Sunday12:00pm - 4:00pm
Monday10:00am - 8:00pm
Tuesday10:00am - 8:00pm
Wednesday10:00am - 8:00pm
Thursday10:00am - 8:00pm
Friday10:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday12:00pm - 4:00pm
Hinton Coal Branch Archives is part of the Archives Society of Alberta database
Our on-line database has changed effective June 1, 2013. To find Hinton records on their website click here. To search, click on Archival Institutions on the left, then on Hinton Municipal Library and Archives.
Hinton Archives background
Hinton Coal Branch Archives was added to the Library as part of renovations in 2007. Special considerations include environmental controls, supervised access and a research area.
"The mandate of the Hinton Coal Branch Archives is to promote and encourage the appreciation and study of the history of Hinton and surrounding area by acquiring, preserving and making accessible to the public, records in any format which reflect the history of this area."
Services
Archive hours
As of March 13, 2020, access to archival material will be available by research request and mediated by archival staff until further notice. We will gladly assist you with your research needs. Please phone to speak to an archive staff member.
Primary Contact info
Phone: 780-865-2363
Email: archives@hintonlibrary.org
About our holdings
Our holdings consist of personal and business papers, diaries, memoirs, photographs (negatives, prints, albums), local artwork, VHS tapes, clipping files, maps and a reference library with historic books (some by local authors).
"Hold onto our stories until our grandchildren are ready to hear them."
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803 Switzer Drive
Hinton, AB
T7V 1V1
Hinton Municipal Library is located in the beautiful town of Hinton, Alberta, in the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre.
Phone: 780-865-2363