We have a wonderful new article by the renowned archivist, Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social on our website. It provides a lot of food for thought about how we can make archives stronger and more sustainable. heritageadvocacy.ca/advocacy-act...

Advocacy, Activism, and Archives/Défense des droits, Militantisme et Archives

Clean-up following the Halifax Explosion. Credit: Halifax Municipal Archives. Opération de nettoyage après l’explosion d’Halifax. Crédit : Archives municipales d’Halifax. Laura Mi…

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The deadline for applications for the position of Director of Archives at the Royal BC Museum has been extended to Friday August 21, 2026. Please share with your networks. I hope this position is filled by someone with exceptional archival understanding, insight, and vision. lnkd.in/p/gii2QkCr

BAND 4 - Director of Archives | Laura Millar

The deadline for applications for the position of Director of Archives at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria has been extended to Friday August 21, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PST). Please share with your networks...

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Please circulate this call for applications for the Director of Archives at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. The application deadline is August 5, 2026. Thank you. Laura Millar www.eluta.ca/spl/band-4-d...

A reminder that the call for applications for the 2026 Reksten Community Archives Grant (formerly the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund) is still open until July 6, 2026. Please share the news widely. Visit our website at friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com/trmf/ for more application guidelines and details.

Reksten Community Archives Grant

Terry Reksten The Friends of BC’s Archives (FBCA) administers the Reksten Community Archives Grant, which was first established in 2002 as the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund, in honour of the po…

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Laura Millar@millarlaura.bsky.social · 5mo ago

As FBCA Vice President, I’m excited to announce this year‘s call for applications for the Reksten Community Archives Grant. See the website for details. Please consider becoming a member of FBCA or donating to support our efforts to advocate for archives across BC! www.facebook.com/share/1CnKWM...

The Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) Board of Directors has released the Archives Canada Working Group (ACWG) 2026 final report on Archives Canada. See: lnkd.in/gbjfEpPV. The future of Canadian archives is under severe stress. I urge everyone concerned about archival services to read and respond.

I am excited to be en route to Tallinn, Estonia to present the keynote speech at this year’s convention of ICARUS (International Centre for Archival Research) to offer thoughts on the importance of “finding the teachable moments” to raise public awareness of records, archives, & evidence. #archives

As FBCA Vice President, I’m excited to announce this year‘s call for applications for the Reksten Community Archives Grant. See the website for details. Please consider becoming a member of FBCA or donating to support our efforts to advocate for archives across BC! www.facebook.com/share/1CnKWM...

I encourage anyone interested in the future of archives, history, research, and accountability across Canada to join this meeting and help identify strategies for advocacy/awareness raising for galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. April 17, 2026: 12 noon ET. www.linkedin.com/posts/laura-...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: A Discussion on Federal Funding Cuts to GLAMs in Canada. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. | Laura Millar

I encourage archivists, historians, genealogists, First Nations researchers and others interested in the future of archives, history, research, and accountability across Canada to join this meeting an...

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AND... if you are already a member of FBCA, thank you. If not, please join us! FBCA is now the Friends of British Columbia’s Archives, with a mission to advocate for archival collections, institutions, and research across British Columbia. We value your support! See friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com

Laura Millar@millarlaura.bsky.social · 7mo ago

A reminder about event coming up on Sunday, live and online. Frans Boas, James Teit and Early 20th Century Salish Ethnography: Sunday, March 15, 2026 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm. In Person at Royal BC Museum Conference Hall & Online via Zoom Zoom Link Registration us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

A reminder about event coming up on Sunday, live and online. Frans Boas, James Teit and Early 20th Century Salish Ethnography: Sunday, March 15, 2026 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm. In Person at Royal BC Museum Conference Hall & Online via Zoom Zoom Link Registration us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com/indigenous-r... Please share the call for applications for the 2026 Indigenous Research Grant co-sponsored by FBCA and RBCM. The grant supports access by Indigenous researchers to archives held by BC Archives & Royal BC Museum. Details are in the guidelines.

The enduring wisdom of @djrothkopf.bsky.social : we must batten down the hatches of democracy. The next transition in Washington will not be a normal one. There will be massive efforts to destroy records, pardon officials who did criminal things, steal, & sabotage. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...

A Dose of Hard Truths

Don't look away. These issues must be understood and addressed.

