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Collections Updated

Wed, 25 May 2011 19:09:32 -0600

The Camrose & District Centennial Museum received a grant November 05, 2010 from Alberta Museums Association to hire a Data Entry Clerk. We retained Alyssa Sharp, a history student at Augustana who also worked here as an interpretive programmer summer 2009 and as the Data Entry Clerk from November 2009.

The project was undertaken due to results from projects starting in 2006. In 2006, the Camrose & District Centennial Museum reviewed its collections and collection management practices. We identified several areas desperately in need of assistance in order to align them with accepted standards of practice. The first two projects primarily dealt with preservation of our largest collections, textiles and paper and photos, in which they were preserved, relabelled, and rehoused in our new storage room. We also purchased an integrated collections management software package, Past Perfect, in which we are in the process of transferring and updating all the Museum’s catalogue records into the new database.

We currently have a large number of our artefacts completely in the Past Perfect database with photos and location as well as exact descriptions, maker, dimensions, condition and general condition notes which will preserve Alberta’s heritage through accurate record management.

Corinna Nilson
Director of Operations/Curator

Collections Updated

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:31:08 -0600

The Camrose & District Centennial Museum received a grant November 1, 2009 from Alberta Museums Association to hire a Data Entry Clerk. We hired Alyssa Sharp, a history student at Augustana who also worked here as an interpretive programmer summer 2009.

We currently have a large number of our artifacts completely in the Past Perfect database with photos and location as well as exact descriptions, maker, dimensions, condition and general condition notes which will preserve Alberta’s heritage through accurate record management.

Corinna Nilson
Director of Operations/Curator

Paper & Photos Collection Preserved

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:29:27 -0600

The Camrose & District Centennial Museum currently has nearly 15,000 artifacts in its paper & photos collection. Photos, newspapers, books, documents, family histories, Camrose business histories and Camrose business artifacts range in age from the late 1800’s to the 1980’s. Over the past year, the museum has been working to bring this important collection up to current preservation and storage standards.

This has been made possible in part through funding from the Alberta Museums Association in the amount of $12,000, in addition to hundreds of hours of volunteer and staff time. The museum would like to gratefully acknowledge the Alberta Museums Association as well as the volunteers for making this project possible. Through this support, the museum is better able to preserve the history of Camrose for present and future generations.

In addition, the newly stored and organized paper & photos collection will provide more accessible learning and research opportunities to the public.

March-April Newsletter

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:39:22 -0700

Our May-June Newsletter is now available.

March-April Newsletter

Textiles Collection Preserved

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:27:46 -0600

The Camrose & District Centennial Museum currently has nearly 3000 artifacts in its textiles collection. Hats, shoes, clothing, quilts, and accessories range in age from the 1860’s to the 1960’s. Over the past year, the museum has been working to bring this important collection up to current preservation and storage standards.

This has been made possible in part through funding from the Alberta Museums Association in the amount of $5800, in addition to hundreds of hours of volunteer and staff time.The museum would like to gratefully acknowledge the Alberta Museums Association as well as the volunteers for making this project possible. Through this support, the museum is better able to preserve the history of Camrose for present and future generations.

In addition, the newly stored and organized textiles collection will provide more accessible learning and research opportunities to the public.

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Collections Updated

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Paper & Photos Collection Preserved

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Textiles Collection Preserved

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