Raising funds for Titanic survivors
In recent coverage of the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic there were, unsurprisingly, few Vancouver stories. Vancouver citizens …
Our New Online Search
The City of Vancouver Archives has a new online search! We’re excited about it for a number of reasons: It …
The Royal Cigarette Butt
Not officially part of our holdings—you won’t find it in our database—the Royal Cigarette Butt was acquired by the first …
Historypin update
We’ve written about our partnership with Historypin before, and the work of many of our volunteers to prepare images for …
Spotlight on volunteers – Racan Souiedan
Racan Souiedan volunteered with the Archives for several months in 2011. He left us to focus on writing his masters …
Spotlight on volunteers – Kira Baker
Kira Baker holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Simon Fraser University, where she completed a Joint Major in Arts …
Cocktails in Vancouver History
The Tales of the Cocktail tour is back in Vancouver for its second year. We found a few archival images …
Black History Month: What’s in the Archives?
People of African descent have been part of Vancouver history since before the City was established. It has been a …
Using Archivematica
UPDATE, February 18, 2015: Our January 2012 post linked to an article on opensourcearchiving.org. As the content on that domain …
Spotlight on Volunteers – Christine Tutt
Numerous projects outside the Archives staff’s regular course of business have been accomplished thanks to our many wonderful volunteers. Christine Tutt …