Members of Friends of the Provincial Archives examine an historic ledger during their July 18, 2012 meeting at the Regina office of the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan: (l-r). Lynn McCaslin, Darlene Clifford, Celeste Rider, Keith Foster, Gord Goddard, Jean Freeman.
(Photographer: Frank Korvemaker)
The Friends of the Provincial Archives (FOSA) consist of interested individuals from throughout Canada wishing to support the Archives through volunteer work, advocacy, promotional activities and social events.
Regina Friends
The Regina-based Friends meet to review past activities and plan future programs and events. The 2018 schedule for the Regina area meetings is as follows:
April 18 (1:30 p.m.), September 19 (1:30 p.m.) and November 21 (1:30 p.m.).
All meetings are held at the Provincial Archives, located at 3303 Hillsdale Street.
Saskatoon Friends
Information will be posted as meetings are scheduled. Please check back for updates.
Current projects include:
- Regina Photo Project – helps upgrade the textual information documented in the Provincial Archives photographic collection.
1885 Canadian Pacific Railway Telegraph Ledger Transcription Project – focuses on the transcription of handwritten telegrams to and from the war front during the final months of the 1885 North-West Resistance. Working from digital images of the telegrams, Friends from all over Saskatchewan and across the world can contribute to making this rich piece of history more accessible.
- The Saskatoon Outreach Photograph and Documents Project - locates interesting photographs and documents for use in various outreach projects. This includes photos that are unidentified or under-identified in the Provincial Archives collection.
Annual Reports
To join the Friends of the Saskatchewan Archives, please contact:
- FOSA-Regina area liaison, at fosa.regina@gmail.com
- FOSA-Saskatoon area liaison, at fosa.saskatoon@gmail.com
Mailing address (Regina): Friends of the Provincial Archives, c/o Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, P.O. Box 1665, Regina SK S4P 3C6
Mailing address (Saskatoon): Friends of the Provincial Archives, c/o Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, Room 91, Murray Building, 3 Campus Drive, Saskatoon SK S7N 5A4
Members of the Friends of the Provincial Archives
