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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.

OrganizationProject TitleFundingProvinceCity
Glenbow-Alberta Institute (Glenbow Museum)*Geraldine and Douglas Moodie Collection$52,690AlbertaCalgary
Jewish Historical Society of Southern AlbertaJewish Historical Society of Southern Alberta Archival Collections Accessibility Project$14,840AlbertaCalgary
Archives Society of Alberta *Alberta Audio-Visual Preservation and Access Policy$65,802AlbertaEdmonton
Heiltsuk Cultural Education CentreMedia Digitization and Description: Heiltsuk Traditional Use Studies Audio, Community Photographs$15,000British ColumbiaBella Bella
Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre and Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre of Toronto **Windows into Nikkei History$45,908British ColumbiaBurnaby
Oliver and District Heritage SocietyArchive Back-log Completion Project$57,968British ColumbiaOliver
Archives Association of British ColumbiaDigital Preservation Capacity Building in British Columbia$15,513British ColumbiaPort Coquitlam
Archives Association of British ColumbiaCommunity Archives Regional Training and Development Clinics$14,175British ColumbiaPort Coquitlam
Bulkley Valley Historical and Museum SocietyCollections Accessibility Project - Stage 2$47,025British ColumbiaSmithers
Terrace and District Museum SocietyOpening Our Collection: Upgrading Our Archival Database$13,504British ColumbiaTerrace
Jewish Museum and Archives of British ColumbiaTemple Sholom Fonds Digitization Project$12,407British ColumbiaVancouver
Vancouver Holocaust Centre Society for Education and RemembranceVancouver Holocaust Education Processing and Access Project$21,621British ColumbiaVancouver
Vancouver Police Historical SocietyBuilding Archival Foundations - Phase Two$8,056British ColumbiaVancouver
Winnipeg Art GalleryDigitization of Slides of Inuit Art from George Swinton Archives$13,831ManitobaWinnipeg
La société historique de Saint-BonifaceDigitizing the Union Nationale Saint-Joseph du Manitoba Fonds$19,072ManitobaWinnipeg
Council of Archives New Brunswick and Council of Nova Scotia Archives **Council of Nova Scotia Archives and Council of Archives New Brunswick Copyright Workshop$13,294New BrunswickFredericton
Mahone Bay Founders' Society / Mahone Bay MuseumShipbuilding and Community History Project$13,603Nova ScotiaMahone Bay
Dundas Historical Society MuseumIncreasing Access to Archives$14,972OntarioDundas
Jewish Federation of Ottawa - Ottawa Jewish ArchivesOttawa Jewish Archives Online - Digitization of Photographic Collections$14,100OntarioOttawa
Canadian Council ArchivesNational Archive Description Bulk Import/Export Capability Development$53,849OntarioOttawa
Canadian Council ArchivesARCHIVESCANADA Digital Preservation Service (ACDPS)$99,776OntarioOttawa
Canadiana.orgCanadiana Software Developer$44,430OntarioOttawa
Brant County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society Digitization and Training Project$8,280OntarioParis
Archives Association of OntarioAdvancing Archeion Phase ll: Community Capacity-building through Onsite Support$43,266OntarioToronto
Toronto International Film FestivalReel Heritage 2.0$27,500OntarioToronto
Multicultural History Society of OntarioIncreasing Access to Irreplaceable Records of Our Histories of Migration and Ethnicity$99,573OntarioToronto
Connexions Archive & LibraryNews Collection Digitization and Virtual Exhibit Project$14,400OntarioToronto
The Rector, Wardens and Vestry of St. Peter's CathedralA Strategic Plan for St Peter's Cathedral Archives$13,932Prince Edward IslandCharlottetown
Société d'histoire de DrummondCelanese: A Last Salvage$40,028QuebecDrummondville
Centre d'archives régional des IlesFonds and Collection Description and Management of Archival Services on Servers and Management Software$84,200QuebecIles-de-la-Madeleine
Corporation du centre régional d'archives de LanaudièrePreservation by Technological Transfer and Promotion of the Multimedia Document Collection of the Lanaudière Archives$81,347QuebecL'Assomption
McCord Museum 75,000 Pages of History$99,892QuebecMontreal
Jewish Public Library ArchivesDi Folks Archiv / People's Archive$9,880QuebecMontreal
Réseau des archives du QuébecStatistical portrait of Quebec Archival Centres and Services - Phase 2$54,650QuebecMontreal
Association des archivistes du QuébecCreating a Professional Development Program - Phase 2$39,400QuebecQuebec
Literary and Historical Society of QuebecThe Literary and Historical Society of Québec Transactions: The Intellectual Heritage of Québec's English-Speaking Community$22,800QuebecQuebec
Musée régional de RimouskiArchives and Heritage: A Vast Laboratory$77,891QuebecRimouski
Comité du patrimoine de RiponA Living Past: Promoting and Preserving the Archival Legacy of Yvette Séguin-Thériault and the Families of Ripon$14,900QuebecRipon
Société historique de la SaskatchewanBuilding Archival Foundation and Practices$46,625SaskatchewanRegina
Teslin Tlingit CouncilBox of Daylight (Knowledge)$50,000YukonTeslin

* Multi-year Contribution Recipient 2015-2016
** Project being undertaken in partnership by both organizations

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