About

What is Everyone Archives? 

Everyone Archives is a community organization supporting and celebrating the archiving projects of people working outside of major institutions. Everyone Archives offers workshops, resources, and social opportunities that center around archiving and preservation. 

Everyone Archives believes that each and every person has a relationship to archiving. Whether you are researching the history of your neighbourhood, organizing a music library, tracing bits of your family’s origin story, collecting recipes, or stressing about the limited storage on your phone, you are an archivist. We all have a stake in the project of archiving. Archiving makes sense of the world and determines what stories are carried between generations. 

Our programming uses archiving as a vehicle for intercultural, intergenerational, and interdisciplinary community-building. Right now, we offer: 

• Hands-on practical workshops in the field of preservation and archival best-practice. 

As Everyone Archives gains momentum over time, we hope to offer:

• Technologies: Scanners, cameras, and sound recorders for documenting and preserving stories 

• Social Events: Opportunities to share community or personal history and explore broader questions about what it means to archive.

When is the next EA event? 

Learn about upcoming events via our Events page.

How is Everyone Archives funded?

Everyone Archives is mostly self-funded. We recently received funding for future workshops through the Ottawa chapter of The Awesome Foundation!

Where can I find more archiving resources?

Find archiving resources via our Resources page.

How do I contact you?

Find contact information via our Contact page.