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== First GLAM collaboration in Canada with BAnQ ==

[[File:News. V.E. Day BAnQ P48S1P12270.jpg|thumb|1945: Two young women read the front page of The Montreal Daily Star announcing the German surrender and the impending end of World War II in Europe.<br /><small>Photo: [[:w:Conrad Poirier|Conrad Poirier]], PD-Canada, BAnQ Vieux-Montréal.</small>]]

The [[:en:Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec|Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec]] (BAnQ) and Wikimedia Canada are announcing a pilot project to upload public domain images from the Conrad Poirier collection at BAnQ Vieux-Montréal.<ref name="pistard">[http://pistard.banq.qc.ca/unite_chercheurs/description_fonds?p_anqsid=20070502092503105&p_classe=P&p_fonds=48&p_centre=06M&p_numunide=2029 Fund Conrad Poirier description], Pistard catalogue, [[:en:Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec|Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec]].</ref>

Freelance photographer, [[:en:Conrad Poirier|Conrad Poirier]] (1912-1968) sold his photographs to various newspapers and magazines including [[:en:The Gazette (Montreal)|The Montreal Gazette]], [[:en:La Patrie|La Patrie]] and [[:en:La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]. A follower of the "new vision" ([[:fr:Nouvelle Vision|Nouvelle Vision]], a photographic movement  in the first half of the 20th century), he did social photography early on. He was interested in the working world, in street life and in popular events. Poirier's work shows the developement of Montreal through historical photographs, and more widely the province of Quebec, Canada. With more than 20,000 photographs, the collection includes photographs taken between 1932 and 1960, which show the evolution of the Quebec metropolis - especially during the 1930s and 1940s. More broadly, the work of Poirier reflects the social changes underway in Quebec in the middle of the last century. 

To date, approximately 700 photographs have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. In the coming months, an equivalent number of photographs will be added to the selection. This collaboration between a GLAM institution and Wikimedia is a first in Canada. Visit the [[:en:Wikipedia:BAnQ|BAnQ GLAM page]] on the English Wikipedia and the [[:Commons:Category:BAnQ-Projet Poirier|Category:BAnQ-Projet Poirier]] on Commons. Thank you to the archives diffusion team of BAnQ Vieux-Montréal.

:<small>— [[:w:User:Benoit Rochon|Benoit Rochon]], Project Manager, Wikimedia Canada.</small>⏎
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== Wiki Loves Monuments : And the winner is... ==

[[File:Chapelle des Indiens, Tadoussac, Québec.jpg|thumb||left|'''Wiki Loves Monuments Canada'''<br />[[:w:Tadoussac|Tadoussac]] Chapel was built in 1747, the oldest wooden church in North America, [[:w:Quebec|Quebec]].<br /><small>Photo: [[:Commons:User:Natidu|Natidu]]</small>]]

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You can see more details on the [[:Commons:Commons:British Library/Picturing Canada|collection on Wikimedia Commons]].

:<small>— Philip Hatfield (Curator, Canadian Collections, British Library) and [[:w:User:Andrew Gray|Andrew Gray]] (former Wikipedian in Residence, British Library) Funding for the project was given by Wikimedia UK and by the British Library Eccles Centre for American Studies.</small>


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=== Who we are ===

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*To make use of, encourage the use of, and instruct people in the use of free and open source information resources; either electronic or printed for the advancement of education.
*To encourage the development and release of these materials in the languages of Canada including but not limited to English, French, and the First Nations' languages.

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