The Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club was founded in 1957. Its purpose was to provide a network for local businesswomen. The club sponsored international dinners, a graduation tea, & two scholarships. The club disbanded in 1977.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of scrapbooks and a financial ledger.
Notes
Title based on the content of the fonds. For conservation reasons, researchers are requested to use photocopies of the original Club records.
The fonds includes minutes, correspondence, reports and plans, arts and crafts festival publicity, constitution, financial records, and scrapbook of the Kitimat Crafts Alive Society.
Kitimat Crafts Alive Society was formed in 1980. Its purposes included the promotion of arts and crafts in Kitimat by hosting and arts and crafts festival twice a year. The Society became inactive in 1983.
Scope and Content
The fonds includes minutes, correspondence, reports and plans, arts and crafts festival publicity, constitution, financial records, and scrapbook of the Kitimat Crafts Alive Society.
The Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat) was formed in 1983 to coordinate the local arrangements of the Northern BC Winter Games held in Kitimat in February 1985. The Committee disbanded shortly after the conclusion of the Games.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of minutes, program, guest book and scrapbook of the Northern BC Winter Games Committee (Kitimat).
300 digital photographs : colour ; various sizes received via e-mail 2018/09/13, transfered to server
History / Biographical
After fighting in WWII in Holland and seeing action, Walter Turkenburg was offered to go anywhere and he chose the West Coast of Canada, Vancouver. He arrived not speaking any English, and at some point made it to Kitimat where he worked on the Aluminum project (official employment status unknown). After working in Kitimat, Walter made his way back to Vancouver where he met his wife, Faye. Faye was from Saskatchewan where the couple ultimately ended up living.
Custodial History
Jerry Turkenburg sent these images to Phil Germuth, who then (with permission) sent them to the Museum. Jerry Turkenburg is the son of Walter Turkenburg.
Scope and Content
Colour photographs - 300 (digital images only.) Photographs of smeltersite, town construction, etc.
Notes
In 2019 Jerry Turkenburg called and spoke with Denise Pedro. He gave verbal permission to use the images as we see fit.
