Library and Archives Canada (LAC) acquires the Alexander Gardner “Sandy” Watson collection. The collection provides an important visual and written documentary record of the activities and success of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Flyers, a hockey team hastily assembled to represent Canada at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The collection includes over 200 … Read more
Library and Archives Canada, in partnership with the Hockey Hall of Fame, officially opened the exhibition, Hockey Marching as to War, recounting how the First World War impacted hockey players –men and women– and transformed organized hockey during and after the war. “The exhibition illustrates the different ways Canadians can learn more about important periods in their … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC), in partnership with the National Capital Commission (NCC), is planting 130 trees in the Capital’s Vincent Massey Park as part of a commemoration marking the digitization of the military service files of those who served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War. This project began as … Read more
Dr. Guy Berthiaume, the Librarian and Archivist of Canada, announced a new Documentary Heritage Communities Program that will provide $7.5 million in contributions over the next five years to support local documentary heritage communities from coast to coast to coast. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-4589.
Library and Archives Canada announced that Bellevue House National Historic Site, John A. Macdonald’s one time Kingston home, is hosting a special exhibition documenting the public face, private life, and enduring power of one of Canada’s most iconic political figures. Call 819-994-4589. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) along with the Toronto Public Library and TD Bank Group … Read more
Spurred by the success of the first phase of the photo identification project with Inuit communities from Nunavut, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is now expanding the project to all Aboriginal groups in Canada. This new chapter of Project Naming is a unique opportunity to contribute to the description and stewardship of Aboriginal cultural heritage … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced that it has purchased four watercolours by Robert Hood, a British officer who participated from 1819 to 1821 in an Arctic overland expedition to map the Coppermine River as part of the search for the Northwest Passage. LAC paid just under $90,000 for the watercolours. A significant addition to LAC’s … Read more
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced the acquisition of 10 items from the Winkworth Collection sold by auctioneer Christie’s in London, UK on April 1, 2015. In 2002 and 2008, LAC acquired the majority of the Winkworth Collection. This final instalment of artworks from the Winkworth Collection provides a glimpse into pre-Confederation and 19th-century life in Canada. … Read more
On the 100th anniversary of the birth of acclaimed Canadian photographer Malak (OC, MPA), Library and Archives Canada (LAC) is pleased to announce the acquisition of a significant amount of the artist’s photographic archives. The recent acquisition includes approximately 200,000 photographic transparencies and negatives, ca. 1968-2001, as well as 13 exhibition prints and textual records. … Read more
The Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF) in partnership with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced the opening of an exhibition on hockey and the First World War (FWW) to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the start of the war. The exhibition will highlight how the FWW impacted hockey players through artifacts, graphics, and interactive stations. Among the … Read more
