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Upcoming events

    • 04 Apr 2024
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • Zoom (Link will be sent when registered)
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    These virtual sessions are spaces intended and reserved for archivists and records managers with disabilities, chronic illnesses, or who are neurodivergent. No formal diagnosis is necessary, and no attendees are required to disclose anything. This space is for individuals in our profession to connect, support, and share their experiences with one another in an informal, participant-driven environment.

    These sessions are open to students, emerging, and established professionals, as well as those working in volunteer and activist roles. Note that this space is only open to archives workers and records managers with visible and/or invisible disabilities. The AAO follows the ADA’s definition of disability as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.” Registrants who do not identify as records professionals with visible and/or invisible disabilities will be asked to leave or removed from the meeting.

    Date: Thursday, April 4 at 12:00 pm-1:00 pm EDT

    Location: Zoom (Link will be sent when registered)

    Recording: These sessions will not be recorded.

    Registration: FREE (AAO members, student members, and non-members)

    Meetings are governed by the AAO’s Code of Conduct as well as a guideline of confidentiality. It is essential that all participants agree to keep confidential the identities of individual participants and any names that may be mentioned during their time together, as well as any attributed specific comments. Agreement about this point is required. 

    About the moderator: 

    Sarah McDougall has been a stutterer since early childhood and has experienced discrimination, accessibility barriers, and mental health challenges related to her disability. She is the Archives Assistant at the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Archives and the 2023-2024 President of the AAO. Sarah holds a Master of Information and a Master of Museum Studies from the University of Toronto's iSchool.

    Please contact professionaldevelopment@aao-archivists.ca with your questions and any requests for accommodation.

    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • Museum of Lennox and Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, Ontario, K7R 4B9
    The AAO East/est is pleased to offer the following in-person workshop on property research in partnership with the Museum of Lennox and Addington, Napanee. This workshop is targeted towards researchers, but new professionals or anyone seeking to brush up on their skills are welcome! Registration is open until April 18th or all spots are filled.

    Unlocking the Past: Keys to your Home’s Story

    Are you curious about your house's past, but don't know where to start? Wishing the walls could share their secrets? Come join us on April 20th for an enlightening workshop and learn how to unravel the history of your house. Our guest speaker Megan Hobson will share her professional insight on navigating and interpreting historical records and will equip you with the tools to unlock your own home’s story.

    In this two-part workshop, Megan will kick off the first session with an overview of available records and techniques for interpreting them effectively. From census data to property deeds, you'll gain the skills needed to piece together your home's story.

    In the second part, dive deeper into practical application. Through insightful case studies of historic properties from Lennox and Addington county, you'll witness firsthand how to uncover the captivating tales woven into the fabric of your own home.

    Format: Presentation, examples, discussion.

    When: Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm

    Location: Museum of Lennox and Addington, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, Ontario, K7R 4B9

    Cost: $25

    Registration: https://countymuseum.ca/event/property-workshop/

    Please note pre-registration is required as spots are limited. Registration closes on Thursday, April 18 or when full.

    Questions? Contact Heather Wilson, Archivist, Museum of Lennox & Addington, hwilson@lennox-addington.on.ca

    About the Instructors:

    Megan Hobson is a heritage specialist with an MA in Architectural History from the University of Toronto and a Diploma in Heritage Conservation from the Willowbank School of Restoration. Her firm Hobson Heritage Consulting provides a full range of professional heritage planning services for public and private sector clients including heritage reports, heritage permit applications, heritage planning approvals and heritage grant applications. Her practice focuses on sustainable approaches to the renewal and revitalization of heritage buildings and districts through creative collaboration with property owners, approval authorities, community groups,  architects, engineers, sustainability consultants and specialized building trades and crafts.

    • 08 May 2024
    • 10 May 2024
    • Access to the platform will be provided via e-mail prior to the Conference.
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    The Archives Association of Ontario is pleased to announce the 2024 Annual Conference to be held from May 8th to May 10th virtually on the Whova platform.

