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Researching the “woodland world”: Historic vegetation in Peel

October 18, 2019by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel Leave a comment

“To a wanderer in forest solitudes a sense of mystery is often perceived which lures him on and on into the verdant depths of the woodland world.” Alexander Porteous, The […]

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Letters of loss: A sense of presence

September 12, 2019by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel 6 Comments

  “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.” James Baldwin In this post I want to share some […]

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Taking stock and seeing anew: Some highlights from the inventory project

September 25, 2018by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel 4 Comments

Over this past year one of our special projects here in the Peel Archives has been to undertake a complete physical inventory of our holdings. Archivists Kyle and Samantha have […]

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Recent acquisition highlight: Peel railway records

March 14, 2018by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel 1 Comment

Prior to the mid-1850s travelling in Peel involved relying on the small but growing road network or using the major waterways such as the Credit and Humber Rivers and Lake […]

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Halloween in Peel: A look at some selected records

October 26, 2017by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel 2 Comments

I always look forward to the fall – cooler weather, beautiful foliage, and of course, Halloween. Those of us interested in the origin and history of Halloween generally can make good […]

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Making an exhibition of ourselves: This time it’s personal

September 29, 2017by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel 4 Comments

We archivists tend to promote our collections far more than we promote ourselves and our daily work. For one thing, collections are our life’s work and, thanks to that work, […]

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Excess and evidence: Excuses for speeding in the early days of the car

August 29, 2017by Archives @ PAMA, Region of Peel 3 Comments

As the summer wanes many car owners think about enjoying one last road trip and police officers think about managing chaotic long weekends on the highways. As long as cars […]

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Recent Posts

  • Researching the “woodland world”: Historic vegetation in Peel
  • Letters of loss: A sense of presence
  • The Archivist as detective: The use of “diplomatics” in a municipal archive
  • How can you help archivists to help you? Reference service from our side of the desk
  • An archivist’s night at the movies, part III: Holiday edition
  • Archives and modern mythology: The use of archival records in comic books
  • Taking stock and seeing anew: Some highlights from the inventory project

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