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ABOUT THE COLLECTION The Susan Tolway Family Fonds was donated to the Jewish Historical Society of BC by Susan Towley in February 2018 and digitizing began in January 2019. The JMABC Archives welcomes donations of material pertaining to the history of Jews in BC. This can include photographs, organizational documents, letters, meeting minutes, and items of many varied forms. If you have material you are considering donating, please contact the JMABC archivist to arrange a meeting. The fonds is a genealogical archive compiled by Susan Tolway. During the 1970’s and 1980’s Tolway traced her family tree back six generations to four families of origin: the Spilgs, the Woolfs, the Cohens, and the Balcons. The fonds contains photographs, newspaper articles, correspondence, marriage certificates, and death certificates for this family’s descendants. The Susan Tolway Family Fonds present a representative, and valuable, snapshot of the Jewish diaspora in British Columbia and beyond. This digital collection should be of interest to enthusiasts of local history, preservers of cultural heritage, or someone simply looking for a model on which to base their own do-it-yourself digital genealogy. The digitized version of this collection will enhance access to the fonds, particularly for those who cannot come in to the JMABC to view the original documents. ABOUT JMABC The Jewish Museum and Archives of BC is dedicated to the collecting and sharing of community memories of Jewish life in British Columbia. The ever-growing collection includes documents, photos, and oral histories that recount the history of our community. Through innovative exhibits and programming, the JMABC builds bridges with the diverse communities of BC and heightens awareness of the rich 150 year history of Jewish people in BC. Founded in 1971 as the Jewish Historical Society of BC, the JMABC collects and cares for documents, photographs, artifacts and oral histories chronicling all facets of our community’s history. The archives are housed in dedicated facilities and comprise over 315 linear metres of textual records, 300,000 photographs and 800 oral history interviews. To explore the full archives, go to https://archives.jewishmuseum.ca/
