Canada's Forgotten Gold Rush: The Goldfields of Larder Lake

Name/Title

Canada's Forgotten Gold Rush: The Goldfields of Larder Lake

Entry/Object ID

2021.951.01

Tags

District of Temiskaming, Gold Mining, Mining History, Mining Industry, Prospecting History, Larder Lake, Ontario

Scope and Content

Book describing the history of the gold rush, specifically the gold fields in the Larder Lake mining camp, throughout the district of Temiskaming.

Context

The majority of the story is focused on telling the stories of the experiences of the miners as well as the people who lived in the Temiskaming district. It discusses how and why that area was so sought after, and the history of how all the mining camps were founded.

Collection

Mining History, District of Temiskaming History Collection, Northern Ontario History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

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

Temiskaming Printing Co

Date(s) of Creation

1906

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Canada's Forgotten Gold Rush: The Goldfields of Larder Lake

Description

Book describing the history of the gold rush, specifically the gold fields in the Larder Lake mining camp, throughout the district of Temiskaming.

Creator

Vernon Dufresne, Clark Thompson

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 7, 1999

Subjects

History, Mining, Gold, Gold mining, Prospecting

Notes

The book is signed by both authors

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Temiskaming Shores, Ontario

District

Temiskaming, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32745

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-9685506-0-0

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 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 24, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Feb 24, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

North Bay Museum

Owner/Agent

North Bay Museum

Place

City

North Bay, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

Notes

Donated by the North Bay Museum on July 14, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on August 4, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 24, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 24, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 24, 2022