An old black and white photograph displayed on a table depicts a man, a woman, and a little child sitting on the front steps of a home.

Daily mementos of women’s past labours are being preserved for future generations thanks to a scanning party at the Torbay History House. From family photographs and film negatives, to journal entries and newspaper clippings, CBC’s Julia Israel watched as keepsakes were collected and documented so they could take their place in the history books.