Rural diaries tell the story of Bruce County’s past

March 21, 2024 @ 9:00 amLocal News, Walkerton Herald-Times

University of Guelph’s Rural Diary Archive was launched by Dr. Catharine A. Wilson in September 2015. The online database brings together more than 200 diarists who wrote from 1800 to 1960, including diaries from a variety of individuals, historical organizations, and museums, including Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre. With the help of volunteer transcribers, thousands of handwritten pages are being turned into typescript. (Rural Diary Archive)
BRUCE COUNTY – On April 6, the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre is proud to host its annual Archives Awareness Week (April 2-6) event, this year highlighting the importance of rural diaries and what they can tell us about Bruce County’s past. Guest speaker and founder of University of Guelph’s Rural Diary Archive, Catherine…
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