Name/Title

Shantymen and Sodbusters

Entry/Object ID

2013.02.06

Tags

Lumber History, Lumberjacks, Logging History, Kirkwood Township, Ontario, Algoma, Ontario

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the Kirkwood Township, located in the district of Algoma, Ontario.

Context

The book covers the history of Kirkwood from 1869 until 1928 and discusses how the town grew and the development of the lumber industry. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. The North Shore 2. The Garden of Algoma 3. The Settlement of Kirkwood 4. The Village by the River 5. Kirkwood Area Lumber Camps 6. Logging 7. Pioneer Farms 8. Lumber Camps and Shantymen 9. Riverhogs of the Little Thessalon 10. Renowned Foremen 11. Social Life of the Pioneers 12. Game in the Kirkwood Lake Area 13. Return of the Forest

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

Shantymen and Sodbusters

Description

Book discussing the history of the Kirkwood Township, located in the district of Algoma, Ontario.

Creator

Jim E. MacDonald

Date(s) of Creation

1966

Subjects

History, Lumber, Lumber industry, Lumberyards, Lumberjacks, Settlements, Loggers, Logging, Farming

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

2959

Dimensions

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

9 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Lumber Section

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

Excellent

Date Examined

Mar 10, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

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