Saanich Archives online as part of Learning Centre program

Please view the announcement below for an update on a Saanich Archives digitization project. This project is supported by the BC History Digitization Program, which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in 2006.

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 30, 2008

**Saanich Archives Now Online**

Saanich Archives is pleased to announce that over 2,500 archival photographs are now available online at http://saanicharchives.ca. The digitization project was made possible through generous funding from the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC and the Municipality of Saanich.

Photographs of early pioneer life, cultural events, architecture, farming and the growth of the community can now be searched by keyword, subject and local area of Saanich. The images, selected from a collection of 15,000 photographs, slides, negatives and albums, have rarely been viewed by the public. They are now freely available via the Internet.

Saanich Archives collects and preserves archival material relating to the Municipality of Saanich and invites visitors to explore Saanich’s rich history online or in person. The collection includes photographs, maps, documents, oral histories, books and reference material from the earliest days of the municipality to recent times.

Saanich Archives is located in the Saanich Centennial Library at 3100 Tillicum Road and is open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, please call 250-475-1775 or visit our website at http://saanicharchives.ca.

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For more information please contact:

Caroline Duncan
Saanich Municipal Archives
3100 Tillicum Road
Victoria BC V9A 6T2
Tel: (250) 475-1775 ext.3478
Fax: (250) 388-7819
e-mail: duncanc@saanich.ca
website: http://saanicharchives.cahttp://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/ps/BCDigitInfo.html

An article on a project to digitize archives of the Nechako Chronicle recently appeared in the Vanderhoof Omineca Express. This project was funded as part of the BC History Digitization Program, which was launched by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.

You can view the article here:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/bc_north/ominecaexpress/news/17675924.html

The celebration of the new home for the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection, held on April 15, 2008, has received much media attention.

Outlets covering the event and the Chung Collection included 24 Hours, the Sing Tao, Ming Pao and Epoch Times publications, and Ming Pao’s Saturday Magazine.

The Vancouver Sun featured a story on the Chung Collection on its April 16, 2008 front page:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=40d15d80-bc3f-4d79-b040-285019e20c9c

The Vancouver Sun also featured an online image gallery about the Chung Collection:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/photogalleries/template.html?topic=chungcollection

The President and Vice-Chancellor and the Chair, Board of Governors of The University of British Columbia cordially invite you to view a live webcast of The Official Opening of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

Friday, April 11, 2008 from 10:30 am – 11:30am (PST)

For more information, including systems requirements, CLICK HERE.