Temiskaming Treasure Trails: Volume 1, The Earliest Years

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Temiskaming Treasure Trails: Volume 1, The Earliest Years

Entry/Object ID

2021.960.01

Tags

Temiskaming, Ontario, District of Temiskaming, Northern Ontario, Prospecting History, Logging History, Lumber History, Mining History, Indigenous History

Scope and Content

Book describing the history of Temiskaming, specifically in the earliest years of settlement in the Temiskaming district.

Context

The book is part of a series of eight books covering all events and developments that happened between those years, specifically because the railroad that lead to New Ontario (Lake Temiskaming) had just been completed in 1903. The book specifically discusses the development of the mining industry in the Temiskaming district and how the helped to develop the towns. It also discusses the impact of the railway and how it helped the town develop. It discusses Indigenous presence and how the fur trade entered into the area and changed the way of life for the Indigenous people of Temiskaming. This era covers the time between 1570 and 1882 and the events and developments that occurred in those years.

Collection

District of Temiskaming History Collection, Northern Ontario History

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

Peter Fancy, Highway Book Shop

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1990

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Temiskaming Treasure Trails: Volume 1, The Earliest Years

Description

Book describing the history of Temiskaming, specifically in the earliest years of settlement in the Temiskaming district.

Creator

Peter Fancy

Date(s) of Creation

1992

Subjects

History, Indigenous peoples, Settlements, Prospecting

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

32754

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-889540358-5

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 on July 14th, 2021 by the North Bay Museum

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