Into the Archives

Into the Archives: Windsor Local Council of Women

Let me tell you a story…a story you may only discover if you head Into the Archives. The Windsor Local Council of Women was established in 1935 to give women a stronger political voice in community policy-making and services.

Into the Archives: Progress

Let me tell you a story…a story you may only discover if you head Into the Archives. Join us as we discuss the development of Windsor’s Emancipation Day celebrations. For more information, check-out the following books from Windsor Public Library:

Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in Canada by Natasha Henry

Our Own Two Hands: Black Lives in Windsor From the 1700s Forward by Irene Moore Davis

Into the Archives – Wartime Libraries

Let me tell you a story…a story you may only discover if you head Into the Archives. Join us as we discuss the development of Windsor’s wartime libraries.

Into the Archives: Home of the Friendless

Let me tell you a story…a story you may only discover if you head Into the Archives. Join us as we discuss Windsor’s Home of the Friendless, a volunteer society with a mission to take care of the elderly and the unhoused.

The Langlois Land Transfer

Let me tell you a story…a story you may only discover if you head Into the Archives. Join us as we discuss the oldest record in Windsor’s Community Archives: the Langlois Land Transfer.

Letters from a Librarian

Let me tell you a story…a story you may only discover if you head Into the Archives. Join us as we discuss former Chief Librarian of Windsor Public Library, Anne Hume, who helped organize The Border Cities Arts and Letters Club and was a founding member of the Windsor Art Association. Find more information by making an appointment to visit the Windsor Community Archives.