The Chestico Museum was pleased to host the Council of Nova Scotia Archives(CNSA) Access and Reference workshop on September 23 and 24. This workshop was part of the CNSA’s core curriculum.
The instructor of the workshop was Karen White who is an Archives Advisor with the CNSA. Karen has a wealth of information about archival practices.
Nine people participated in the workshop and we definitely learned a lot during the two days!
Here’s a photo that was taken of the whole group:
The Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA) offers six basic courses in archival training which are given at member sites around the province. This month, the Chestico Museum is pleased to host the Access & Reference workshop on September 23 and 24.
This workshop is part of the CNSA Archival Certificate Program.
The cost of the workshop is $100 and the registration deadline is September 15.
For more information, or to register, please visit the CNSA page here.
Today a new website was launched – Nova Scotia Historical Newspapers Online. This project was sponsored by Libraries Nova Scotia and digitization was carried out in Halifax at the Nova Scotia Archives and in Sydney at the Beaton Institute.
All together, over 19,000 pages of digitized newspaper content have been produced. Sixteen papers have been included in the project with publication dates ranging from 1769 to 1991.
Prior to today it would have been necessary to travel to the institutions where these newspapers are housed in order to view them. Now they are just a mouse click away! Enjoy!
The annual Spring Conference held by the Council of Nova Scotia Archives (CNSA) was held in Halifax at the Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management building (NSARM) on University Avenue. Cathy Gillies, archives co-ordinator for the Chestico Museum, was able to attend. There were six very informative presentations on archival appraisal, both from a monetary and historical point of view. Such issues as the ethics of acquiring archival records, relations with donors and whether to include art objects or artifacts within an archives were some of the topics covered. Cathy, as representative of the museum, was able to participate in the Annual General Meeting of the CNSA. One of the new exciting ventures to be undertaken by the CNSA is a new website called “Routes to Your Roots” which will be hosted in conjunction with the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage. This website will cater to the visitor who wants to combine a bit of genealogy with a tour of the province and will direct the visitor to the various archives where specific information can be obtained.
