Advisor: Sarah Story
Contact: advisor@mbarchives.ca
The Association for Manitoba Archives (AMA) established its Advisory Services Program in 1990. This is one of the programs offered to support and encourage the development of sustainable archives in Manitoba.
What the Advisory Services Program offers:
- advice to archival institutions working to improve procedures and practices
- guidance to organizations, communities, and individuals caring for their archival records
- support to organizations and communities that may wish to start an archives
*New in 2026* a bi-monthly online meetup for "lone arrangers" (those working alone) rural and northern archivists, and community volunteers caring for archives. A space where we can share firsthand stories and experiences, bounce ideas off other archivists, and get support and guidance from others in similar settings.
How we do it:
Advice and information may be delivered through site assessment, individual consultation, and/or hands on training and workshops.
Who is eligible?
AMA members, not-for-profit organizations, businesses (that have existed for 5+ years and do not have an agreement with an existing archives), community groups, and individuals with significant historical records.
To discuss or arrange for advisory services, please contact the AMA Archives Advisor, Sarah Story.
Note: Eligible applicants must be willing to make their archives publicly accessible and/or available to their community within a reasonable period of time after the completion of receiving advisory services support.
Looking to hire an archivist?
If you would like to hire an archival professional to work on your collections (to perform functions such as appraisal, accessioning, arrangement and description, digitization, digital preservation) or to advise you in your work, the AMA is willing to share job postings with its membership and to direct you to our networks. There is no referral service for those looking to hire archivists on a fee-for-service basis at this time. To inquire about posting a request for archival support, please contact the office at amaoffice@mbarchives.ca
Resources:
The AMA has compiled useful resources that can be found on our Advisory Services Resources page.