The Kiosk Story: The Saga of Life, Logging, and Lumbering in and Around Northwest Algonquin Park

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

The Kiosk Story: The Saga of Life, Logging, and Lumbering in and Around Northwest Algonquin Park

Entry/Object ID

2022.55.01

Tags

Algonquin Park, District of Nipissing, Kiosk, Ontario, Logging History, Lumber History, Canadian National, Indigenous History

Scope and Content

Book describing the history of Kiosk, Ontario.

Context

The book discusses the history of settlement and development in Kiosk, Ontario. It contains historical context as well as photographs and maps to tell the story. The story is broken down into five chapters, they are as follows: Chapter 1. Early Area History Chapter 2. Depression and War Chapter 3. Prosperity and Conflict Chapter 4. New Challenges Chapter 5. Fire

Collection

District of Nipissing Collection, Northern Ontario History, Canadian National

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

Doug Mackey, Past Forward Heritage Limited

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1990

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Kiosk Story: The Saga of Life, Logging, and Lumbering in and Around Northwest Algonquin Park

Description

The book discusses the history of settlement and development in Kiosk, Ontario. It contains historical context as well as photographs and maps to tell the story.

Creator

Doug Mackey

Date(s) of Creation

2007

Subjects

History, Indigenous peoples, Railways, Logging, Lumber, Lumber camps, Settlements, Land development, Industrial development

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Township

Kiosk, Ontario

Provincial Park

Algonquin Provincial Park

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

District

District of Nipissing

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

1875

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

1-896974-11-2

Dimensions

Width

11 in

Length

8-1/2 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

January 17, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 17, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Notes

The item has a sticker on the front cover declaring it a winner of CBC's Northern Ontario Reads Competition

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Past Forward Heritage Limited

Owner/Agent

Past Forward Heritage Limited

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 17, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 17, 2022