Reclaiming the Narrative: Black Archives at the Archives of Ontario

February 8, 2024

February 8, 2024

Free

Online (Zoom), Niagara Falls,

9053585082

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Events Description

 

Join Archives of Ontario’s Archivist Melissa J. Nelson for a free, virtual talk on the power and potential of Black archival collections. Melissa positions these collections as tools for empowerment that allow Black record creators to reclaim the historical narrative. This talk celebrates Black record creators who documented and passed on their life\’s stories.

Materials to be discussed will include the Wilma Morrison fonds.

About the Presenter

Melissa J. Nelson is an archivist, writer, and educator based in Toronto. She is currently an Archivist at the Archives of Ontario. Her work centres Black being and belonging in the archives to support collective healing and liberation movements. She holds a Master of Information Studies at McGill University. She also completed a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History, with a minor in Sociology, from Carleton University.

Who is it for?

All ages

HOW MUCH

Tickets : Free

Free

How to get tickets?

Buy online

WHEN & WHERE

 

Date:

Thursday, February 8, 2024 @ 7:00pm

Venue & Address

Online (Zoom), 5810 Ferry St, Niagara Falls, ON

Wheelchair accessible

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