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Enhancing Collective Memory
2014 will be a year of remembrance as Canada prepares to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War. Municipal, provincial, federal, corporate, community, and historical archives all contain records and important information that can be … Continue reading
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2014 Archives Association of Ontario Conference
May 2014 will see the annual conference of the Archives Association of Ontario (AAO) take place at UOIT in Oshawa. The conference is being hosted by DRAAG and promises to be a wonderful opportunity to delve deeper into the roles that archives … Continue reading
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World War I
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War. This war is a pivotal turning point in the history of warfare, as it saw the shift towards modern weapons and tactics. Many local archives contain … Continue reading
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Christmas Potluck
DRAAG will once again be hosting a Christmas Pot Luck on Friday, December 13 beginning at 5:30. The social will be held at the beautiful Guy House, part of the Oshawa Community Museum. We will also tour through Henry House, … Continue reading
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This Month’s Header
This month’s header comes from the collection of the Oshawa Community Archives. The photograph, donated to the Archives in 1966, shows the 116th Battalion returning to Oshawa from Niagara Camp. Circa 1916. The 116th Battalion was recruited and fostered in … Continue reading
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This Month’s Header
This month’s header photograph comes from the collection of the Port Hope Archives. The photograph is of the Bluestone Campers group, circa 1900. The photograph was taken by Mr. E.T. Hambly, whose studio was located on Queen Street in downtown … Continue reading
Historical Show and Tell
Our Second Annual Archives Awareness Week event was held last night and it was truly a success. Visitors enjoyed learning more about postmortem photographs, circus fleas, amazing scrapbooks, a letter from our first Prime Minister, a plane crash in downtown … Continue reading
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Northumberland County Archives Celebrates First Year
On Saturday, April 6 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., the Northumberland County Archives will host an Open House to celebrate its first anniversary and the Province-wide Archives Awareness Week. The event will be held in the Archives rooms of the … Continue reading
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Archives Awareness Week
The first week of April is Archives Awareness Week. This year we thought we would put on a little show and tell. Archivists from throughout the Durham Region will bring with them some of the weirdest, most interesting or just … Continue reading
This Month’s Header
This month’s header comes to us from the collection of the Markham Museum & Archives. Description: Black and white photograph showing a group of men posing in front of a steam engine on the Reesor Farm – Lot 14, Conc … Continue reading
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