In 2024, the Archives received a donation of 70 audio cassettes, containing oral history recordings made almost 50 years ago by the Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council. The researchers, as part of this Herstory project, travelled to small towns around the region to interview women from a variety of walks of life. Over 100 women’s stories are represented in the collection. A unique historical record was gathered, but access to this work has been limited to date.

Many of the interviews were transcribed, and can now be read at the Lakehead University Archives. But much more work remains to be done. Wouldn't it be wonderful to hear some of these voices again?

Now, 50 years after the recordings were made, we are asking for your financial support so these tapes can be professionally digitized, indexed, and digitally preserved in the Archives. A contribution of $50 will cover the costs of caring for one interview recording, preserving one woman's story well into the future!