One annotated print copy of a black and white photograph of Matias (Matti) Niilo Kantokoski (Koski) with his wife Anna Milia (nee Koivula) and their daughter Eeva Annikki and son Veikko Vesa.
One annotated print of a photograph of the Maki and Kantokoski families. In the front row from left to right are: Oscar Maki, Julia Maki (holding baby Lilja Maki), Eeva Annikki Kantokoski, Anna Kantokoski, and Veikko Vesa Kantokoski. In the back row are Oiva Maki, Oscar Maki, and Matti Kantokoski.
Series consists of two newspaper clippings from the Walden Observer regarding upcoming meetings of the Walden Garden Club. One is undated and the other was written by D. Patteson and dated January 21, 1980.
One annotated photograph of a car with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth [heading to Frood Mine] during the royal visit to Canada on June 5, 1939.
Item is volume II, issue VI of The Catholic Youth Organization's Bulletin.
File consists of two landing cards issued by Immigration Canada.
Series consists of a note written by [principal] Else Yackman, dated June 17, 1932, certifying that Anni Koski has passed from Sr. Pr. To Jr. I.; an annotated monthly report card of Annie Koski from Kelly Lake Public School (in Sudbury, Ontario), and a certificate of promotion, promoting Anni Koski from the Senior I class to the II class in Kelly Lake Public School, dated June 27, 1933; 3 annotated report cards of Annie Koski from Oshawa Public School, and 3 certificates of promotion promoting Annie Koski from (Junior III class to the Senior III Class in Oshawa Public School, dated June 28, 1935, Senior III class to the Junior IV Class in Oshawa Public School, dated June 26, 1936, and Junior IV class to the Senior IV class in Oshawa Public School, dated June 18, 1937); an annotated Sudbury Public Schools grade 8 report card of Annie Koski for 1938-1939; and a High School Entrance Certificate issued to Anne Koski in Sudbury, Ontario on July 15, 1939.
Item is a picture of a city street, cars, and two children jay-walking. A "Hotel Coulson" sign is clearly visible.
One annotated photograph of a large construction vehicle on a bridge over Vermillion River.
One annotated photograph of five girls standing together at Falcona Camp, run by Falconbridge Mine. Pictured from left to right are Diane Nihill, Diana Heit, Anne Bellmore, Norma Bellmore, Janet Heit.
Item is of volume III, issue III of The Catholic Youth Organization's Bulletin.
Series consists of documents relating to Jacob Cooke’s property development business and includes correspondence, mortgage application questionnaires, National Housing Act specifications, materials and parts lists, receipts, Worker’s Compensation documents, purchase agreements, and cashed cheques. Series includes an operator’s manual for 1941 Chevrolet and Maple Leaf trucks.
Item is a composite photograph of the 1932 Nickel Belt League champions from the Falconbridge Hockey Club in Falconbridge, Ontario. Players on the team were W. Roberts, centre; W. Roque, defense; S. Delabbio, goal; G.M. Fife, defense; W. Boyce, left-wing; Max. Bennett, right-wing; L. Tulloch, defense (Captain); H. Blake, left-wing; L. Lafrance, right-wing; G. Henderson, defense; E. Beatty, goal; R. Olivier, right-wing, and J. Wolotka [J. Wolotko], centre. The composite was produced by Couture Photo - Sudbury in Sudbury, Ontario.
Series consists of one annotated family tree of the Korpela family (including a photocopy of a handwritten family tree beginning with Adolf Henriksson Koivula; an annotated photocopy of a typewritten list of the children of Sandra Korpela; and an annotated, photocopy of a typewritten and hand-drawn family tree beginning with Santra Korpela); one annotated photocopy of an annotated typewritten list of the children and descendants of Santra Korpela, beginning with Kalle Gustaf (Charles) Korpela; one annotated photocopy of an annotated typewritten list of notes regarding the Korpela family, and a list of where descendants of the Korpela family were located at the time it was written; two annotated photocopies of page 8 of the passanger list of the vessel Athenia (November 1910); a computer printout from Ancestry.ca of the Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935 entry for Sandra Korpela (on the ship Athenia arriving in Saint John, New Brunswick on November 28, 1910 with ship information attached; one photocopy of an annotated printout of a newspaper article from the Sudbury Star in 2004 entitled: Well-known Sault Star columnist succumbs to cancer Sunday, concerning Mr. Oliver Lehto; one computer printout of one scanned Sudbury Star newspaper article circa 2002 entitled: Sudbury developer unveils wetland park, and one scanned photograph concerning Korpela Park in Sudbury, Ontario.
