Long Table: Archive Dive

Join Edmonton-based social worker and university educator Kristy Harcourt for an exploration of an Edmonton lesbian history archive.

This presentation and discussion explores how an archive can be a playful place for queer people to connect. After a presentation and discussion, participants will take part in a hands-on exploration of an Edmonton lesbian archive.

Archive Dive’s goals are to promote social connections especially for lesbian, queer, and trans people, to counter erasure and raise awareness of lesbian and queer history, and to build opportunities for intergenerational and trans-inclusive dialogue.

Materials from the Hamilton 2SLGBTQ+ Community Archive will also be on display.

About the Presenter:

Kristy Harcourt (she/her) is a lesbian and queer-identified social worker who has been involved in Alberta 2SLGBTQ community building for more than 30 years. She works as a therapist, community social worker, and university educator in Social Work and Women and Gender Studies. Kristy is a custodian of an Edmonton Alberta lesbian history collection from the early 1980s to the present and her project, Archive Dive, brings groups together exploring lesbian, queer, and trans history.

Sponsored by the Centre for Community-Engaged Narrative Arts, L.R. Wilson Institute for Canadian History, and 2SLGBTQ+ Local History and Archives.

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In-Person Event
Free! | All Are Welcome
1 James St N (McMaster Continuing Education Building)
Room 206

Questions and accessibility concerns can be sent to Katie: [email protected]

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About One James North: This event will take place at One James North, the McMaster Continuing Education and Office of Community Engagement building at 1 James St North in downtown Hamilton. This building is accessible directly from James St, as well as by entering through the Jackson Square mall. We will be in Room 206 on the second floor. The security desk located at the main entrance can help direct you towards the stairs or elevator.

Parking: Parking is available for a fee in the underground Jackson Square garage, on York Blvd in the lot and garage across from the Hamilton Farmers Market (28 York Blvd), and along James St N and King William St.

Public Transit: One James North is located just one block east of the MacNab St HSR terminal. For Go transit, the closest bus stops are at Summers Lane (Hamilton Place or City Hall, depending on the direction of travel). We're also a 15-minute walk from West Harbour Go Station, or a 7-minute walk from Hamilton Go Centre.

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