Waterloo
Historical Society
Waterloo Historical Society
C/O Kitchener Public Library
By email
The
Susan J. Hoffman Local History Fund for the Grace Schmidt Room of Local History,
Kitchener Public Library
Purpose
w To honor and recognize Susan Hoffman’s many years of dedicated service to both Kitchener Public Library and Waterloo Historical Society.
w To complement (but not replace) other funds and fund-raising initiatives for the Grace Schmidt Room by funding GSR-related projects. These may include, but are not restricted to: purchasing collections, documents, maps, books, photographs, archival storage materials; GSR furnishings and equipment; hiring contract staff to assist in cataloguing collections.
How to donate
Cheques
should be made out to Kitchener Public Library Foundation with a notation
that the donation is for the Susan J Hoffman Local History Fund and mailed
to:
Kitchener Public Library Foundation
85 Queen Street North
Kitchener ON N2H 2H1
Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10 or more.
Background
In November 2006 the Board of Directors of the Waterloo Historical Society made an agreement with the Kitchener Public Library Foundation to honor long-time KPL local historian, archivist and WHS director Susan J Hoffman. The WHS made an inaugural $1,000 donation and will consider annually its contribution level to the fund.
Susan J Hoffman
Susan joined the staff of KPL in 1976 and began working with Grace Schmidt in the library’s local history department. In 1984 the WHS partnered with the library to open the Grace Schmidt Room of Local History. Along with honoring Grace Schmidt, who had retired in 1980, it spoke to the high regard the local history collections enjoyed in the Region of Waterloo.
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Last Updated: August 11, 2011.