City of North Battleford Historic Archives volunteers are getting ready for an eighth annual Archives Week presentation.
The presentations will be set up at the DiscoveryCo-op Territorial Place Mall Thursday, Feb. 4 from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The focus of the display this year will be on a collection of aerial photographs of North Battleford and surrounding areas from the Lorne Cooper collection in the archives. Images includes Saskatchewan Hospital, Government Ridge, Battleford, Cochin, Turtleford, Edam, Loon Lake, Hamelin and rural areas along Highway 16.
These photographs have been a great source of discussion to volunteers and visitors in the archives.
A PowerPoint presentation will include approximately 30 images along with a physical display of 123 aerial photographs that have been labelled and marked.
Volunteers will share some research advice on how to access homestead, post offices, First World War and census records.
The City of North Battleford Historic Archives collects historic papers, documents and photographs depicting the history of the area and is dependent on its citizens for material.
The Archives Week presentation gives committee members an opportunity to thank all who have already contributed and an opportunity to invite citizens of North Battleford to donate material to the archives. Most importantly, the presentation informs the public of the archives and its role in preserving historical documents and photographs.
