Grants and Contributions

The collection of the Société historique du Saguenay includes the first documents collected by the organization, which date back to 1934. The series were processed differently in different periods, and they were inventoried in multiple formats (manuscripts, Kardex, etc.). Some documents are virtually inaccessible given their complicated retrieval process. The project involves facilitating access to the collection by standardizing its finding aids and making them more comprehensive and freely available through a single portal. The project will also increase the organization's capacity to sustainably conserve the collection’s archives and digital data.

The collection of the Société historique du Saguenay includes the first documents collected by the organization, which date back to 1934. The series were processed differently in different periods, and they were inventoried in multiple formats (manuscripts, Kardex, etc.). Some documents are virtually inaccessible given their complicated retrieval process. The project involves facilitating access to the collection by standardizing its finding aids and making them more comprehensive and freely available through a single portal. The project will also increase the organization's capacity to sustainably conserve the collection’s archives and digital data.

The old and rare books collection of the Centre d’accès à l’information juridique includes 30,765 published before 1901, with the oldest dating back to the 16th century.

This project aims to slow the deterioration of old and rare books by cleaning them and restoring selected works of incalculable heritage value. It also aims to make parts of Quebec’s and Canada’s legal heritage accessible by digitizing specific works for future inclusion in a virtual exhibition.

Following the opening of the new Centre des archives fransaskoises, the organization plans to deliver a meaningful project for the Fransaskois community, with support from several partners and mentors (Library and Archives Canada, Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, etc.). The project aims to digitize, index and provide access to L’Eau vive, Saskatchewan’s Francophone community newspaper; compile and showcase preserved documentary heritage; rally the community around the new Centre des archives fransaskoises and meet the urgent needs of researchers.

Following the opening of the new Centre des archives fransaskoises, the organization plans to deliver a meaningful project for the Fransaskois community, with support from several partners and mentors (Library and Archives Canada, Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, etc.). The project aims to digitize, index and provide access to L’Eau vive, Saskatchewan’s Francophone community newspaper; compile and showcase preserved documentary heritage; rally the community around the new Centre des archives fransaskoises and meet the urgent needs of researchers.

The Government House Historical Society (GHHS) will organize documents related to its establishment in 1969. These include assets from the Lieutenant Governor's Office, the Provincial Capital Commission and the GHHS.

The organization will catalogue and store documents for future access by staff, volunteers and the public. This phase will identify the scope and volume of the collection and guide the organization on future steps.

The GHHS will hire an archivist to convert existing materials to a consistent file format, establish processes to preserve current and future assets, and research database management software to catalogue documents. In addition, the GHHS will train collection stakeholders.

The Jewish Western Bulletin began as a local Jewish community newspaper in British Columbia in 1925. Known today as The Jewish Independent, the paper provided a community space for all, "regardless of affiliation, politics, gender, orientation, ability, denomination or age, to find out what their Jewish community has to offer."

The Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia (JMABC) collected these newspapers for decades, and in 2006 it worked with Simon Fraser University to digitize them. In 2011, the JMABC acquired the research and photographic collection that supported the newspaper from 1970 to the early 2000s. This project involves processing these files and making them accessible.

The project to digitize La Parole and The Spokesman involves preserving these newspapers digitally and making them publicly accessible online. A bilingual project, it will feature French and English newspapers. The requirements for the project overall include setting up a digitization room, training employees, procuring optical character-recognition software and developing a user-friendly web interface.

The project to digitize La Parole and The Spokesman involves preserving these newspapers digitally and making them publicly accessible online. A bilingual project, it will feature French and English newspapers. The requirements for the project overall include setting up a digitization room, training employees, procuring optical character-recognition software and developing a user-friendly web interface.

This project involves a partnership to conserve a full set of the Ambrose F. Church maps (1864–1888), showing 18 counties of Nova Scotia. The current project involves the first five maps. Designed for topographical reference, the maps also include head-of-household names and precise locations for all homes in late 19th-century Nova Scotia.

The surviving maps are small in number and mostly deteriorating. Following conservation and preservation, they can be digitized and linked (to census data, genealogical information, other map overlays, etc.) and extended across time. The result will be a huge asset for Canadians researching family history in Nova Scotia, and a major resource for social history scholars.