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Laura Millar

@millarlaura.bsky.social
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Writer, editor, archivist, speaker. Author of A MATTER OF FACTS: THE VALUE OF EVIDENCE IN AN INFORMATION AGE. Passionate about evidence, archives, and memory. For more information, go to Lauramillar.ca.

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Canadian Cultural Heritage Advocacy Committee @cchac.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We have a wonderful new article by the renowned archivist, Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social on our website. It provides a lot of food for thought about how we can make archives stronger and more sustainable. heritageadvocacy.ca/advocacy-act...
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Advocacy, Activism, and Archives/Défense des droits, Militantisme et Archives
Clean-up following the Halifax Explosion. Credit: Halifax Municipal Archives. Opération de nettoyage après l’explosion d’Halifax. Crédit : Archives municipales d’Halifax. Laura Mi…
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
The deadline for applications for the position of Director of Archives at the Royal BC Museum has been extended to Friday August 21, 2026. Please share with your networks. I hope this position is filled by someone with exceptional archival understanding, insight, and vision. lnkd.in/p/gii2QkCr
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BAND 4 - Director of Archives | Laura Millar
The deadline for applications for the position of Director of Archives at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria has been extended to Friday August 21, 2026 at 11:59 pm (PST). Please share with your networks...
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Please circulate this call for applications for the Director of Archives at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. The application deadline is August 5, 2026. Thank you. Laura Millar www.eluta.ca/spl/band-4-d...
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BAND 4 - Director of Archives / BC Public Service | Eluta.ca
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
A reminder that the call for applications for the 2026 Reksten Community Archives Grant (formerly the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund) is still open until July 6, 2026. Please share the news widely. Visit our website at friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com/trmf/ for more application guidelines and details.
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Reksten Community Archives Grant
Terry Reksten The Friends of BC’s Archives (FBCA) administers the Reksten Community Archives Grant, which was first established in 2002 as the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund, in honour of the po…
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The Canadian Council of Archives (CCA) Board of Directors has released the Archives Canada Working Group (ACWG) 2026 final report on Archives Canada. See: lnkd.in/gbjfEpPV. The future of Canadian archives is under severe stress. I urge everyone concerned about archival services to read and respond.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I am excited to be en route to Tallinn, Estonia to present the keynote speech at this year’s convention of ICARUS (International Centre for Archival Research) to offer thoughts on the importance of “finding the teachable moments” to raise public awareness of records, archives, & evidence. #archives
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
As FBCA Vice President, I’m excited to announce this year‘s call for applications for the Reksten Community Archives Grant. See the website for details. Please consider becoming a member of FBCA or donating to support our efforts to advocate for archives across BC! www.facebook.com/share/1CnKWM...
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I encourage anyone interested in the future of archives, history, research, and accountability across Canada to join this meeting and help identify strategies for advocacy/awareness raising for galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. April 17, 2026: 12 noon ET. www.linkedin.com/posts/laura-...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: A Discussion on Federal Funding Cuts to GLAMs in Canada. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. | Laura Millar
I encourage archivists, historians, genealogists, First Nations researchers and others interested in the future of archives, history, research, and accountability across Canada to join this meeting an...
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
AND... if you are already a member of FBCA, thank you. If not, please join us! FBCA is now the Friends of British Columbia’s Archives, with a mission to advocate for archival collections, institutions, and research across British Columbia. We value your support! See friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com
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Friends of the BC Archives
Post by @FBCArchives.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A reminder about event coming up on Sunday, live and online. Frans Boas, James Teit and Early 20th Century Salish Ethnography: Sunday, March 15, 2026 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm. In Person at Royal BC Museum Conference Hall & Online via Zoom Zoom Link Registration us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Franz Boas, James Teit and Early Twentieth Century Salish Ethnography (Franz Boas Papers, Volume 2). After registering, you will receive a confirmation emai...
Franz Boas, James Teit and Early Twentieth Century Salish Ethnography, the second volume in the Franz Boas Papers series co-sponsored by the American Philosophical Society, the University of Western O...
