News

Registration now open – Introduction to Archives, 2021!

By Archives Advisor | May 4, 2021

Registration is now open for Introduction to Archives, which will take place online in June! We’re offering two sections of the course – one in mid June and the other,…

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Call for Proposals: LAMNS 2021 Conference

By Archives Advisor | April 21, 2021

This year, the CNSA is teaming up with Museums and Libraries in Nova Scotia to offer a joint, virtual conference in place of our respective annual conferences. The Libraries, Archives,…

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Job Opportunity: Archives Advisor

By Heather Adams | January 13, 2021

Happy New Year everyone! The CNSA is currently seeking a new Archives Advisor. For more information, check out the job posting here: Archives Advisor

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Registration open now – CNSA 2020 Conference

By Mary Flynn | September 4, 2020

The Board and Education Committee of the CNSA invite you to register for the 2020 conference, “Digital Realities”, which will take place on October 2, 2020 over Zoom. Please visit…

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Request for Proposal – Education Consultant

By Heather Adams | June 29, 2020

The Council of Nova Scotia Archives is seeking to complete Phase 1 of a multi-phase online curriculum development and delivery initiative. We are looking for a consultant to develop a…

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Access & Reference, June 4-5 2020

By Archives Advisor | February 26, 2020

Core Curriculum Announcement! Our next workshop will be ‘Access and Reference‘ happening June 4th-5th, 2020 at the Tatamagouche Library – Colchester-East Hants Public Library hosted by the North Shore Archives…

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PADP Training

By Archives Advisor | November 15, 2019

CNSA is bringing back training for the Provincial Archival Development Program (PADP) on December 9th at the Colchester Historeum. This training is FREE, and registration can be done here.

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Introduction to Archives registration NOW OPEN!

By Archives Advisor | October 24, 2019

You can now register for our Introduction to Archives course here. The workshop will be November 6th-7th at the Beaton Institute at Cape Breton University. Price is $75.00 for members…

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Intro to Preservation

By Archives Advisor | September 17, 2019

Introduction to Preservation for Archives, will be offered jointly with the Council of Archives New Brunswick. The workshop will be held at the Tantramar Heritage Trust in Sackville, New Brunswick…

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Fall workshops

By Archives Advisor | August 21, 2019

CNSA is happy to announce that our Introduction to Archives course will be held in Cape Breton this Fall, from November 6th-7th at the Beaton Institute at CBU in Sydney.…

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Events

Introduction to Archives, Section 2: June 28-30, 2021

By Archives Advisor | May 4, 2021 |

Dates: June 28-30, 2021, from 1–4pm daily Location: Online (Zoom/Google Classroom) Instructor: Sharon Murray, CNSA’s Archives Advisor Enrollment: maximum 15 Introduction to Archives provides an overview archives and archival practice. The…

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Introduction to Archives, Section 1: June 14-16, 2021

By Archives Advisor | May 4, 2021 |

Dates: June 14-16, 2021, from 9am–12pm daily Location: Online (Zoom/Google Classroom) Instructor: Sharon Murray, CNSA’s Archives Advisor Enrollment: maximum 15 Introduction to Archives provides an overview archives and archival practice.…

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2020 CNSA Conference

By Mary Flynn | September 4, 2020 |

The 2020 CNSA Conference, “Digital Realities,” will be held online Friday, October 2, 2020. The conference will be held over Zoom to ensure everyone’s saftety given the Covid-19 pandemic. Thanks…

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2020 CNSA AGM/Spring Conference

By Archives Advisor | March 5, 2020 |

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the CNSA conference and AGM previously scheduled for May 7-8th will now take place in October 2020 at the Nova Scotia Archives. At this time,…

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PADP Training II

By Archives Advisor | January 8, 2020 |

Date: Thursday, January 16th, 2020, 9:30am-3:30pm Location: Nova Scotia Archives, 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia Cost: FREE! Instructor: Patti Bannister, Provincial Archivist of Nova Scotia Description This one day…

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PADP Training

By Archives Advisor | November 15, 2019 |

Date: Monday, December 9th, 10:00am-3:00pm Location: Colchester Historeum, 29 Young Street, Truro, Nova Scotia Cost: FREE! Instructor: Patti Bannister, Provincial Archivist of Nova Scotia Description This one day workshop will…

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CCI Workshop, Care and Handling of Photographic Materials

By Archives Advisor | July 25, 2019 |

Dates: October 2nd, 2019, 9:00am-5:00pm and October 3rd, 2019, 8:30am-4:00pm Location: Akins Room, Nova Scotia Archives, 6016 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia Cost: $175 Workshop is now FULL Find detailed…

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Introduction to RAD/MemoryNS

By Archives Advisor | May 14, 2019 |

May 23rd-24th Université Sainte-Anne, la salle verte, Bibliothèque Louis R. Comeau, 1695, route 1, Pointe-de-l’Église, NÉ May 23rd: 10:00am-4:30pm & May 24th: 9:00am-4:00pm General description: The description of records and…

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Introduction to RAD/MemoryNS

By Archives Advisor | May 1, 2019 |

May 30th-31st Sherbrooke Village, 42 Main Street, Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia May 30th: 10:00am-4:30pm & May 31st: 9:00am-4:00pm General description: The description of records and the creation of finding aids are…

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2019 CNSA AGM/Spring Conference

By Archives Advisor | March 4, 2019 |

The 2019 Spring Conference, “Beyond the Record,” will be held at the Nova Scotia Archives from May 9th-10th, 2019. The AGM will happen on May 9th. This year we welcome…

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