    Theme: [REDACTED]: Access, Privacy and Addressing Ethical Accessibility

    As archivists, information professionals, or a professional in a related field, a core part of our work is making accessible the records in our care, but access is not one size fits all. Whether it is about the creative ways you have taken to encourage access to your records, how you have navigated existing or future barriers, or how you have considered access in a changing socio-political landscape, the AAO Conference wishes to foster a space for dialogue amongst participants and presenters at the 2024 AAO Conference. 

    Become a member or renew your membership and attend the conference at a lower rate.

    The conference agenda is available. For more information, visit the 2024 conference page.

    Details about how to register for Whova, and the Whova event page will be made available closer to the date of the Conference.

    Stay tuned for more information!  #aao24conf

Past events

28 Mar 2024 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Records Professionals
26 Mar 2024 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for BIPOC Records Professionals
08 Mar 2024 Getting Started with Archeion
06 Mar 2024 Getting started with Digital Preservation: a simple way to begin your digital preservation program using (mostly) free tools
29 Feb 2024 Copyright Basics Workshop
23 Feb 2024 PDC presents Access to Memory: An Introduction to AtoM, Entity Types, and Searching & Browsing
08 Dec 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Records Professionals
07 Dec 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for BIPOC Records Professionals
06 Dec 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for Records Professionals with Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses, and the Neurodivergent
28 Nov 2023 An Introduction to Managing Audio-Visual Collections
25 Oct 2023 IDC Fall Institutional Members’ Symposium 2023
06 Oct 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Records Professionals
05 Oct 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for Records Professionals with Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses, and the Neurodivergent
04 Oct 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for BIPOC Records Professionals
12 May 2023 Safe Spaces for Diversity - Records Professionals with Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses, and the Neurodivergent
12 May 2023 AAO Annual General Meeting 2023
11 May 2023 Safe Spaces for Diversity - LGBTQ2+ Records Professionals
10 May 2023 Safe Spaces for Diversity - BIPOC Records Professionals
10 May 2023 The AAO’s PDC Presents our Pre-Conference Workshop: Welcoming Interns, Students & Volunteers in the Archives: Cultivating Mutual Success
10 May 2023 AAO 2023 Virtual Conference
27 Apr 2023 Description and Access for Anti-Black Archival Materials
13 Apr 2023 PDC Presents: Introduction to Access and Privacy Legislation in Ontario
29 Mar 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for Records Professionals with Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses, and the Neurodivergent
27 Mar 2023 Toward Community-Centered Reference
24 Mar 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Records Professionals
21 Mar 2023 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for BIPOC Records Professionals
08 Dec 2022 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for Archival Workers with Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses, and the Neurodivergent
06 Dec 2022 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Records Professionals
05 Dec 2022 The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents Safe Spaces for BIPOC Records Professionals
01 Dec 2022 PDC Presents Bulk Uploading: Importing Descriptive Records with Archeion
