Steamboats, Sawlogs, and Salvage: The Story of the Burke Family and their Near Relatives
Name/Title
Steamboats, Sawlogs, and Salvage: The Story of the Burke Family and their Near RelativesEntry/Object ID
2022.306.01Tags
Georgian Bay, Ontario, Logging History, Lumber History, Lumberjacks, Sawmills, Steamships, Midland, Ontario, Midland RailwayScope and Content
Book discussing the genealogical history of the Burke Family and their involvement in the logging and lumber industries of Georgian Bay, Ontario.Context
The book discusses how the Burke family immigrated to Canada from Ireland and settled in the Midland-Georgian Bay area of Ontario. In those areas, the main source of employment was to enter the lumber and/or logging industry. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. The Founding Burke in Canada: - Early Years in Ireland - Settling in Canada 2. Midland and the Lumber Trade: - The Midland Railway Company - Midland's Lumber Trade: Herman Henry Cook, George and Thomas Chew, John and Robert Dollar, James Playfair - Lumbering was Big Business 3. Moving Logs to the Mills: - Increasing Distances - Open Water - Crib-Rafts - Big-Rafts - A Valuable Commodity: Map of Georgian Bay 4. The First Burke Sailors: - Sarah Burke and Alfred Andrew Thompson - David J. Burke - John Thomas Burke - Francis James Burke - The End of a Generation - The Burke Family Portrait 5. The Loggers: - Lumber Camps - Log Drivers - River Men - Alligator Tugs - The End of the Drive - Not Much to Show for Five Months of Work 6. A Toughening Economy: - Changes in Tariff Regulations - Moving Logs Down River - The Lumber Trade in Decline - The Mill Owners Stood by Midland - Steamship Thomas Cranage 7. The Start of Burke Towing and Salvage Company: - Edward Francis Burke - Captain Richard Smith: Captain Anson Smith - David James Burke - Burke Towing and Salvage Company 8. Stories of Towing Logs on Georgian Bay: - Stuck in the Channel - Cutting Corners - Good Luck is Important - Lessons in False Economy - Log Towing was Hazardous - A Missing Sawmill 9. Captain Fred Burke: - A Blustering Personality - The Arlington Tragedy: Comparing the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald 10. No Cure - No Pay: - All in a Day's Work - Feats of Courage on the Great Lakes 11. Final Voyages: - Closing Burke Towing and Salvaging - Captain Ed in RetirementCollection
Lumber History Collection, District of Parry SoundCataloged By
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Secondary Source