church archives and historical resources
Explore news relating to the Anglican Church of Canada’s archives and historical resources, including research, publications and digitization initiatives.
January 15, 2025Video footage of all General Synods going back to 1988 and documentaries of all 11 Sacred Circles has now been digitized—converted from videotape into a format that can be processed…- May 21, 2024The Canadian Church Historical Society (CCHS) has published a special edition of its annual Journal, focusing on the Mohawk Institute, the oldest continuously operated residential school in Canada. Entitled Documents of…
- February 29, 2024The Executive Committee of the Canadian Church Historical Society (CCHS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Thomas Power to the Editorship of the Journal of the Canadian Church…
- October 6, 2023The Canadian Church Historical Society, in collaboration with the History Society of the Episcopal Church, has announced an upcoming conference, "MRI at 60: Mutual Responsibility and Interdependence". The two-day event…
- July 19, 2018A feature-length video documenting the eighth national Anglican Indigenous Sacred Circle is now available online in Oji-Cree. The translation marks the first time that a Sacred Circle video has been…
- November 18, 2016View a PDF version of Highlights from the Council of General Synod: November 17, 2016. Council members gathered after breakfast at 8:45 a.m. at the Queen of Apostles Renewal Centre…
- June 20, 2016June 21 marks the annual commemoration of the National Aboriginal Day of Prayer, established by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. In response to Call to Action…
- February 12, 2016The following is the conclusion of a story on an ongoing research project investigating a key episode in the history of Anglicans and the Beothuk people of Newfoundland. Read Part…
- February 3, 2016Alongside the legacy of cultural genocide against the Indigenous peoples of Canada, embodied in the residential school system, is the tragic history of what some scholars consider to be a…
- July 24, 2015A special exhibit on the legacy of Indian residential schools is open to the public daily throughout July and August at St. James Cathedral in Toronto. The display includes a…