27 Oct 2022 A Beginner’s Guide to Monetary Appraisal of Archives
26 Oct 2022 IDC Fall Institutional Members’ Symposium
19 Oct 2022 An Introduction to the Reconciliation Framework
15 Sep 2022 Electronic Recordkeeping: Building a Modern Software-Ready Retention Schedule Suitable for Electronic Recordkeeping
27 May 2022 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archival Workers
27 May 2022 AAO Annual General Meeting 2022
26 May 2022 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archival Workers
25 May 2022 Safe Spaces for Archival Workers with Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses, and the Neurodivergent
25 May 2022 Introduction to Archival Digitization
25 May 2022 AAO 2022 Virtual Conference
12 Apr 2022 Bystander Intervention Training - How to be an Ally When You Witness Online Abuse
30 Mar 2022 AAO IDC Midwinter Institutional Members’ Symposium 2022
10 Mar 2022 Anti-Racism Training with Gurleen Sangha
18 Feb 2022 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archivists
16 Feb 2022 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists
10 Feb 2022 RAD for Beginners - February 10, 2022
10 Feb 2022 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities, Chronic Illnesses, and the Neurodivergent
18 Jan 2022 AAOEe Presents: A Speaker Panel with the Partners of Ādisōke, the new Ottawa Public Library and LAC Joint facility
13 Dec 2021 Archival Conversations: Publishing With Off the Record and Archivaria
26 Nov 2021 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archivists
24 Nov 2021 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities
24 Nov 2021 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists
16 Nov 2021 Copyright in Images
27 Oct 2021 AAO IDC Members’ Symposium 2021
23 Sep 2021 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities
23 Sep 2021 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archivists
22 Sep 2021 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists
14 May 2021 Braver Spaces for BIPOC Archivists
14 May 2021 Braver Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists
14 May 2021 Braver Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities
14 May 2021 AAO Annual General Meeting 2021
12 May 2021 A Hands-On Introduction to Digital Preservation
11 May 2021 Virtual Speed Networking
11 May 2021 AAO 2021 Virtual Conference
22 Apr 2021 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities - Session 4 of 4
21 Apr 2021 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists - Session 4 of 4
20 Apr 2021 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archivists - Session 4 of 4
14 Apr 2021 Archival Conversations - Anti-Racist Description
25 Mar 2021 Digital Preservation for Beginners
24 Mar 2021 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Intersectional Identities - Section 2 of 2
25 Feb 2021 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities - Session 3 of 4
24 Feb 2021 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists - Session 3 of 4
23 Feb 2021 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archivists - Session 3 of 4
10 Feb 2021 Archival Conversations - Managing Digital Donations
05 Feb 2021 Anti-Oppression and Anti-Racism 101 Workshop
25 Jan 2021 Emergency Response Workshop
18 Jan 2021 Emergency Planning Workshop
09 Dec 2020 Archival Conversations - Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
02 Dec 2020 RAD for Beginners
27 Nov 2020 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities - Session 2 of 4
26 Nov 2020 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists - Session 2 of 4
25 Nov 2020 The Basics of Copyright
24 Nov 2020 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archivists - Session 2 of 4
10 Nov 2020 Reconciliaction: an online workshop with Kim Haxton
