New Curator Hired for the Elgin County Museum
We are excited to announce that Maddy Howard has been hired as the new Curator of the Elgin County Museum. Read the Press Release here: https://bit.ly/4bQJZFG
We are excited to announce that Maddy Howard has been hired as the new Curator of the Elgin County Museum. Read the Press Release here: https://bit.ly/4bQJZFG
Please note that the County of Elgin’s Administration Building and the Provincial Offences Administration Building will be closed on Monday, November 13th, for Remembrance Day. Regular office hours will resume on November 14th.
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Here are 10 tips to help you conduct a more effective search of the Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas database, and 10 examples of common database searches!
We have recently added a couple of improvements to our online database. Our online database now includes a flipbook–style viewer for PDFs newspapers.
Another improvement that was recently launched is a newspaper finding aid, which can be easily found from our main search screen.
Earlier this month, the Elgin County Archives gratefully received a donation of $10,000, as well as various artifacts and records, from Wendy Phillips, Secretary/Treasurer of the Rodney Legion, Branch 525..
We are excited to announce that we have just updated our online database to include the Elgin County Museum as well as partner museums in Elgin County and St. Thomas, as a single search interface.
The Elgin County Archives is closed until further notice, and until at least May 1st, due to the provincial lockdown.
On Monday, March 8th, 2021, the Elgin County Archives will be re-opening our on-site public services subject to new safety procedures brought on by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Please read the full Press Release by pressing “READ MORE”
The Elgin County Archives will be closed from December 24th at noon, until at least January 25th, 2021, due to the provincial lockdown.