Name/Title

Gold in Ontario

Entry/Object ID

2021.952.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Gold Mining, Prospecting History

Scope and Content

Book describing the history of gold mining in Northern Ontario.

Context

It discusses the evolution of gold mining as well as the history of gold rushes in Northern Ontario. It provides context into the individual experiences of miners and prospectors as well.

Collection

Mining History, 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

Boston Mills Publishing

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1940

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Gold in Ontario

Description

Book describing the history of gold mining in Northern Ontario.

Creator

Michael Barnes

Date(s) of Creation

1995

Subjects

History, Gold mining, Prospecting

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Erin, Ontario

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

32746

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

1-55046-146-X

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining 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

February 2, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Feb 2, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mining History

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

The item was donated by the North Bay Museum on July 14th, 2021

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on August 4th 2021 by Kat Bezaire, re-cataloged on February 2, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 2, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 2, 2022