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My Favourite Collection – Erin Walsh, Port Hope Archives
It was Valentine’s Day 2013, when one of the most vibrant and interesting collections at the Port Hope Archives came through our door: the Capitol Theatre Poster Collection (PHA#2013.5). The collection consists of 14 hand-painted posters created by staff at … Continue reading
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The photograph comes from the collection of the Oshawa Community Archives and shows the members of the fire department in 1922. The fire hall shown in the background was located at the corners of Richmond and Simcoe Streets. Oshawa’s first … Continue reading
This Month’s Header
The photograph comes from the collection of the Oshawa Community Archives and shows the employees of the Oshawa Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company. The photograph shows the Centre Street location, where the company moved to between 1921 and 1928. A982.31.1
AAO 2014 Conference
We are less than a month away from the AAO Conference at UOIT in Oshawa. Registration will remain open until Friday, May 16. You can still register online here: http://aao-archivists.ca/event-1693121 Please contact the AAO Office at aao@aao-archivists.ca or 647-343-3334 if … Continue reading
Meet the Archivist – Emily Cartlidge, Northumberland County Archives
Up next is Emile Cartlidge, Archivist for the Northumberland County Archives. Emily graduated from Brock University with an honours degree in History. She continued on to earn her Masters in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Western Ontario. … Continue reading
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Meet the Archivist – Ciara Ward
The next member we are profiling is Ciara Ward. Ciara earned her Bachlor of Arts (honours) in Art History from Queen’s. She then was awarded a Master of Library and Information Sciences from the University of Western Ontario. Ciara isalso … Continue reading
Meet the Archivist – Leah-Ann Logel, Port Hope Archives
Our next member is Leah-Ann Logel of the Port Hope Archives. Leah-Ann is new to this position as she just started in February 2014, replacing Erin Walsh while she is off on maternity leave. She completed her honours degreee in … Continue reading
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Meet the Archivist – Sarah Ferencz, Whitby Archives
Our next member profile is that of Sarah Ferencz of the Whitby Archives. Sarah began as the Digitization Technician in 2009, in 2011 she became the Archivist Librarian and took on the role of Archivist in 2013 after the retirement … Continue reading
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Meet The Curator – Samantha George, Parkwood Estate National Historic Site
Our next member profile is that of Samantha George, Curator of Parkwood Estate National Historic Site (Parkwood NHS). A graduate from York University with a degree in History and Anothropology, Samantha obtained her diploma in Museum Studies from Algonquin College. … Continue reading
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Meet The Archivist – Jennifer Weymark, Oshawa Museum
In honour of Archives Awareness week, we at DRAAG wanted to give you a glimpse into who we are and what it is that we do day-to-day! Throughout this week we will be posting profiles on just some of the … Continue reading
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