SASKATCHEWAN ARCHIVES LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

*PLEASE NOTE*:  Due to technical difficulties, the Website link is not expected be active until end of day on Friday, February 10. 

The Saskatchewan Archives Board is proud to announce the launch of its new website at www.saskarchives.com during Archives Week 2012 which occurs February 5 to 11.

"The Saskatchewan Archives Board has the responsibility of preserving important cultural resources," Minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Archives Board Bill Hutchinson said. "This new website will do much to further the accessibility of the history that they keep on our behalf - the history of our people and our province."

Nearly 70,000 pages of homestead records and thousands of historical photographs are currently available for the website launch, with additional materials being added as resources become available. Eventually, the complete homestead record collection of nearly 2.2 million pages will be available for consultation worldwide. Digitization of analogue records will also see the release of thousands of more historical photographs and textual pages from the Archives' Collection as well as new exhibits over the next several years.

"I am very pleased to launch a new era in how we offer services to researchers within our province and worldwide," Provincial Archivist Linda McIntyre said. "Now, more than ever, Saskatchewan's stories, history, events and treasures are at your fingertips to explore and enjoy."

The Saskatchewan Archives welcomes researchers to the threshold of new discoveries and new experiences as they search and use its digital tools and its wealth of historical records.

Visit Saskatchewan Archives in-person or online at www.saskarchives.com.

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For more information, contact:

Lenora Toth
Saskatchewan Archives Board
Regina
Phone: 306-787-4741
Email: ltoth@archives.gov.sk.ca