iPRES International Conference on Digital Preservation 2015
This past November I attended iPRES 2015. iPRES is one of the foremost international conferences on digital preservation, and the …
New in the public domain 2016
On January 1st, the copyright expired for some of our holdings: they are now in the public domain in Canada. …
Happy Holidays
The Archives will be closed from noon December 24 to 9am Monday, January 4. This 1891 Christmas menu from …
Merging Time: A Modern Perspective
The popular photography exhibit, Merging Time, is now showing at the City of Vancouver Archives gallery. This year’s collection features …
The 2015 Vancity Theatre Screenings are now on YouTube
We had another successful run showcasing our moving image series at the Vancity Theatre this past November. Every year, we …
Giving the gift of history
It’s that time of year again, the season of giving. Stuck for holiday gift ideas? Why not give the gift …
The Archives at Vancity Theatre – A Distant Mirror & Reflecting the City
The Archives returns to the Vancity Theatre this November with Vancouver – A Distant Mirror. Over the summer, we worked …
Friends of the Vancouver Archives Photographic Cold Storage Facility
We have a specialized, custom-built freezer to provide the highest standard of care for the storage of our photographic materials. …
Putting the Goad’s 1912 Plan into Open Historical Map
We’ve had great response to making Goad’s 1912 Fire Insurance map available as a Vanmap layer and as downloadable open …
More improvements to our online search
We’ve recently updated our online search to add a few new features. DATE SEARCH In response to your suggestions, we …