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Summer of 76
If you wish you could go back to the summer of 76 to relive your youth or experience it for the first time, we have exciting news for you! One of our volunteers, Will Pearson, has created a new exhibit for the Trent Valley Archives titled “A Peterborough Summer: 1976.”
Featuring photographs he scanned from our Peterborough Examiner collection of negatives, the exhibit highlights what summer in Peterborough looked like 50 years ago through its thoughtful curation of snapshots taken by Examiner photographers in 1976.
The exhibit will be coming to Dreams of Beans Café (141 Charlotte Street in Peterborough) in August, and will officially open on Friday, August 7 during the First Friday Art Crawl from 6pm-9pm. After the opening, the exhibit will be available to view anytime the café is open between August 7 and September 2.
Prior to the exhibit opening, it will be popping up at the DBIA “Movies at the Park” event on Tuesday, July 28 at the Quaker Foods City Square on Charlotte Street.
We hope you’ll take the opportunity to be transported back in time this summer!
Have you seen the updated Heritage Gazette?
We are pleased to continue and expand on the pioneering work of archivist Elwood Jones and Steve Gavard as we explore the near and distant past in this full colour publication. View the current and past issues
A closer look at our 1825 Richard Birdsall survey map! These copies were made from the original Marianne MacKenzie copy we discovered in the course of processing her fonds, and are available to purchase now. The map was digitally darkened before being copied and is printed on a heavy, matte paper stock, so the final result looks even better than the original and is ready to hang. Our Archivist Elwood Jones’ observations about the map have also been typed out and are attached to the back of each copy. Copies are $20 each and can be picked up at the Trent Valley Archives anytime we’re open. ...
A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our open house on Saturday to support the launch of our latest publication in partnership with the Peterborough Lawn Bowling Club, "Bowling on the Green: 125 Years in Peterborough," and our recent discoveries in our Marianne MacKenzie fonds. We are very grateful for your support!If you were unable to make it out to our open house, we'll be sharing more about our 1825 map discovery on our social media very soon. Copies of Bowling on the Green will continue to be for sale in our bookstore for $40 each and will be added to our web shop this week for those who require shipping. [Image Captions | Image 1: Elwood Jones and Steve Russell, authors of Bowling on the Green, sign copies of the book for visitors. Image 2: A selection of items from both the Peterborough Lawn Bowling Club and the Marianne MacKenzie fonds were on display. Image 3: Elwood spoke about the history of the PLBC and the Marianne MacKenzie fonds during the open house. Image 4: Elwood showed many people the 1825 map throughout the day. Image 5: The 1825 map, a copy made from the original by Marianne MacKenzie. Image 6: Visitors were pleased to discover some of the resources we offer at the Trent Valley Archives.] ...
Women's history can be difficult to trace. Fortunately, we've already done the legwork for our women's history tour! Happening TOMORROW afternoon at 2pm in Little Lake Cemetery, the tour highlights the lives of over a dozen women who made contributions to the Peterborough community in several fields. Whether you enjoy the arts, literature, sports, politics, or philanthropy, there's guaranteed to be a historical woman on the tour to inspire you! Tickets cost $20 each and can be purchased on Eventbrite, here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/womens-history-tickets-1988560881126?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true or you are welcome to bring cash to the tour tomorrow. ...
We had a wonderful open house and launch of our latest publication, “Bowling on the Green: 125 Years in Peterborough” today! Here are a few highlights from the day, which brought TVA supporters new and old to our archives building to celebrate the book and our recent 1825 map discovery, a part of the Marianne Mackenzie fonds. Thank you to everyone who came out to say hello and learn more about the resources we offer! ...
