Archives for the Trent Valley and Peterborough County area and history book seller
Welcome to Trent Valley Archives
New Book — Peterborough’s Unique
The book contains a series of fifty stories (some of which have been previously published in the Peterborough Examiner) that range widely across time periods, occupations, and circumstances. Each story defines the uniqueness and special qualities of the people who lived and worked in Peterborough. From the early settlement of the Cumberland settlers of 1818, to the arts of the 19th century in the tale of Pauline Johnson at the Bradburn Opera, to sports through John Corkery’s Lacrosse and the commercial ventures of Robert Fair, one will be intrigued by the scope of this book. Available Now!
About the Author: Dr. Jones is a native of Saskatchewan, with a PhD from Queen’s University. He taught at Trent for 38 years and was one of the founders of the Trent Valley Archives where he continues to contribute. He was the editor of the Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley, one of Ontario’s best history magazines, and is the author of several books about Peterborough’s history, including “An Historian’s Notebook” and “The Peterborough Journal.”
Have you seen the updated Heritage Gazette?
We are pleased to continue and expand on the pioneering work of archivist Elwood Jones and Steve Gavard as we explore the near and distant past in this full colour publication. View the current and past issues
Trent Valley Archives Theatre – Tide of Hope
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“I really enjoyed the play. Learning about the Irish history through theatre gave me a better understanding of what life was like for the Irish in 1825. Congratulations to you and your team on a very successful play.”
— Maureen, Otonabee-South Monaghan Twp
“We so enjoyed the play! It was a great illustration of the plight of Irish immigrants – all told with a bit of cheeky humour. Loved the past-present thing going on!”
Our second Fireside Chat is almost here, and we still have a few tickets left! If you enjoy documentary films, folk music and the history of rural Ontario, you won't want to miss this chat presented by filmmaker Nick van der Graff. Nick will discuss the methodology used to capture history in documentary film form and talk about his latest documentary film "The Backwoodsman." To accompany the presentation, musician Allan Kirby will perform some of the music found in the film. The chat will be happening at our archives building at 567 Carnegie Avenue this Tuesday (October 8) at 7:15 pm. Refreshments will be provided, and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. If you want to attend, tickets cost $20 each and can be purchased on Eventbrite, here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/rural-ontarian-history-through-documentary-film-fireside-chats-series-tickets...... See MoreSee Less
The first chat in our new "Fireside Chats" series was a success! If you missed out and want to be a part of the next one, we still have tickets left to our second chat happening next Tuesday (October 8) at 7:15pm at our archives building at 567 Carnegie Avenue. At this chat, filmmaker Nick van der Graff will talk about the methodology used to capture history in documentary film form, and about his latest documentary film "The Backwoodsman." To accompany the presentation, musician Allan Kirby will perform some of the music found in the film. Refreshments will be provided, and a question and answer period will follow the presentation. If you want to attend, tickets cost $20 each and can be purchased on Eventbrite, here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/rural-ontarian-history-through-documentary-film-fireside-chats-series-tickets...... See MoreSee Less
September 30th marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day 🧡This day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. September 30th also commemorates Orange Shirt Day, which is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools, and to promote the concept of “Every Child Matters”.In the graphic, there are meanings behind each of the icons and elements:🔸 The eagle, to represent the First Nations🔸 The narwhal, to represent Inuit🔸 The beaded flower, to represent the Métis peoples🔸 The stars, to represent the children who never made it home from residential schools🔸 The circle, to represent being together in a circle of reconciliation🔸 The orange smoke, representing Indigenous traditions, spirituality, inclusion and diversity🔸 and the pathway, representing the Road to ReconciliationWe encourage everyone to take a moment to reflect and learn more about National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, First Nations, Inuit and Metis across Canada, and what can be done everyday to support Indigenous peoples, and reconciliation in our communities and beyond.To learn more, please click here: linktr.ee/ptbocountyHiawatha First Nation Curve Lake First Nation Township of Asphodel-Norwood Township of Cavan Monaghan Township of Douro-Dummer Township of Havelock Belmont Methuen Township of Otonabee-South Monaghan Municipality of Trent Lakes Selwyn Township North Kawartha @followers#NDTR #TruthAndReconciliation #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters ... See MoreSee Less
We had a great turnout at our open house yesterday, with over 40 people stopping by our archives building! We'd like to thank everyone who visited us yesterday to purchase a copy of Michael Doran's new book "Nicholas Scott: From Chandos to Méricourt with the 93rd Battalion," look at our collection of Trent Canal charts and resources, or simply find out what TVA is all about. We'd also like to thank MPP Dave Smith for attending our open house to help us recognize a grant we received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation for $10,100 to make much-needed repairs to the exterior of our building. We've occupied the heritage property that was once the site of the Fairview Public School and the Smith Township Municipal Office for the past 26 years, and have had to make continual repairs and upgrades to the building over that time to ensure the security of our archival resources for generations to come. Grants like the ones we received from the Ontario Trillium Foundation allow us to make these repairs, and we are grateful that we continue to receive them! [Image Caption 1: MPP Dave Smith (centre), TVA Archivist Elwood Jones (Right) and TVA President Maddie More (Left) pose for a photo inside the research room at TVA. Image Caption 2: MPP Dave Smith (centre), TVA Archivist Elwood Jones (Left) and TVA President Maddie More (Right) look at the recently repaired chimney on the exterior of the building, made possible by a capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Other repairs to the building that were funded by the grant include the installation of gutter guards in our eaves troughs, the installation of LED lighting on the exterior of our building, and the installation of new lighting and switches in the basement at TVA to improve the safety and security of our building and property.] ... See MoreSee Less
