Canada’s History is excited to tell you about our new webinars, designed especially for those of you who work in museums, archives, or other community heritage organizations.

Join us for presentations by experienced heritage professionals, as they explore some of the most common issues and opportunities faced by heritage organizations today. The webinars will also provide you with a chance to interact with the guest presenters and to meet new colleagues from across the country.

Past Webinars:

Nov. 29: “Youth in Museums: Open the door and let 'em in!”

Join Madeleine Callaghan of the Scarborough Museum as she takes you through their multi-year youth diversity project, made possible with funding from the Citizenship and Immigration Inter-Action Program. Youth new to Canada integrate with Canadian youth, and together do everything from performing historical theatre to working on photo projects inspired by the museum's collection. These experiences pave the way for youth to develop social and employability skills. Learn how one small museum is making an impact and how you can do the same.

A recording of the webinar can be viewed by clicking this link.

Nov. 17: "Breaking Barriers without Breaking the Bank," with archivist Amanda Hill.

In this presentation, archivist Amanda Hill shares her experiences of engaging with an online audience in the small part-time archive service at Deseronto in Eastern Ontario. She explains how even the most minimally-funded organizations can create an online footprint to rival larger, richer institutions and, in some ways, are better placed than larger bodies to do so.

A recording of the session can be viewed by clicking this link.

To start the recording: click the play button in the bottom, left-hand corner to start the presentation. You will have to advance the slides manually at first (top, right-hand corner), but they will advance automatically at around 8 minutes into the presentation.