Brentwood Mall during a fashion show and a number of stores can be seen in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-083
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a young girl walking down a runway in front of an audience. The photograph was taken in the Brentwood Mall during a fashion show and a number of stores can be seen in the background.
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Buildings - Commercial - Malls
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Street Address
- 4567 Lougheed Highway
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Graduation at Alpha Secondary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52767
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large crowd seated in the auditorium of Alpha Secondary School. A procession of teachers can be seen walking down the centre aisle towards the stage and a banner hung behind the stage reads: "Congratulations Grads."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-098
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a large crowd seated in the auditorium of Alpha Secondary School. A procession of teachers can be seen walking down the centre aisle towards the stage and a banner hung behind the stage reads: "Congratulations Grads."
- Subjects
- Ceremonies - Graduations
- Names
- Alpha Secondary School
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 4600 Parker Street
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross Primary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51409
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of girls leaving Holy Cross Primary School. Wendy Johnston is visible near the middle of the picture, running towards the camera with her school bag. The remainder of the people are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1965
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-043
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of girls leaving Holy Cross Primary School. Wendy Johnston is visible near the middle of the picture, running towards the camera with her school bag. The remainder of the people are unidentified.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross Primary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51413
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a panorama of the Holy Cross Primary School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1966
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a panorama of the Holy Cross Primary School.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross Primary School classroom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51417
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-051
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross Primary School classroom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51418
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The girls are seated at their desks on one side of the room and the boys are standing at the back of the class.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-052
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The girls are seated at their desks on one side of the room and the boys are standing at the back of the class.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross Primary School classroom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51419
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-053
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 5 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, and their teacher, in a habit. The students are each seated at their desks with the girls on one side of the room and the boys on the other.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross Primary School classroom
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51433
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 7 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, seated at their desks with their hands raised, smiling at their teacher, who is facing away from the camera, and dressed in a habit.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-054
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of nineteen students inside their grade 7 classroom at Holy Cross Primary school, seated at their desks with their hands raised, smiling at their teacher, who is facing away from the camera, and dressed in a habit.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross School Bazaar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51438
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately fifty children and adults walking or standing on a lawn between a row of decorated booths. The caption to this photograph indicates that it was taken during a school bazaar held by Holy Cross School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1967
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-059
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately fifty children and adults walking or standing on a lawn between a row of decorated booths. The caption to this photograph indicates that it was taken during a school bazaar held by Holy Cross School.
- Subjects
- Events
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Holy Cross School Fete
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51385
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people gathered for an event held by the Holy Cross School.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-020
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of people gathered for an event held by the Holy Cross School.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on photographer's list
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- 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.mp3
Rosary Procession
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51393
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty-five children participating in a rosary procession at Holy Cross Primary School. A choir can be seen to the left. All of the children are unidentified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1964
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-028
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of approximately twenty-five children participating in a rosary procession at Holy Cross Primary School. A choir can be seen to the left. All of the children are unidentified.
- Subjects
- Events
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Delta Avenue
- Street Address
- 1450 Delta Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
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