05 Nov 2020 ACA U of T Student Chapter and TAAG Meet and Greet
27 Oct 2020 AAO 2021 Conference Proposal Information Session
22 Oct 2020 AAO IDC Members’ Symposium 2020 - Session 2
22 Oct 2020 AAO IDC Members’ Symposium 2020 - Session 1
21 Oct 2020 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Intersectional Identities - Section 1 of 2
14 Oct 2020 Archival Conversations - Migrating Legacy Finding Aids
24 Sep 2020 Safe Spaces for Archivists with Disabilities - Session 1 of 4
23 Sep 2020 Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Archivists - Session 1 of 4
22 Sep 2020 Safe Spaces for BIPOC Archivists - Session 1 of 4
12 Aug 2020 Archival Conversations - Solo Archivists and Small Staff Archives
25 Jun 2020 AAO Annual General Meeting 2020
02 Jun 2020 Pre-Conference Workshop: Fundraising and Grant Writing
15 May 2020 Introduction to Archeion
26 Mar 2020 TAAG's Annual General Meeting-POSTPONED
19 Mar 2020 AAOEe invites you to meet Leslie Weir-CANCELLED
18 Mar 2020 TAAG Tour - Arts & Letters Club
09 Mar 2020 Open Refine for Archivists Workshop
15 Nov 2019 Teaching with Archival Records Unconference
12 Nov 2019 Doing Digital Preservation: Moving from Aspiration to Action - A Panel Talk
07 Nov 2019 AAOEe Archives Tour - Canadian Museum of Nature
24 Oct 2019 2019 AAO Institutional Issues Forum
23 Oct 2019 Access + Care: Indigenous Knowledges and Archival Practice
18 Oct 2019 Municipal Archives Interest Group Open House
04 Oct 2019 Workshop on Archival Preservation and Updates in Preventative Care with Kyla Ubbink
26 Sep 2019 Cancelled: Emergency Planning and Salvage Workshop
30 Jun 2019 Test 1
24 May 2019 Electronic Records Management
08 May 2019 Opening Reception
08 May 2019 First Timers Reception
08 May 2019 Guided tour of Glanmore National Historic Site
08 May 2019 Graveyards and Gallows Walking Tour of Historic Picton
08 May 2019 Municipal Archives Interest Group AGM
08 May 2019 Breakfast Tour of Lennox and Addington Museum and Archives
08 May 2019 Indigeneity and Archives
08 May 2019 2019 AAO Conference
18 Apr 2019 TAAG Annual General Meeting
12 Apr 2019 Preservation in a Historical Computing Environment – How to Recover Information from Vintage Tech
09 Apr 2019 AAOEast/Est Annual General Meeting
05 Apr 2019 NOAA's AGM and Symposium
05 Apr 2019 Digital Preservation: Key Concepts and Tools
31 Jan 2019 TAAG Winter Warmer Pub Night
24 Jan 2019 Image Digitization
30 Nov 2018 Grant-Writing for Archives: A Workshop with Raegan Swanson
10 Nov 2018 Introduction to Archival Processing
25 Oct 2018 Institutional Development Committee's Fifth Annual Issues Forum
13 Oct 2018 Mat-Cutting and Mounting
10 Oct 2018 TAAG Fall Tour of the CBC Mass Digitization Project + Pub night
04 Oct 2018 Getting down with Copyright
21 Sep 2018 2018 Municipal Archives Interest Group (MAIG) Open House
10 May 2018 Conference Banquet
10 May 2018 Tour 3: Mennonite Archives of Ontario
10 May 2018 Tour 4: Laurier Archives and Laurier Library Makerspace
09 May 2018 Opening Reception
09 May 2018 First-Timers Reception
09 May 2018 Tour 1: Waterloo Region Museum
09 May 2018 Tour 2: Kitchener Public Library and Region of Waterloo Archives
09 May 2018 Municipal Archives Interest Group AGM
09 May 2018 Subject Headings and Taxonomies
09 May 2018 Archival Description with RAD
09 May 2018 Introduction to Digital Preservation: Key Concepts and Tools
09 May 2018 2018 AAO Conference
28 Apr 2018 SWOC's AGM
27 Apr 2018 Preservation in a Historical Computing Environment- How to Recover Information from Vintage Tech
21 Apr 2018 Exhibit Planning
19 Apr 2018 AAOEe Annual General Meeting
05 Apr 2018 Toronto Area Archivists' Group 2017-2018 Annual General Meeting
23 Feb 2018 TAAG Tour of the ROM Library and Archives
22 Jan 2018 Research Methods for Genealogy and Local History
