Grande Prairie Museum, South Peace Regional Archives and Heritage Village. Photo Credit: Shane Clausing

By Shane Clausing

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South Peace Regional Archives unveils new exhibit

Apr 6, 2021 | 1:56 PM

A new virtual exhibit has been launched by the South Peace Regional Archives.

The new exhibit, “Close Contact at the Archives,” highlights the ongoing work at the Archives throughout the course of the pandemic.

“This is a truly multimedia experience,” said Alyssa Currie, the Executive Director for the South Peace Regional Archives.

“It highlights archival film, textual records, photographs, oral history and maps, and really is a showcase of the work that has been happening at the archives during the last year when we’ve been closed to the public for COVID.”

The exhibit puts an emphasis on the value of community partnerships and preserving the communities collective heritage according to the Archives and is free to anyone on their website.

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There are 11 stories found on the website, which range from parallels drawn between the flu pandemic and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well old stories of significant events that played out within Grande Prairie.

Currie tells EverythingGP over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s noticed people have become interested in the city’s history, and she hopes this exhibit can teach people more about the region.

“In the last year, people have had more time to spend at home and time to spend with their family. That has sparked a renewed interest in our local history, people’s personal history and their organizational history.”

“We’ve particularly seen greater research into past pandemics and that’s been something that people have latched onto as a really interesting local topic we’ve had the opportunity to explore throughout various education programs.”

While the exhibits will only be featured online for now, Currie is hopeful if restrictions get lifted, they’ll be able to re-open the doors to the Archives to the public.

“We’re hoping when the provincial health regulations allow, we’ll be able to open on an appointment-only basis. If the museum is able to re-open, this exhibit will have a physical counter part in the community room of the museum, but for now, we’ve embraced the digital age and it is all online.”

The full exhibit can be viewed through the South Peace Regional Archives website.