Boston Creek: Echoes of an Ontario Mining Camp

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Boston Creek: Echoes of an Ontario Mining Camp

Entry/Object ID

2021.953.01

Tags

Gold Mining, Copper Mining, Mining Industry, Mining History, District of Temiskaming, Prospecting History, Boston Creek, Ontario

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the Boston Creek mining camp, which was part of the Temiskaming District.

Context

The book covers a 40 year history of the camp, detailing how it survived through both World Wars as well as the Great Depression. The camp was known for its gold and copper. It also discusses the experiences of the miners and the people who remained after the gold rush had passed. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. With Footsteps True - 1915 2. The Living Rock - 1916 3. Quick the turns of change - 1917-1918 4. Asleep in the Sun - 1919-1920 5. Over the Greenstone - 1921-1924 6. The Hurrying Stream - 1925-1927 7. Like Clouds Before the Wind - 1928-1930 8. Through the open Windows - 1931-1934 9. Shrill Winds Whistle - 1935-1939 10. Into the Life of Things - 1940-1949 11. The Path Grows Dim - 1950-1962 12. With the Quiet of the Sky - 1963-

Collection

District of Temiskaming History Collection, Mining History, 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

Peter Fancy

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1930

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Boston Creek: Echoes of an Ontario Mining Camp

Description

Book discussing the history of the Boston Creek mining camp, which was part of the Temiskaming District.

Creator

Peter Fancy

Date(s) of Creation

2002

Subjects

History, Mining camps, Mining, Miners, Copper mining, Gold mining

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Erin, Ontario

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32747

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-88954-426-3

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

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