Rural Diary Archive
Rural Diary Archive

Project Participants and Acknowledgements

The creation of this website would not have been possible without the

generous financial support of the Francis and Ruth Redelmeier Professorship in Rural History and

the technical support given by library and archival staff at the University of Guelph.

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FOUNDER AND PROJECT DIRECTOR

Catherine Anne Wilson, founder and project director of the Rural Diary Archive, sitting at a desk with an open diary.

Catharine Anne Wilson, F.R.S.C., University Professor Emerita, University of Guelph. Her passion for diaries began when she read her great-great-grandmother Lucy Middagh’s, diary. Her award-winning book, Being Neighbours: Cooperative Work and Rural Culture, 1830-1960, is based on the writings of one hundred diarists and their descriptions of working together at such events as barn raisings and quilting bees. More is available about Cathy and others working on Rural History at “Rural History at Guelph.”

CURRENT TEAM MEMBERS

First team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling and seated at a desk.
Audra Bolton, webmaster, manages social media, prepares diaries for publication, and maintains the website
Second team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling at a computer screen.
Adam Doan, Systems Developer at the University of Guelph Library and, maintains the infrastructure of the website
Third team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling, portrait in front of a blank background.
Sukhman Kaur, Website Redesign Coordinator

PREVIOUS WEBMASTERS

First previous team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling, portrait in front of a blank background.

Casey August 2022 – 2023

Second previous team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling, portrait in front of a blank background.

Charles Buck 2020 – 2022

Third previous team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling, portrait in front of a blank background.

Julia Barclay 2017 – 2020

Fourth previous team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling, portrait in front of a blank background.

Lisa Tubb 2015 – 2016

Fifth previous team member of the Rural Diary Archive team, smiling, portrait in front of a blank background.

Sarah A Kelly 2015

We would like to thank the following repositories for making diaries in their possession available for this project:

  • The Archives of Ontario
  • Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph
  • Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
  • Buxton National Historic Site & Museum
  • Dundas Museum and Archives
  • Elgin County Archives
  • Glengarry County Archives
  • Guelph Civic Museum
  • Grey Roots County Museum and Archives
  • Harrow Early Immigrant Research Society
  • Huron County Museum & Historic Gaol
  • Leeds and 1000 Islands Historical Society
  • Leeds & Grenville Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society
  • The Museum of Lennox and Addington
  • Markham Museum
  • McMaster University Archives
  • Mennonite Archives of Ontario Conrad Grebel University College
  • Middleville and District Museum
  • Museum of Dufferin
  • Niagara Historical Society
  • Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum
  • Norwich and District Archives
  • Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA)
  • Prince Edward County Archives
  • Queen’s University Archives
  • Simcoe County Archives
  • Tavistock and District Historical Society
  • Toronto Public Library
  • University of Western Ontario
  • Upper Canada Village
  • Uxbridge Historical Centre
  • Waterloo Region Museum
  • Wellington County Museum and Archives