Durham Region Area Archives Group
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- Tomorrow night! Join us for an open house at the @UOIT and @durhamcollege Campus Library & Archives. #2018AAW https://t.co/yHff0ACp3k 2 years ago
- RT @whitbylibrary: Happy Archives Awareness Week (month)! Welcome to the Archives at the Whitby Public Library. This week our archivist wil… 2 years ago
- RT @whitbylibrary: Number 2 in our #Archive30 list is my favourite item. Without a doubt it's this cloth envelope from the Whit-Knit collec… 2 years ago
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- Next week is Archives Awareness Week! We hope you can join us on April 4 from 6 to 8 pm for an open house at the… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 2 years ago
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Implicit Bias and the Oshawa Museum’s Archival Collection
By Jennifer Weymark, Archivist This post was originally published on the Oshawa Museum’s Blog, December 4, 2020. What is implicit bias? The Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at Ohio State University defines it as such: also known … Continue reading
Archives Awareness Week 2020
Social distancing and self-isolation mean that Archives Awareness Week celebrations will look a little different this year. DRAAG thought this would be a great time to celebrate archives online and the many ways we can still access archival records and … Continue reading
Nursing Sisters in Canada – The Story of Mabel Bruce Evans
By Alexandra Geropoulos, Archivist – Clarington Museum and Archives When people recall World War I & II, many recall the men and women who bravely served and fought for their country during those dark periods in human history. Each community has … 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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My Favourite Collection – Megan Pugh, Whitby Archives
Cullen Hay Perry Letters One of my favourite collections at the Whitby Archives is the Cullen Hay Perry Letters from the First World War. Cullen Hay Perry was born in Whitby, Ontario on August 15, 1893 to John Ham Perry … Continue reading
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My Favourite Collection – Sarah Ferencz, Whitby Archives
Whitby Knitting Club Fonds The Whitby Knitting Club fonds is small enough to fit into one box but the story behind the club and its activities never cease to inspire me. Originally known as the Ten Monday Nighters, the club … 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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