Name/Title

The Great Fire of 1922

Entry/Object ID

2021.959.01

Tags

Great Fire of 1922, Temiskaming, Ontario, District of Temiskaming, Northern Ontario

Scope and Content

Book describing the history of the Great Fire of 1922. The book was written 77 years after the fire, and it complies the events that occurred on the 75th anniversary as well as the history of the fire.

Context

The book covers: the 75th anniversary weekend, the tours: eastern and western fire routes, the survivor's stories: Sudbury, Elk Lake, Robillard Township, Charlton Area, Englehart, Armstrong township, Brentha, Earlton, Evanturel Township, Heaslip, Brethour Township, Couttsville, Hillard Township, Hiliardton, Whitewood Grove, Harley Township, Thronloe Area, Hudson Township, Dymond Township, New Liskeard, Clover Valley, West Road, Haileybury. Haileybury: Brewster street, Browning street, Champlain street, Lake shore road, Latchford street, Niven street, Seton street, Amwell street, Blackwall street, Broadway street, Cecil street, Convent, Ferguson ave, Georgina ave, Marcella street, Meridian ave, Albert street Elliot street, the hospital, Lawlor street, Rorke ave, View Street, Argentite, Cobalt, Giroux Lake, North Colbalt, the aftermath: causes of fire, first news reports on 1922 fire, poem by Mary Sparling Muscroft, heroes to the rescue, causalities, 1922 letters and telegrams, poem by Dan Lavigne, relief efforts, streetcars, rebuilding, firefighting, poem by Hartley Houston, Unveiling of Plaque.

Collection

Northern Ontario History, District of Temiskaming History Collection

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

Highway Book Shop, The 75th Anniversary of the Great Fire of 1922 Committee

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1990

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Great Fire of 1922

Description

Book describing the history of the Great Fire of 1922. The book was written 77 years after the fire, and it complies the events that occurred on the 75th anniversary as well as the history of the fire.

Creator

The 75th Anniversary of the Great Fire of 1922 Committee

Date(s) of Creation

1999

Subjects

History, Fire, Disaster relief, Disasters, Natural disasters, Fire fighting, Forest fires

Ethnography

Cultural Region

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

32753

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-88954-413-1

Dimensions

Width

8-3/4 in

Length

11-1/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Northern Ontario 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

January 13, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 13, 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 14th, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on August 5th, 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on January 13th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 13, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 13, 2022