The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.

Join Catharine Wilson as she takes you on a virtual tour of the Rural Diary Archive. Here you can read, search and transcribe the writings of nearly 200 Ontario diarists spanning the years 1800-1960. As Founder and Director of the Archive, Cathy will talk about the collection and introduce you to some of the diarists.

The power of these old documents is their immediacy, their ability to transport you back into the daily lives of farm families and see how they really lived. Perhaps you, your local historical society or history class will be inspired to transcribe. Anyone can make a valuable contribution to research now and enjoy some time-travel at the same time.