Grants and Contributions

The main activities will be to inventory, catalogue, arrange, process, briefly describe and convert files and verify metadata for several born-digital archival acquisitions. The materials to be processed will be selected from various hybrid and born-digital fonds, including the collection of photographs from La Liberté (a French-language newspaper published in Manitoba since 1913).

Awakening our Old Stories is a preservation and restoration of 250 Anishinaabe Elder interviews from community gatherings, events, and meetings; indeed, the sharing and celebration of Wiikwemkoong Anishinaabek knowledge and the traditions will benefit current and future generations for years to come. The organization will be digitizing old VHS tapes, which hold a wealth of untapped knowledge, as the format is not conducive for current technology to share. The project is one year and includes Digitization, Classification, and Preservation of Elder Interviews, including Uploading to various platforms.

Through this project, the Charlotte County Archives, located in small town New Brunswick, will enhance access to its extensive holdings of 20,000 regional vernacular photographs by transferring catalogue records created by community volunteers into a user-friendly database with a significant online collection component. Key activities encompass the review of physical photographs, dating from the 1850s to 2000s, along with the many extant records and scans; establishment of standards for processing photographic materials; housing of physical photographs according to urgency; establishment of a new database incorporating best practices; migration of records and scans into the new database; and the implementation of an online collection representing a significant portion of the photograph collection

The overall objective of this project is to digitize a portion of the Red Rock Historical Society's Image and Audio Collection consisting of photographs, film videos, and audio interviews recorded on cassette tape. Key activities include hiring an intern to complete digitization activities and uploading digital assets to an online platform. Approximately 3,500 items will be digitized from the Image and Audio Collection related to the construction of the pulp and paper mill, the Prisoner of War camp, the construction of the community, community events and activities, significant community members, and major sporting events. The Red Rock Historical Society will be collaborating with the Thunder Bay Museum on training the individual hired for this project.

The Cheam Documentary Heritage Collection Project aims to gather, catalogue, preserve and present the Nation’s photographs, records, artwork and associated artifacts, which are currently at risk of damage due to improper and inadequate storage. Much of those heritage resources are stored in either the governance building or a seacan on the Cheam 1 Reserve and are not catalogued or digitized.

The objective of this project is to increase the accessibility of documentary aspects of the archaeological record related to projects carried out by the Museum of Ontario Archaeology between 1979 and 2010, specifically archaeological site reports and maps. There are 674 existing digitized files to process, and 236 maps to review which may be eligible for scanning.

This one-year project aims to make the fourth series of the Gil Photo* collection accessible. The following activities are based on this general objective: classification and description based on the Rules for Archival Description (RAD); improved conservation, replacement of containers and reclassification in the original order; dissemination of descriptions on the web portal and in the consultation room; free training on the use of digital research tools; and communications in the media and in the magazine Saguenayensia.

The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) plans to develop a comprehensive language audit in the CCA’s existing finding aids. It is the first stage towards adopting equitable and inclusive descriptive practices throughout all stages of archival management at the CCA. The CCA will first examine and critique its past methods to develop strategies and workflows for future description work. Using automated tools and manual verification, the CCA will search for outdated and harmful language that appear in the archival descriptions of 215 fonds.

The project has four main objectives: (1) to digitize the collection of approximately 5.0 linear meters of textual records and more than 2700 portraits, in relation with the pioneers and developers that came to live in Brome County and surrounding areas, beginning in 1783; (2) to preserve these documents according to accepted Canadian standards; (3) to describe and upload a visual copy of each document onto the Eastern Townships Archives Portal, accessible to the public; (4) to help renew our museum's permanent exhibits with new visual and descriptive material.

This project will ensure the preservation and accessibility of records added to the Stó:lo Library and Archives - thereby increasing access to, and awareness of, the history of the Stó:lo Nation, an organization of Stó:lo communities which has its roots in several forerunner organizations focused on Stó:lo governance and rights and title, including participation in the modern treaty process, dating back to the 1970s. These records were slated for shredding in 2021, as their previous repository was being demolished. Basic item lists were used to identify and "rescue" records of enduring value, but require further descriptions and cataloguing to ensure they are accessible.