The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada

Name/Title

The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada

Entry/Object ID

2022.73.01

Tags

Canadian History

Scope and Content

Book containing the names of towns, cities, and townships throughout Canada as well as their name origins, year of incorporation, and any other information on the town.

Context

The book organizes the names alphabetically and features names from places across Canada. However, since the book was published in 1930, any towns, cities, townships, or districts created after 1930 are not listed.

Collection

Canadian History Collection (General)

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Primary 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

The Macmillian Company of Canada, Limited

Date(s) of Creation

1905

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Origin and Meaning of Place Names in Canada

Description

Book containing the names of towns, cities, and townships throughout Canada as well as their name origins, year of incorporation, and any other information on the town.

Creator

G. H. Armstrong

Date(s) of Creation

1930

Subjects

History, Cities & towns, Names, Origins

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

1024

Dimensions

Width

5-3/4 in

Length

8-3/4 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian 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 20, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement

Date Examined

Jan 20, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding, leather

Notes

The spine is fragile and close to breaking.

Recommendations

Handle with caution.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Eileen Thompson

Owner/Agent

Eileen Thompson

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on January 20th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 20, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

April 20, 2022