Title:
Digital Access to Forest Worker History
Agreement Number:
2425-0095
Agreement Value:
$28,874.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The Kaatza Historical Society wishes to digitize its forest industry and community archival collections, to both increase access to researchers and the public and to preserve its collections. The Society wishes to use the Documentary Heritage Community Grant to pay the wages of an archivist and a digitization intern. The funding would be used to digitize in-house and increase access to several collections, including 3 photo collections and 2 newspaper collections.
Organization:
Library and Archives Canada
Expected Results:
The short-term result of this project will be that the Kaatza Station Museum & Archives will have a digital backup of 22,000 photos and 1,300 newspaper issues. In addition, a key outcome of this project will be that a key collection of Canadian documentary heritage will be safely conserved. Considering that many of the early newspapers are fragile, the less the physical issues have to be handled, the better. Creating accessible digital copies will also preserve these collections in case of fire, flood, or degradation caused by time.
Location:
Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, CA V0R 2G0
Reference Number:
129-2025-2026-Q1-00035
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
128722618 RR0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Kaatza Historical Society
Program:
Documentary Heritage Communities Program
Program Purpose:
The Documentary Heritage Communities Program supports the development of Canada's local archival and library communities by increasing their capacity to preserve, provide access to, and promote local documentary heritage.