Primary contact
254 Pinnacle Street
Belleville, Ontario
CA K8N 3B1
Identity area
Identifier
ON00156
Authorized form of name
Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Community
- Municipal
- Regional
Contact area
Amanda Hill
Type
Address
Street address
254 Pinnacle Street
Locality
Belleville
Region
Ontario
Country name
Canada
Postal code
K8N 3B1
Telephone
(613) 967-3304
Fax
archives@cabhc.ca
URL
www.cabhc.ca
Note
Description area
History
The Community Archives was established in 2010 as a three-way partnership between the City of Belleville, the County of Hastings, and the Hastings County Historical Society. In 2016 the Archives moved to a new purpose-built facility in downtown Belleville.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
The mandate of the Community Archives with respect to the acquisition of archival records is:
• To act as the official repository for records of enduring value created and accumulated by the City of Belleville and its predecessors;
• To act as the official repository for records of enduring value created and accumulated by the County of Hastings and its predecessors, and the member municipalities of Hastings County that designate the Community Archives as their official repository;
• To act as the official repository for the archival collections of the Hastings County Historical Society and records of enduring value created and accumulated by the Society; and
• To acquire records from private sources (individuals, families, organizations, and corporate bodies) that are appraised as having archival value in documenting the history and development of Belleville and Hastings County, with due respect for the acquisition mandates of other cultural and heritage organizations.
Buildings
Holdings
The archives holds community and municipal records relating to Hastings County and the City of Belleville. Holdings are described in the Community Archives' Discover service at http://discover.cabhc.ca.
In September 2016 the materials collected by Deseronto Archives were moved into the Community Archives.
Finding aids, guides and publications
Some of the archives' photographic collections are available online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/collections.
Access area
Opening times
Open Monday to Thursday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm for research.
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
The Community Archives is fully accessible.