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Goan Archives Project The purpose of the Goan Archives Project is to assemble, preserve, organize, and store, publications and documents generated by Goan Community Groups in Canada over the last 40 years. The intent is to facilitate study and understanding of the Community by scholars and researchers in the future. The project was initiated in the Greater Toronto Area in October 2009 by a five person Steering Group with Cecil D’Cruz as chairperson. Publications and documents cover the following: - Brochures, newsletters, & books published by Goan organizations in Canada.. Items from abroad will also be accepted based on relevance. - Fliers, programs, and other printed material, which portray the activities of community groups. - Newspaper cuttings and other published accounts relevant to the Goan Community. - Photographs, albums and other graphic material pertaining to activities of Goan organizations. All material archived will be deemed to be a donation to the Archives, administered by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Steering Group. Donors will need to sign a waiver transferring ownership After sorting and listing, the archived material will be stored in standard bankers boxes. A typical bankers box measures 30 cm wide, 40 cm long and 25 cm height (12”x16” x10”) One box can store approximately 9 Kg (10 lb) of paper items. The project envisages that 12-15 boxes will be needed. Heritage Canada will be consulted to determine a final accessible repository for the boxes. The project has conducted a series of open houses and solicitations, and have gleaned more than 200 publications and items from the 40 or so Goan related organizations active in Canada over the last four decades.. Some of these are displayed on the Goan Archives Project website: http://sites.google.com/site/goanarchivescanada/goan-archives-canada Those wishing to submit collections can contact the Goan Archives Project by email: [email protected] In the West GTA an Open House sponsored by the Goan Cultural Group, will be held on Wednesday .January, 20, 7-9 p.m. at the Older Adults Centre in Square One, Mississauga. Those wishing to make contributions can drop by to hand in submissions, and view typical items in the collection. The Goan Archives Project has received good wishes from a number of Goan groups abroad and has sparked increasing interest on the need to preserve our local heritage and memories of the past. The group is willing to collaborate and share experiences with Goan organizations the world over. Feel free to visit our website and email us with your questions and comments. Cecil D’Cruz Chair - Goan Archives Steering Group. Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________________________ Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail. Click on Options in Mail and switch to New Mail today or register for free at http://mail.yahoo.ca
