The Society of American Archivists - Archivists of Religious Collections Section invites you to a Lunch and Learn: How to start an archive.

Join us for a presentation on what considerations there are in starting an archive.

December 13, 2023 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register here for the Zoom webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__S048EtCQy2u-VJ6cWAcOg

Presenter: Ellen Scheinberg, Heritage Professionals, Toronto, Ontario.

Dr. Ellen Scheinberg is president of Heritage Professionals, a consulting firm specialising in archival, museum, and information management services. Her clients have included: government entities, educational & health institutions, corporations, non-profits, clubs, private donors, along with archives and libraries. The projects the firm is currently engaged in are fairly eclectic, ranging from setting up new archives to creating exhibitions, digitization strategies, and space assessments for clients.

Ellen started her career as an archivist at the National Archives of Canada, working there from 1990 to 2000. She went on to serve as Director of the Ontario Jewish Archives for nine years, later taking on the role of Senior Manager in charge of outreach, digitization and exhibitions at the Archives of Ontario before launching her consulting firm in 2012.

She has published widely in a variety of areas: archival studies, women's history, labour history, Jewish studies, and immigration history. She recently co-edited the book The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood (2015) and contributed several articles to The Ward Uncovered: The Archaeology of Everyday Life (2018). The former was the winner of the Heritage Toronto Book Award and both works were finalists for the Toronto Book Award and the Ontario Speakers' Award.