There Were No Strangers: A History of the Village of Creighton Mine

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

There Were No Strangers: A History of the Village of Creighton Mine

Entry/Object ID

2022.148.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Creighton Mine, Nickel Mining, Copper Mining, International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Lively, Ontario, The Canadian Copper Company, District of Sudbury

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the Creighton Mine and the development of the company town, later called Lively.

Context

The book was published by the Anderson Farm museum to compile the history of both the Creighton Mine and the town of Lively. The Creighton Mine opened in 1901 as an open pit mine, and underground mining began in 1906. It was originally owned by the Canadian Copper Company, later the International Nickel Company of Canada. The book is broken down into sections, they are as follows: 1. The Mine 2. Education 3. Healthcare 4. Sports 5. Religion 6. Business 7. Military 8. The Great Creighton Blueberry Search 9. O'Donnell 10. O'Donnell Remembered

Collection

International Nickel Company of Canada, Mining History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Anderson Farm Museum

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1970

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

There Were No Strangers: A History of the Village of Creighton Mine

Description

Book discussing the history of the Creighton Mine and the development of the company town, later called Lively.

Creator

Anderson Farm Museum

Date(s) of Creation

1989

Subjects

History, Settlements, Mining, Nickel mining, Copper mining, Land development, Industrial development, Cities & towns

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Lively, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

683

Dimensions

Width

6 in

Length

9 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

February 16, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Fading

Date Examined

Feb 16, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Notes

The damage is surrounding the spine, likely caused by use

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mining History

Provenance Detail

Anderson Farm Museum

Owner/Agent

Anderson Farm Museum

Role

Owner/Publisher/Subject

Place

Town

Lively, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 16, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 16, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 16, 2022