Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Announces Recipients of 2016-2017 Documentary Heritage Communities Program
June 14, 2016
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced the recipients of the second cycle of the Documentary Heritage Communities Program (DHCP).
In 2016-2017, the DHCP will provide $1.5 million in funding to 40 projects in local archival and library communities all across Canada.
| Organization | Project Title | Funding | Province | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenbow-Alberta Institute (Glenbow Museum)* | Geraldine and Douglas Moodie Collection | $52,690 | Alberta | Calgary |
| Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta | Jewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archival Collections Accessibility Project | $14,840 | Alberta | Calgary |
| Archives Society of Alberta * | Alberta Audio-Visual Preservation and Access Policy | $65,802 | Alberta | Edmonton |
| Heiltsuk Cultural Education Centre | Media Digitization and Description: Heiltsuk Traditional Use Studies Audio, Community Photographs | $15,000 | British Columbia | Bella Bella |
| Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre and Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Toronto ** | Windows into Nikkei History | $45,908 | British Columbia | Burnaby |
| Oliver and District Heritage Society | Archive Back-log Completion Project | $57,968 | British Columbia | Oliver |
| Archives Association of British Columbia | Digital Preservation Capacity Building in British Columbia | $15,513 | British Columbia | Port Coquitlam |
| Archives Association of British Columbia | Community Archives Regional Training and Development Clinics | $14,175 | British Columbia | Port Coquitlam |
| Bulkley Valley Historical and Museum Society | Collections Accessibility Project - Stage 2 | $47,025 | British Columbia | Smithers |
| Terrace and District Museum Society | Opening Our Collection: Upgrading Our Archival Database | $13,504 | British Columbia | Terrace |
| Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia | Temple Sholom Fonds Digitization Project | $12,407 | British Columbia | Vancouver |
| Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society for Education and Remembrance | Vancouver Holocaust Education Processing and Access Project | $21,621 | British Columbia | Vancouver |
| Vancouver Police Historical Society | Building Archival Foundations - Phase Two | $8,056 | British Columbia | Vancouver |
| Winnipeg Art Gallery | Digitization of Slides of Inuit Art from George Swinton Archives | $13,831 | Manitoba | Winnipeg |
| La société historique de Saint-Boniface | Digitizing the Union Nationale Saint-Joseph du Manitoba Fonds | $19,072 | Manitoba | Winnipeg |
| Council of Archives New Brunswick and Council of Nova Scotia Archives ** | Council of Nova Scotia Archives and Council of Archives New Brunswick Copyright Workshop | $13,294 | New Brunswick | Fredericton |
| Mahone Bay Founders' Society / Mahone Bay Museum | Shipbuilding and Community History Project | $13,603 | Nova Scotia | Mahone Bay |
| Dundas Historical Society Museum | Increasing Access to Archives | $14,972 | Ontario | Dundas |
| Jewish Federation of Ottawa - Ottawa Jewish Archives | Ottawa Jewish Archives Online - Digitization of Photographic Collections | $14,100 | Ontario | Ottawa |
| Canadian Council Archives | National Archive Description Bulk Import/Export Capability Development | $53,849 | Ontario | Ottawa |
| Canadian Council Archives | ARCHIVESCANADA Digital Preservation Service (ACDPS) | $99,776 | Ontario | Ottawa |
| Canadiana.org | Canadiana Software Developer | $44,430 | Ontario | Ottawa |
| Brant County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society | Digitization and Training Project | $8,280 | Ontario | Paris |
| Archives Association of Ontario | Advancing Archeion Phase ll: Community Capacity-building through Onsite Support | $43,266 | Ontario | Toronto |
| Toronto International Film Festival | Reel Heritage 2.0 | $27,500 | Ontario | Toronto |
| Multicultural History Society of Ontario | Increasing Access to Irreplaceable Records of Our Histories of Migration and Ethnicity | $99,573 | Ontario | Toronto |
| Connexions Archive & Library | News Collection Digitization and Virtual Exhibit Project | $14,400 | Ontario | Toronto |
| The Rector, Wardens and Vestry of St. Peter's Cathedral | A Strategic Plan for St Peter's Cathedral Archives | $13,932 | Prince Edward Island | Charlottetown |
| Société d'histoire de Drummond | Celanese: A Last Salvage | $40,028 | Quebec | Drummondville |
| Centre d'archives régional des Iles | Fonds and Collection Description and Management of Archival Services on Servers and Management Software | $84,200 | Quebec | Iles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Corporation du centre régional d'archives de Lanaudière | Preservation by Technological Transfer and Promotion of the Multimedia Document Collection of the Lanaudière Archives | $81,347 | Quebec | L'Assomption |
| McCord Museum | 75,000 Pages of History | $99,892 | Quebec | Montreal |
| Jewish Public Library Archives | Di Folks Archiv / People's Archive | $9,880 | Quebec | Montreal |
| Réseau des archives du Québec | Statistical portrait of Quebec Archival Centres and Services - Phase 2 | $54,650 | Quebec | Montreal |
| Association des archivistes du Québec | Creating a Professional Development Program - Phase 2 | $39,400 | Quebec | Quebec |
| Literary and Historical Society of Quebec | The Literary and Historical Society of Québec Transactions: The Intellectual Heritage of Québec's English-Speaking Community | $22,800 | Quebec | Quebec |
| Musée régional de Rimouski | Archives and Heritage: A Vast Laboratory | $77,891 | Quebec | Rimouski |
| Comité du patrimoine de Ripon | A Living Past: Promoting and Preserving the Archival Legacy of Yvette Séguin-Thériault and the Families of Ripon | $14,900 | Quebec | Ripon |
| Société historique de la Saskatchewan | Building Archival Foundation and Practices | $46,625 | Saskatchewan | Regina |
| Teslin Tlingit Council | Box of Daylight (Knowledge) | $50,000 | Yukon | Teslin |
* Multi-year Contribution Recipient 2015-2016
** Project being undertaken in partnership by both organizations
News Releases:
- Seventeen projects funded in Northern and Western Canada – Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada’s documentary heritage
- Ten projects funded in Ontario – Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada’s documentary heritage
- Ten projects funded in Québec – Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada’s documentary heritage
- Three projects funded in Atlantic provinces – Library and Archives Canada announces $1.5 million in funding to help local communities preserve Canada’s documentary heritage
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