The South Peace Regional Archives in Alberta has produced a six-minute video, Create a Family Legacy, about what happens to our personal records, photos, and artifacts when we donate them to an archival repository.
Screen capture of South Peace Regional Archives’ video, “Create a Family Legacy.” August 2014.
On the Archives’ website, they explain why donations are important: “An Archives depends on people donating their historical records in order to build a record of the community’s history for the benefit of present and future generations.”
While archival repositories cannot afford to accept everything that is offered to them, it is interesting to see how the archivists at South Peace Regional Archives handle personal archives once they have been donated.
The sections under the video, such as FAQs about donating records and the types of records that are important to a community to preserve, are also worth reading.
The video is available on the South Peace Regional Archives’ website.
South Peace Regional Archives was established in January 2000, the first regional archives in Alberta. Located in the Grande Prairie Museum, it is funded by four municipalities: the City of Grande Prairie, the County of Grande Prairie, the Municipal District of Greenview, and the Municipal District of Spirit River.
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