20 Jan 2018 AAOEe's Skating Party
18 Jan 2018 TAAG's Winter Warmer - 2018 edition
18 Jan 2018 Intro to Archeion
24 Nov 2017 TAAG - Introduction to Omeka
22 Nov 2017 TAAG-University of Toronto ACA Student Chapter Pub Night
10 Nov 2017 Electronic Records Management Workshop
26 Oct 2017 IDC Institutional Issues Forum: Doing More with Less
12 Oct 2017 Ottawa’s Tavern History, learn about Ottawa’s exciting tavern history
29 Sep 2017 Municipal Archives Interest Group (MAIG) Open House
28 Sep 2017 Trinity College Archives tour (and pub night!)
22 Sep 2017 SWOC Welcome Back BBQ
03 Jun 2017 SWOC AGM
13 May 2017 AAOEe AGM
28 Apr 2017 Pub Night - April 28 - AAO Conference Social Event
27 Apr 2017 Tour #3 - 2017 Conference Social Event
27 Apr 2017 Tour #4 - 2017 Conference Social Event
26 Apr 2017 Pub Night - April 26 - AAO Conference Social Event
26 Apr 2017 Tour #1 - 2017 Conference Social Event
26 Apr 2017 Tour #2 - 2017 Conference Social Event
26 Apr 2017 "Managing Small Archives" Pre-Conference Workshop
26 Apr 2017 2017 AAO Conference
20 Apr 2017 A Day in the Life of an Archivist
09 Mar 2017 TAAG AGM
02 Mar 2017 AAOEe Game Board Night
19 Jan 2017 TAAG's Winter Warmer
17 Nov 2016 AAO How Legislation Affects Archives or ‘How not to go to Jail’
11 Nov 2016 TAAG Fall workshop: Introduction to Omeka.net
07 Nov 2016 TAAG Member Recognition Night
29 Oct 2016 AAO How To Run A Successful Oral History Project
27 Oct 2016 2016 Institutional Issues Forum
13 Oct 2016 Ontario Provincial Archivist in the Capital, let's talk Acquisition Strategy
28 May 2016 SWOC AGM and Archives Tour
11 May 2016 AAO 2016 Pre Conference Workshops
11 May 2016 2016 AAO/AMA Joint Conference
05 May 2016 AAOEe 2016 AGM
30 Apr 2016 AAO Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - FREE EVENT
30 Apr 2016 AAO Wikipedia For Archivists
21 Apr 2016 taag 2016 AGM
20 Apr 2016 Provincial Acquisition Strategy for AAOEe members
19 Apr 2016 Provincial Acquisition Strategy for SWOC members
31 Mar 2016 Provincial Acquisition Strategy for taag members
05 Mar 2016 SWOC Spring Thaw
05 Feb 2016 AAOe Winter Welcome – Trivia and Skate Night : Syrian Refugee fundraiser
24 Nov 2015 An evening with Dr. Ian Milligan
19 Nov 2015 taag - Reception for Ontario's new Chief Privacy Officer & Archivist of Ontario, John Roberts!
14 Nov 2015 SWOC Annual General Meeting
12 Nov 2015 NOAA Presentation and Discussion
05 Nov 2015 taag Walking Tour
26 Oct 2015 AAO Emergency Response and Salvage workshop
22 Oct 2015 Institutional Issues Forum
02 Oct 2015 MAIG Open House
01 Oct 2015 Taverns & Troublemakers/Tavernes et rabat-joie
17 Sep 2015 Book Launch - Monda Halpern's Alice in Shandehland
11 Sep 2015 Digital Preservation and Access with AtoM and Archivematica
27 May 2015 2015 AAO Conference
22 May 2015 AAOEe Chapter AGM and Social
23 Apr 2015 How Legislation Affects Archives or ‘How not to go to Jail’
16 Apr 2015 The Toronto Area Archivists’ Group 2015 Annual General Meeting
09 Apr 2015 We Found It in the Archives Film Night
20 Feb 2015 Introduction to the Preservation of Electronic Records
24 Jan 2015 SWOC Winter Warmer
22 Jan 2015 The Art of Archives
27 Nov 2014 Tour of Jewish Community Centre and Or Shalom Synagogue
27 Nov 2014 AAOEe Remembrance Tour
21 Nov 2014 TAAG’s Fall Workshop: Simple Preservation Treatments for Flat Records
07 Nov 2014 Introduction to the Preservation of Electronic Records
01 Nov 2014 Oral History Workshop: Engaging with Stories
15 Oct 2014 NOAA AGM
28 May 2014 ONLY Pre-Conference Workshop #1 - Using Archives for Educational Programs
28 May 2014 ONLY Pre-Conference Workshop #2 - Event Planning
28 May 2014 BOTH Pre Conference Workshop #1 AND #2
28 May 2014 AAO 2014 Conference
07 May 2014 Gold Level Sponsor - Keynote Speaker
07 May 2014 Silver Level Sponsor


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