{"id":157,"date":"2014-09-06T13:08:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-06T20:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/?p=157"},"modified":"2021-02-25T12:55:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T19:55:46","slug":"lac-megantics-library-and-history-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/?p=157","title":{"rendered":"Lac-M\u00e9gantic&#8217;s  Library  and  History Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One very sad event. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/quebecam\/lac-megantic\/2013\/07\/11\/lac-megantics-history-rewritten\/\">http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/quebecam\/lac-megantic\/2013\/07\/11\/lac-megantics-history-rewritten<\/a>\u00a0(there is an audio link listen) Very moving at about 1minute in&#8230; &#8220;&#8230;Roy fought back tears as she described the archives that had been housed at the library: baptism records that came over with colonists from France in the 17th century, local politicians&#8217; correspondence, and documents related to the various social clubs in town&#8230;.&#8221; &#8220;For the longest time, I kept at my home letters my uncle had written to my grandmother when he was a prisoner of war during World War II,&#8221; said Roy, 65, her voice breaking. &#8220;But then, just recently, I brought them to the library so my uncle&#8217;s grandchildren would be able to view them whenever they wished. I was actually scared they might get destroyed in a fire if I kept them in my house.&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/irreplaceable-archives-lost-among-lac-m%C3%A9gantic-destruction-1.1363083\">http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/irreplaceable-archives-lost-among-lac-m%C3%A9gantic-destruction-1.1363083<\/a> &#8220;&#8230;Lac-M\u00e9gantic&#8217;s only library lost a one-of-a-kind trove, which included original local artwork, heirlooms donated by families, the oldest-known photos of the town and the negatives&#8230;&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/lj.libraryjournal.com\/2013\/07\/industry-news\/fire-destroys-canadian-library-archive\/\">http:\/\/lj.libraryjournal.com\/2013\/07\/industry-news\/fire-destroys-canadian-library-archive\/<\/a> &#8211; _ &#8220;&#8230;Lac-M\u00e9gantic&#8217;s only library lost a one-of-a-kind trove, which included original local artwork, heirlooms donated by families, the oldest-known photos of the town and the negatives&#8230;.&#8221; &#8220;&#8230;.I think this is the first time that a library with this kind of archival collection has been destroyed.&#8221; The extent of the loss may be literally incalculable:&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" id=\"attachment_158\" style=\"width: 300px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/lac-megantics-library-and-history-loss\/image002-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-158\" title=\"image002\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image002-300x127.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image002-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/backupguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image002.png 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" id=\"attachment_159\" style=\"width: 300px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/lac-megantics-library-and-history-loss\/image001-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-159\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"103\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159\" title=\"image001\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image001-300x103.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image001-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/backupguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image001.png 544w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" id=\"attachment_160\" style=\"width: 282px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/lac-megantics-library-and-history-loss\/image005\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-160\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"282\" height=\"187\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-160\" title=\"image005\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/backupguy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/image005.jpg\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One very sad event. http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/quebecam\/lac-megantic\/2013\/07\/11\/lac-megantics-history-rewritten\u00a0(there is an audio link listen) Very moving at about 1minute in&#8230; 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