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com/indigenous-r... Please share the call for applications for the 2026 Indigenous Research Grant co-sponsored by FBCA and RBCM. The grant supports access by Indigenous researchers to archives held by BC Archives & Royal BC Museum. Details are in the guidelines.
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Indigenous Research Grant
About the Indigenous Research Grant The Indigenous Research Grant (IRG) began as a response to the 2015 Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Specifically, calls 67 to 70). Th…
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The enduring wisdom of @djrothkopf.bsky.social : we must batten down the hatches of democracy. The next transition in Washington will not be a normal one. There will be massive efforts to destroy records, pardon officials who did criminal things, steal, & sabotage. open.substack.com/pub/davidrot...
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A Dose of Hard Truths
Don't look away. These issues must be understood and addressed.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
As @dgraham.bsky.social writes: “democracy requires voters having access to accurate and shared information [to] assess the claims that the government makes.“ More precisely, we need access to authentic, reliable sources of EVIDENCE, protected from manipulation from the moment they are made. #facts
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Please share news of this online workshop by the Friends of the British Columbia Archives and Archives Association of British Columbia. Behind the Scenes: Archival Donations and Appraisal Lisa Glandt and Lara Wilson Sunday, February 22 2026 | 2:00pm Register Here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Behind the Scenes: Archival Donations and Appraisal. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Join Lisa Glandt from the AABC to learn more about the “how and why” of what happens behind the scenes when considering a donation of archival materials. This webinar will help you understand this pro...
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FELLOWSHIP IN RECORDS AND ARCHIVES — WIPO, GENEVA Please share this call for applications widely and please encourage new(er) professionals in your communities to consider applying. Contract Duration-12 months Application Deadline: 09-Jan-2026 wipo.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Fellowship - Records and Archives
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 27/10/2025
"I did not know that we had so many cowards in this country. . . These people won't even defend the institutions that they say are so great. The greatest deliberative body has nothing to say about it? You all are cowards." - Ta-Nehisi Coates Take three minutes and watch this video.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The next Friends of the BC Archives presentation has been moved to the University of Victoria. Please join us October 19, in person or via Zoom, to hear Brian Carpenter speak about the American Philosophical Society’s Indigenous collections. See friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com for details.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
I just finished reading this fascinating book by my colleague and friend Dr. Elizabeth Shepherd of @ucl.ac.uk. Highly recommended, especially for anyone interested in the (many) challenges facing female archivists in early 20th-century England. #archives #women www.routledge.com/Pioneering-W...
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Pioneering Women Archivists in Early 20th Century England
This book tells the story of four remarkable women who laid the foundations of English local archives in the early 20th century: Ethel Stokes, Lilian Redstone, Catherine Jamison and Joan Wake. The boo...
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Did I mention the slippery slope to hell? #evidence #amatteroffacts
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Truth is incontrovertible. Ignorance may deride it. Malice may distort it. But there it is. Winston Churchill 1915 #amatteroffacts #evidence
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
It was delightful to join today’s conversation about information/evidence literacy, hosted by the American Library Association, to discuss my book A Matter of Facts and highlight the role of archives & records as bulwarks against fake news & disinformation. #archives youtu.be/xbshBHTxY-4?...
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Information Literacy Mailbag - Edi and Neal's Book Club July 2025 event
YouTube video by American Library Association
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Just a reminder that applications to the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund are welcome and will be accepted until June 17, 2025. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions in early August 2025. Please check the FBCA website at friendsofbcarchives.wordpress.com for more information. #archives
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
On behalf of the Friends of the British Columbia Archives I am sharing an update about changes to public hours in the British Columbia Archives' reference room for the week of June 2. Please share this news widely. www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/our-wo...
