Research Services

Our Research Centre is available during museum public open hours and is open year-round. We recommended that appointments be made with the Curator whenever possible to ensure she is available to assist you. Please call 902-543-4033 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   to make an appointment.

General museum admission fees are charged for those doing research, and Reproduction Fees are also charged for photocopies, etc.

On-Site Services
Our staff will assist you in accessing materials you require for your research.  We also have a number of self-serve Finding Aids. Our Curator will explain these to you.

Distance Research
You may also request that research be done for you. All research requested by mail, telephone, fax or email is available at $10.00 per hour, plus the cost of photocopies and shipping costs, and is handled by staff and volunteers at the Museum. Researchers are asked to give a limit that they wish to spend as pre-payment is required for all research and copies. Fees can be paid by cheque, credit card or money order made payable to DesBrisay Museum. U.S. exchange rates are the responsibility of the researcher.

Research Request Form

Citation

We require that you acknowledge the DesBrisay Museum as your source of any information received from us and that such information cannot be entered into an Internet site, or published in any form without written permission from the DesBrisay Museum.

Handling of Archival Materials

• A limit of three (3) documents or photographs will be provided at any one time.
• Materials may not be removed or loaned from the DesBrisay Museum Research Centre by researchers. Staff will make every effort to make all materials accessible to researchers; however, some materials may be unavailable for reasons of fragility, copyright restrictions, protection of personal information, or donor agreements.
• Photocopying of archival documents is provided at the discretion of the staff.