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ARCHIVES WEEK 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
February 4-10, 2008
1/25/2008
ARCHIVES WEEK 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4
CBC Radio Saskatchewan, Blue Sky program, 1:00 p.m. phone-in program about archives in Saskatchewan. SCAA Executive Director Carey Isaak and City of Saskatoon Archivist Jeff O Brien will be the guests.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Spotlight on the Past: Celebrity Readings from Archives in Saskatchewan
Frances Morrison Library, 311 23rd St. E. (Theatre), Saskatoon
7:30 p.m.
Baseball tips from Ty Cobb; author Wallace Stegner s defence; ideas for a new social order; the allure of the Temperance Colony; and the brightest, happiest social life in Western Canada. All this and more can be found in your local archives!
Join us for an evening of archival readings and discover Saskatchewan s past both frivolous and foundational.
With Readings By: Lieutenant Governor Gordon Barnhart, former Premier Allan Blakeney, writer and performer Brenda Baker, author and historian Don Kerr, CFQC news anchor Rob MacDonald, and author Yann Martel
Presented by the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists and the Saskatoon Public Library.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Spotlight on the Past:
Celebrity Readings from Archives in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Archives Board, 3303 Hillsdale Street, Regina
7:00 p.m.
Including Fred Clipsham, Tex Emery, Jennifer Gibson, Gursh Madhur, and Ruth Smillie.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8
Saskatchewan Archives Board Film Night
Theatre, Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Regina
7:00-10:00 p.m.
Showing of four short films from SAB holdings: Reflections by Richard Diener; Roger Ing s Utopia (Spiral Film Productions Ltd.); Home Town by Brett Bell; Riders 89 (CBC)
Free admission. Popcorn and snacks will be served and a cash bar will be available
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Roadmap to Your Past: Genealogy Open House at Saskatchewan Archives Board
Saskatchewan Archives Board Reading Room,
3303 Hillsdale Street, Main Floor
1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Come and discover some of the many genealogical resources and services at the Saskatchewan Archives Board to help you piece together your past. Displays and presentations by genealogical partners including Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society, the Saskatchewan Conference of the United Church of Canada, and the Anglican Church of Canada (Qu Appelle Diocese).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Archives Road Show at the Saskatoon Heritage Festival
Western Development Museum, Saskatoon
12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Representatives from a few of Saskatchewan's archival organizations will be at the festival to assist visitors with questions about archival research, resources available at local archives about visitors' research topics, taking care of personal and family archives, and archives in general. Institutions represented will include the Saskatchewan Archives Board, City of Saskatoon Archives, University of Saskatchewan Archives, Local History Room, Diefenbaker Canada Centre and the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists. They will have a variety of research tools as well as samples of their collections. The public is invited to take advantage of this panel of specialists to have any questions answered, or just come and look at the exhibits.
FREE ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS
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