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Archives in Your Attic
1/13/2003
Archives in Your Attic
You have your Grandmother's passport, landing card, diary, letters from her sister on the farm, a stack of old photos and records of a ladies auxiliary club when she served as vice-president. Then there is the old family bible, Eaton s catalogues from the turn of the century, and Grandfather s ledger from his hardware store. Before you recycle those old papers and fading pictures, take another look. They just might be an important piece of history.
In celebration of Heritage Week, the Saskatchewan Archives in Regina is holding its first annual Archives in Your Attic event on Saturday, February 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Reference and Reading Rooms. Members of the public are invited to drop by the Archives and bring their personal archival documents. Items such as diaries, correspondence, old photographs, slides, papers, paintings, sketches, posters, certificates, maps and films may have more significance than you realize to the history of this province or to your own family. And the memorabilia doesn t have to date back three or four generations to have historical value even last years local political campaign literature or photographs of a family reunion may be worth preserving. You will receive free advice on preservation and storage of your archival items from a professional conservator and an archival evaluation from qualified appraisers. Help will also be available in researching the provenance of this material and your family history. Homestead records, Saskatchewan newspapers, passenger ship records 1881, 1891 and 1901 Census Records will also be available for research.
At 11:00 am and 1:00 pm there will be special screenings of the film The Face of Saskatchewan, the magnificent 1955 film narrated by W.O. Mitchell.
There is no charge for this event. Bring your family treasures down and find out how to preserve your records so that future generations can enjoy them. You may even discover that you have an item of provincial or national significance! Orientation tours of the facility will be held throughout the day, so if you have never visited an archives before, don t miss this opportunity.
The Saskatchewan Archives is located at 3303 Hillsdale Street, between Wascana Parkway and 23rd Avenue. Call 787-4068 for more information.
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