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The image comes from the archival collection of the Oshawa Museum. The photograph is of the first overseas draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. A Depot Battalion were created to train later recruits and draftees who … Continue reading
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Pre-Conference Symposium
Registration Now Open For the “Series Symposium” AAO Pre-Conference Event Date: Tuesday April 25, 2017 Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: City of Toronto Archives (255 Spadina Road – near Dupont subway station) Coffee/tea and lunch will be provided! The … Continue reading
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Ajax Archives – 1967
The development of the Town of Ajax can be directly tied to World War II and the location of Defence Industries Limited (DIL), the largest shell filling plant in the British Commonwealth. Given that the town did not exist in … Continue reading
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Northumberland County Archives – 1867 and 1967
On January 9, 1967, Cobourg town council held their inaugural meeting in the courtroom of Victoria Hall dressed in authentic reproduction costumes reminiscent of the 1867 period. Minutes from the 1867 town council meeting were read by the town clerk, … Continue reading
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Whitby Archives – 1867 and 1967
1867 In 1867, the Town of Whitby threw a big party to celebrate Canada’s first birthday on July 1. The plan for Dominion Day was printed in local newspapers and 8000 people came from the surrounding area to take part … Continue reading
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Oshawa Museum – 1867 and 1967
This year marks the 150th Anniversary of Confederation. The year will be filled with celebrations, retrospection and imagining where this country will be in another 150 years. To begin the celebration, member institutions of DRAAG have looked through their holdings … Continue reading
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Archives Awareness Week
From April 3 to 9, archives across Ontario will be celebrating Archives Awareness Week. This annual event is designed to raise awareness of the many resources that can be found in Ontario’s many archival collections. What is an archives? The … Continue reading
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Call For Papers
The Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) is pleased to announce its Call for Papers for the 2017 AAO Conference to be held 26-28 April 2017 in Toronto, Ontario (please note the conference is earlier this year so preparation deadlines have … Continue reading
DRAAG is hosting a Workshop
How to Run a Successful Oral History Project Date: Saturday October 29, 2016 – 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Place: University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa (2000 Simcoe St N, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4) *ERC 1058 at the North … Continue reading
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Meet the Law Librarian – Ciara Ward, Northumberland Law Association
Today we meet law librarian Ciara Ward. What do you do at the Northumberland County Law Association? I am the Librarian. What my job entails varies day-to-day; I am in charge of managing the Library Budget we are given every … Continue reading
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