Papers to 1967 (Thunder Bay Historical Society)
Papers to 1967 is the Centennial issue (1867–1967) of the Thunder Bay Historical Society, organized in 1908; it is the last collection issued before the society merged with the museum in the early 1970s into the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society and began the Papers and Records series. It runs to 48 pages and is dedicated to Joseph Placide Bertrand (1880–1964).[1]
Bibliographic details
- Publisher: Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967 (Canada's Confederation centennial year).
- President at the time: Keith Denis.
- Pages: 48.
- Archived copy: datum.locker. Original photographed by Michael B. Currie and OCR'd; the cover year was misread by OCR as 1887–1987 but is 1867–1967.
Officers 1966–67
The inside cover lists Carson F. Piper as honorary president, Bernard I. Black as past president and Keith Denis as president, with K. C. A. Dawson and Mrs. J. A. Dyke as vice-presidents, and a board including Mrs. T. Perrons, H. K. Hunt, I. Sherlock, Miss M. Copping, J. G. McKirdy, E. Cousins, Gordon Hanna, Miss M. Hogarth, W. Russell Brown and Earle Smith; exact offices of some are unclear in the OCR text.[2]
Contents
| Article | Author | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Dog Trail | unsigned | 1 |
| The Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company Limited | company statement (1962) | 1–3 |
| Our Museums | unsigned | 4 |
| Letters to the Hudson's Bay Post, Fort William, Ontario | unsigned | 5–8 |
| Lighthouse of Doom | Jim Sigurdson | 9–11 |
| A Preliminary Report on Prehistoric Work Undertaken in 1963 and 1964 in Thunder Bay District | K. C. A. Dawson | 11–15 |
| Biological Adventurers | Keith Denis | 16–20 |
| The Aboriginal Paintings at Barbara Lake | Selwyn Dewdney | 21–27 |
| Art in Thunder Bay | Helen I. Strickland | 28–31 |
| Unveiling of Historic Plaques | unsigned | 32–36 |
| Captain Scott and Map | unsigned | 37 |
| Old Fort William | unsigned | 38 |
| 43 Railway Charters Granted to Open Area | unsigned | 39–41 |
References
- ↑ "Dedication: Joseph Placide Bertrand 1880–1964", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. v. Archived: datum.locker.
- ↑ "Officers 1966–67", Papers to 1967, Centennial issue (Thunder Bay Historical Society, 1967), p. iv. Archived: datum.locker.