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As @dgraham.bsky.social writes: “democracy requires voters having access to accurate and shared information [to] assess the claims that the government makes.“ More precisely, we need access to authentic, reliable sources of EVIDENCE, protected from manipulation from the moment they are made. #facts

David A. Graham@dgraham.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The CIA World Factbook was such an amazing revelation for geriatric Millennials like me. It's demise is part of the Trump administration's war on information—on assault not just on truth but on basic data www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Please share news of this online workshop by the Friends of the British Columbia Archives and Archives Association of British Columbia. Behind the Scenes: Archival Donations and Appraisal Lisa Glandt and Lara Wilson Sunday, February 22 2026 | 2:00pm Register Here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FELLOWSHIP IN RECORDS AND ARCHIVES — WIPO, GENEVA Please share this call for applications widely and please encourage new(er) professionals in your communities to consider applying. Contract Duration-12 months Application Deadline: 09-Jan-2026 wipo.taleo.net/careersectio...

"I did not know that we had so many cowards in this country. . . These people won't even defend the institutions that they say are so great. The greatest deliberative body has nothing to say about it? You all are cowards." - Ta-Nehisi Coates Take three minutes and watch this video.

A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 12mo ago

“Tell your children who the cowards were.”

The next Friends of the BC Archives presentation has been moved to the University of Victoria. Please join us October 19, in person or via Zoom, to hear Brian Carpenter speak about the American Philosophical Society’s Indigenous collections. See friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com for details.

I just finished reading this fascinating book by my colleague and friend Dr. Elizabeth Shepherd of @ucl.ac.uk. Highly recommended, especially for anyone interested in the (many) challenges facing female archivists in early 20th-century England. #archives #women www.routledge.com/Pioneering-W...

Pioneering Women Archivists in Early 20th Century England

This book tells the story of four remarkable women who laid the foundations of English local archives in the early 20th century: Ethel Stokes, Lilian Redstone, Catherine Jamison and Joan Wake. The boo...

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Did I mention the slippery slope to hell? #evidence #amatteroffacts

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When an institution tasked with preserving a nation's history begins erasing major events like presidential impeachments, it is not protecting the past; it is rewriting it. "Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum" www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Truth is incontrovertible. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it. But there it is. Winston Churchill 1915 #amatteroffacts #evidence

Alexandra Petri@petridishes.bsky.social · last yr.

Donald Trump Declares Victory Over Statistics

It was delightful to join today’s conversation about information/evidence literacy, hosted by the American Library Association, to discuss my book A Matter of Facts and highlight the role of archives & records as bulwarks against fake news & disinformation. #archives youtu.be/xbshBHTxY-4?...

Information Literacy Mailbag - Edi and Neal's Book Club July 2025 event

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Just a reminder that applications to the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund are welcome and will be accepted until June 17, 2025. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in early August 2025. Please check the FBCA website at friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com for more information. #archives

On behalf of the Friends of the British Columbia Archives I am sharing an update about changes to public hours in the British Columbia Archives' reference room for the week of June 2. Please share this news widely. www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/our-wo...

The Magna Carta, one of the first documents that confirms what we all must believe—that NO ONE is above the law—still stands as proof 810 years later. News of its discovery is ironic, yet perfect, timing. @washingtonpost.com In Harvard’s archives, British scholars find an original Magna Carta

The World Intellectual Property Organization @wipo.int in Geneva welcomes applications for a fellowship in records/archives management. The deadline for applications is May 25. Please consider applying, and please circulate to your networks. wipo.taleo.net/careersectio...

Applications are now open for the 2025 Terry Reksten Memorial Fund! The Friends of the BC Archives (FBCA) administers the TRMF, which offers two grants of $2,000 each to community archives, historical associations, or museums — to support archival preservation and access. Please share the news!

Terry Reksten Memorial Fund

Terry Reksten The Friends of the BC Archives (FBCA) administers the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund, which honours the popular BC historian who passed away in 2001. Terry Reksten brought the history of…

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Residential school survivors need to know about their right to decide the fate of their files. Archivists across Canada can help raise awareness and facilitate contact. Please share your knowledge and expertise. #archives #evidence #records @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Files documenting worst abuses at residential schools to be destroyed unless survivors ask otherwise | CBC News

Despite a multi-year outreach, some residential school survivors say they didn't know they need to request their Independent Assessment Process files be saved or else they'll be destroyed in 2027.

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The FBCA wants to hear from you!

The Friends of the BC Archives is looking for feedback that will help inform our decision-making and better serve our membership. We invite both members and non-members to complete our short (5-10 …

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Gives new meaning to the phrase “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...

Canada Reschedules Political Debate That Conflicted With a Hockey Game

A big game, but still.

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Congratulations to the Association of Canadian Archivists for organizing this event. I hope it receives full media attention. The protection of and access to #archives, #records, and other sources of #evidence is fundamental to a free, fair, and democratic society. Such access is in grave peril.

Mary Grace Scary Face 🎃👻👹😈💀@emgeekay.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Association of Canadian Archivists' conference this year has its closing plenary on June 12 at 3:30 p.m. The plenary features a conversation led by Leslie Weir, National Archivist and Librarian of Canada, with Dr. Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the United States. #archives #library 📚