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BC Archives reference room adjusted hours: week of June 2 | Royal BC Museum and Archives
The BC Archives reference room will have adjusted open hours during the first week of June, due to a private event.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
The Magna Carta, one of the first documents that confirms what we all must believe—that NO ONE is above the law—still stands as proof 810 years later. News of its discovery is ironic, yet perfect, timing. @washingtonpost.com In Harvard’s archives, British scholars find an original Magna Carta
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
The World Intellectual Property Organization @wipo.int in Geneva welcomes applications for a fellowship in records/archives management. The deadline for applications is May 25. Please consider applying, and please circulate to your networks. wipo.taleo.net/careersectio...
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Fellowship - Records and Archives
Click the link provided to see the complete job description.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Applications are now open for the 2025 Terry Reksten Memorial Fund! The Friends of the BC Archives (FBCA) administers the TRMF, which offers two grants of $2,000 each to community archives, historical associations, or museums — to support archival preservation and access. Please share the news!
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Terry Reksten Memorial Fund
Terry Reksten The Friends of the BC Archives (FBCA) administers the Terry Reksten Memorial Fund, which honours the popular BC historian who passed away in 2001. Terry Reksten brought the history of…
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Residential school survivors need to know about their right to decide the fate of their files. Archivists across Canada can help raise awareness and facilitate contact. Please share your knowledge and expertise. #archives #evidence #records @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
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Files documenting worst abuses at residential schools to be destroyed unless survivors ask otherwise | CBC News
Despite a multi-year outreach, some residential school survivors say they didn't know they need to request their Independent Assessment Process files be saved or else they'll be destroyed in 2027.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
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The FBCA wants to hear from you!
The Friends of the BC Archives is looking for feedback that will help inform our decision-making and better serve our membership. We invite both members and non-members to complete our short (5-10 …
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Gives new meaning to the phrase “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
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Canada Reschedules Political Debate That Conflicted With a Hockey Game
A big game, but still.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Congratulations to the Association of Canadian Archivists for organizing this event. I hope it receives full media attention. The protection of and access to #archives, #records, and other sources of #evidence is fundamental to a free, fair, and democratic society. Such access is in grave peril.
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William Kilbride @williamkilbride.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
I mentioned we would be hiring. Here we go. Two great roles at the DPC - Head of Good Practice and Head of Workforce Development - each owning a strategic objective on behalf of our members: www.dpconline.org/news/job-vac... Spread the word! #dpc #digitalpreservation #digipres #jobs
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
“White House officials acknowledged on Thursday that it was only after the papers were made public that they began combing through them for exposed details.” The absolute disdain for #access and #privacy is beyond mind boggling. #evidence #archives #records www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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White House Seeks to Contain Damage From Personal Data in Kennedy Files
Social Security numbers, including for some people still living, were included in the 64,000 pages of documents that the Trump administration released this week.
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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Show Up For Our Libraries! By eliminating the only federal agency dedicated to funding library services, the Trump administration's Executive Order is cutting off at the knees the most beloved and trusted of American institutions and the staff and services they offer. ALA American Library Association. #ForOurLibraries
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/w... “Pierre Poilievre is trying to position himself as the strongest candidate to take on Washington, while not alienating pro-Trump conservatives in Canada.” Forget politics as usual. All candidates need to speak with one voice. Canada is NOT for sale. #elbowsup
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Mark Carney Becomes Canada’s Prime Minister at Crucial Moment
Mark Carney, a central banker turned politician, steps into his role at a crucial moment as President Trump sets his sights on Canada’s sovereignty and keeps threatening more tariffs.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Justin Trudeau gave the exact kind of press conference today that we have been waiting for from our Democratic leaders. Watch it and learn from it. No gimmicks, no stunts, no script, no platitudes, no slogans, no games. Just straight talk, honesty, sincerity and facts.
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Laura Millar @millarlaura.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Excellent analysis and call for action from friend and colleague Dr. Tom Nesmith of @umanitoba.bsky.social. The attack on data, records, & evidence is pervasive and growing. Recordkeepers need to be on the front lines. Annexation through the tech ‘back door’ www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/anal...
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Opinion: Annexation through the tech ‘back door’
If Trump’s tariffs do not coerce us into becoming Americans, he might try what his lieutenant Elon Musk’s DOGE is doing to radically remake the U.S. government.
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