This Point of Land

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

This Point of Land

Entry/Object ID

2022.303.01

Tags

Lumber History, Logging History, Algoma, Ontario, Thessalon, Ontario, Farming, Sawmills

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the development of the town of Thessalon, located in the District of Algoma, Ontario.

Context

The book covers a history of Thessalon from 1869-1977. The town was founded by the logging and lumbering industries. The book discusses how these industries helped developed this barren area into a town. It is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. Early History of Thessalon 2. Logging 3. Settlement of Thessalon Township 4. Sawmills Unlimited 5. Secondary and Service Industry 6. Fishing 7. Sports 8. Schools in Thessalon Township 9. Communications 10. The Pursuit of Power 11. Evolution of a Town 12. Reflections

Collection

Lumber History Collection, Algoma Ontario History, Northern Ontario 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

Sault Star Commercial Printing Department

Date(s) of Creation

1901

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

This Point of Land

Description

Book discussing the history of the development of the town of Thessalon, located in the District of Algoma, Ontario.

Creator

Jim E. MacDonald

Date(s) of Creation

1977

Subjects

History, Farming, Logging, Lumber industry, Schools, Community service, Settlements, Sports, Fishing

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Sault Ste. Maire, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

605

Dimensions

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

9-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Ontario History Section (City or Town Specific)

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Creasing

Date Examined

Mar 10, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Surface

There are visible crease lines on the front cover

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Structure

The spine and pages are beginning to grow brittle

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on March 10, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

March 10, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 10, 2022