Welcome to the Port Hope Archives!
Community History Happens Here
TO HELP PRESERVE PORT HOPE'S HISTORY, BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
- Doors Open Northumberland - June 1st and 2nd, 2019. Join us from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- The Port Hope Archives is once again a part of Doors Open Northumberland. Join us for a guided tour of the stacks and get an inside look at how the archives operate. We will have a number of significant items on display from our collection including the Goheen Land Grant, from 1808 and the Haskill Whiskey Ledger. This ledger is considered to be one of the earliest whiskey ledgers in Canada, with the earliest entry dating to 1801.
- Reading Room Hours:
Monday 12:30-4:30pm
Tuesday to Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm*
*closed from 12-12:30pm for lunch
Friday 12:30-4:30pm
We’re flexible! Please contact us to request an appointment to suit your schedule.
Please note: Please call or email before visiting if you are coming from a distance, or if there is inclement weather. Periodical closures of the Archives during our regular hours do occur.
We are closed on the following dates in 2019
December 24th 2018-January 4th 2019
February 18th, Family Day
April 19, Good Friday
May 20th, Victoria Day
July 1st, Canada Day (observed)
August 5th, Civic Day
September 2nd, Labour Day
October 14th, Thanksgiving
Tuesday to Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm*
*closed from 12-12:30pm for lunch
Friday 12:30-4:30pm
We’re flexible! Please contact us to request an appointment to suit your schedule.
Please note: Please call or email before visiting if you are coming from a distance, or if there is inclement weather. Periodical closures of the Archives during our regular hours do occur.
We are closed on the following dates in 2019
December 24th 2018-January 4th 2019
February 18th, Family Day
April 19, Good Friday
May 20th, Victoria Day
July 1st, Canada Day (observed)
August 5th, Civic Day
September 2nd, Labour Day
October 14th, Thanksgiving
Fees & Membership
Our fees and memberships assist with the operating costs of the Port Hope Archives, and in particular with the purchase of vital archival-safe containers and materials to house and protect the collection. Thank you for your support of our local history!
Fees are as follows:
$10.00 per visit (non-members)*
*This fee is charged when the Archivist pulls any item from storage, at your request. This fee is waived for members. There is no fee to do self-guided research using our reading room resources.
$25.00 per hour for archivist-lead research (first 1/2 hour free)*
*You can determine the maximum number of hours that the Archivist will conduct research on your topic. You will be provided with a research report and copies of any associated materials at the conclusion of research.
0.50 cents per 8.5x11” b&w copy ($1.00 colour copies)
$1.00 per 11x17” b&w copy ($1.50 colour copies)
0.50 cents per document scan
$5.00 per photograph image scan (600 dpi quality)
Please Note: The Port Hope Archives accepts cash payments and personal cheques only. We do not have a debit/visa machine or alternative methods of payment.
Annual Membership:
$25.00 Household
$50.00 Business
Copyright
Consider copyright when making all research and copying requests. It is the researcher's responsibility to seek proper authorization. All copies are made for the sole purposes of private study or research.
If you would like to publicly publish, exhibit, or broadcast materials from our collection, please contact the Port Hope Archives for the 'Request for Permission to Publish, Exhibit, or Broadcast Materials from the Port Hope Archives' form and details.
