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Upcoming events

    • 2026-04-24
    • 4:00 PM
    • Manitoba

    Rolling Nominations 

    2026 Manitoba Day Awards

    The Association for Manitoba Archives (AMA) is pleased to announce that rolling nominations for the 2026 Manitoba Day Awards are being accepted by the Special Initiatives Committee. The deadline for submissions is Friday, April 24th, 2026The awards night will be held May 28, 2026. 


    AWARDED TO:  Users of archives (e.g. individuals, community groups, organizations) who have completed an original work of excellence or made exemplary use of Manitoba’s documentary heritage in a product or service that enhances the archival community.


    AWARD: Determined by the AMA Board.

    NOMINATED BY: Any member in good standing of the AMA (Institution, Associate Institution, Individual, Student) may make a nomination. It is not required that the recipient be an AMA member.

    SELECTION: A committee of AMA members selected by co-chairs of the Special Initiatives Committee. The selection committee’s recommendations are to be approved by the AMA’s Board of Directors.

    AWARDED:  Thursday, May 28th, 2026 at Marshall McLuhan Hall (University of Manitoba)

    NOMINATION QUESTIONS:

    To nominate an individual or group for the 2026 Manitoba Day Awards, please answer the 3 questions below and send your responses in a Word document to awards@mbarchives.ca on or before April 24th, 2026. In the submission, please provide the nominee(s) name(s), address(es), phone number(s), and email(s). Include also the name(s) and email(s) of the nominator(s).

    1. Description of the project and its uses of archives. 

    2. Who funded the project (if known, for purposes of recognition).

    3. How does this project enhance the archival community? How does it contribute to the understanding and appreciation of archives and/or history in Manitoba? 

    Please Note: Manitoba Day Awards judges may request a copy of the publication or project documentation (e.g., photos of exhibit, DVD, website link) to assist the committee members in evaluating the nominations. These materials will be returned following the selection.

    If you have questions, please reach out to Sarah Story, AMA Advisor & Office Manager, amaoffice@mbarchives.ca

    Thank you for your support and nominations.

    Brian Hubner & Chris Kotecki

    Co-chairs, AMA Special Initiatives Committee

Past events

2026-03-19 Online Meetup for Community Archivists & Heritage Workers
2025-10-16 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2025-09-22 Grant Applications: Tips and Tricks
2025-05-26 2025 Manitoba Day Awards Night
2025-04-11 Rolling Nominations - 2025 Manitoba Day Awards
2025-03-24 Healing Through Archives
2025-02-24 Call for Expressions of Interest - Community Archives Internship
2025-02-06 Midwinter Tales from the Archives
2024-11-21 Annual General Meeting
2024-06-04 Manitoba Day Awards
2024-03-28 Healing Centered Engagement Workshop with Vanessa Anakwudwabisayquay Cook
2024-03-13 Healing Centered Engagement in Archives
2024-02-15 Midwinter Tales from the Archives
2024-02-07 Fundraising for Record Keeping Institutions
2023-11-15 MAIN Introduction Workshop
2023-10-25 Zoom discussion on archival storage space
2023-06-09 The Reconciliation Framework: Discussion Meeting
2023-04-27 Email Archiving at the University of British Columbia: What We’ve Learned
2023-02-08 Creating a meaningful land acknowledgment: with speaker: Allen Sutherland / Waabiskhi Mazinishin Mishtadim (White Spotted Horse)
2022-12-06 Archiving the Records of the MMIWG2S+ Inquiry
2022-11-10 AMA - Annual General Meeting 2022
2022-05-19 Intro to the MMIWG2S Report and Calls for Justice
2022-01-20 AMA Trivia Night
2021-10-14 2021 Manitoba Heritage Summit
2021-01-20 Beyond Indigenous Awareness
2020-10-16 Call for Applications - Citizen Member for the City of Winnipeg Records Committee
2020-10-08 AMA Annual General Meeting
2020-10-01 Manitoba Heritage Summit
2020-07-13 Consultation Session on the University of Manitoba's Archival Studies Program
2020-01-15 Manitoba Day Nominations
2019-11-05 ARCHIVAL GRANTS MINI-WORKSHOP
2019-10-03 Association for Manitoba Archives Annual General Meeting
2019-09-21 Introduction to Archives Workshop
2019-09-20 MAIN Training
2019-06-14 MAIN Training
2019-05-29 Manitoba Day Awards
2019-05-15 Unbreakable: The Spirit of the Strike
2019-05-01 The Power of the Archive
2019-04-13 Introduction to Archives Workshop
2019-03-28 A Public Conversation About the City of Winnipeg Archives
2019-03-13 TRC Calls to Action for Archives & NCTR Tour
2018-12-07 Christmas Gathering
2018-10-11 Annual General Meeting
2018-05-30 2018 Manitoba Day Awards
2017-11-10 An Introduction to Oral History
2017-05-23 Manitoba Day Awards
2016-10-20 AMA 2016 Annual General Meeting
2016-10-14 Emergency Preparedness Workshop
2016-02-29 Digitization Workshop
2015-10-07 LAC Wallot-Sylvestre Seminar featuring Robert Darnton
2015-09-25 AMA Meet and Greet
2015-08-04 International Indigenous Librarians Forum (IILF) 2015
2015-07-29 I-CHORA 7
2015-07-13 ICA-SUV 2015
2015-06-11 ACA Conference 2015
2015-05-27 Manitoba Day Awards
2015-04-14 "Archival Outreach & Collaboration: Sharing Stories of our Successes and Challenges” - An Evening of Conversation for Local Archivists
2015-02-28 Introduction to Archives
2015-02-17 What's new with AtoM?
2015-02-13 Pub Night for Archivists
2014-12-03 “Odd and Intimate Encounters: Archivists Share their Personal Stories about Collections, Donors, and the Archival Spaces”
2014-11-27 AMA Annual General Meeting
1990-06-01 1990 Annual Meeting
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