One photograph of (clockwise from top left) the C.P.R. Section house, Antonin Landry's house, Louis Paquette's garage, Stekalasa house, Lavallee Store and apartments, Rich & Florence Soini's house, Armand Henri's store, restaurant, and apartments, and Swedland Street.
File consists of a two-page typed, annotated history of Muirhead Stationers Limited. This history was most likely written by an employee at Muirhead Stationers.
Series consists of two photocopied pages of the Sudbury and District Chamber of Commerce April 29, 1998 Business Excellence Awards brochure (pages include the title page and the page listing the Querney Family as recipients of the President's Award). Series also includes a typed, annotated, one page Curriculum Vitae of Alan Arthur Querney.
File consists of papers regarding the first settlers and churches of Chelmsford, Ontario presented during the regular monthly meetings of the Chelmsford Women's Institute.
Series consists of an annotated Ontario Department of Mines Certificate of Mine Rescue Training issued to J.H. Heit of Falconbridge, Ontario in June 1948 by Chief Inspector of Mines W.O. Tower and Superintendant of Rescue Station G.G. McPhail. The certificate signified the completion of mine rescue apparatus training at the Sudbury Rescue Station. Training included hard labour in noxious and irrespirable gases and the participant was required to give evidence of being qualified to care for and use rescue apparatuses in mines (basic training). This certificate includes three seals signifying completion of additional training; The Standard Mine Rescue Training seal (in the colour red) dated 1949 and signed by Rescue Station Superintendent G.G. McPhail, the Advanced Mine Rescue Training seal (in a gold) dated 1951 and signed by Inspector of Rescue Training P.C. Smith, and the Supervisory Advanced Mine Rescue Training seal (in gold) dated 1961 and signed by Inspector of Rescue Training G.G. McPhail.
Fonds consists of material relating to J. Cooke Concrete and to William Jacob Cooke, and includes deeds and other legal documents relating to lands; correspondence; ephemera; news clippings; maps and plans; notes on biographical and administrative history; photographs; and artifacts.
Cooke familyThe fonds consists of personal papers and correspondence related to his Rotary years and researches, research material on Adam Fergusson, the Fergusson family and Woodhill, the Fergusson family home, as well as other material with some relationship to Fergusson or his family members. The fonds has been divided into three series: Personal papers, Adam Fergusson research and General research. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Personal papers (1959-2004) Adam Fergusson research (ca. 1840-2001) General research (1960-2004) Woodhill research (1930-2006). Within the Adam Fergusson research there are a number of loose newspaper clippings dated 1950-1960.
Elstone, Robert 1922-2007The fonds consists of minute books, treasurers reports, membership lists, lists of speakers and programmes, listings of books circulated, scrapbooks and photographs. There is one wooden plaque, presented to “Arts & Letters Club” on the occasion of the Incorporation of the City of Burlington, January 1, 1974.
Arts and Letters Club of BurlingtonSeries consists of various records conserning the Chelmsford Valley District High School Board.
Series consists of nine typed newsletters mailed to Dorothy Pattison and sixteen copies of a gestetner typed newsletter. Early newsletters were written by club founder Jean Narozanski and, in 1977, became the responsibility of the Vice-Chairman. Other board members also occationally contributed. Newsletters discuss upcoming events of the garden club, changes in board members, and gardening tips.
One annotated photograph of a car with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth driving up Elm Street during the royal visit to Canada on June 5, 1939.
One annotated photograph of (from left to right) Janet and Diana Heit walking down Birch Street in Garson, Ontario.
File contains photographs of the Heit children at school.
One annotated photograph of a classroom of students at St. John's Separate School on William Street in Garson, Ontario.
Item is a composite photograph of the 1932 Nickel Belt League champions from the Falconbridge Lacrosse Club in Falconbridge, Ontario. Included in the composite are G. Arnold, Secretary-Treasurer; W. Craig, Manager and J. Dickson, executive. Players are F.J. Saunders, coach; G. Henderson, centre; L.A. Blake, left attack; E. Devine, defense; V. McAllister, left attack; L. Lafrance, defense; G. Fife, defense; E. Beattie, goal; L. Tullock, defense; S. Delabbio, goal; J.F. Stacey, defense; R.V. Olivier, defense; D. Blake, right attack; Max Bennett, right attack; W. Roberts, centre, and J. Walatka [J. Wolotko], rover - captain. The composite was produced by Couture Photo - Sudbury in Sudbury, Ontario.
File consists of papers regarding the history of Azilda, Ontario presented during the regular monthly meetings of the Chelmsford Women's Institute.
Item is a five page, typewritten paper by Rose Cvitkovich on the history of Chelmsford, Ontario between 1882 and 1952. The paper covers the first settlers in Chelmsford, the history of the Catholic Church in that parish as well as the history of two short-lived Protestant churches and touches on prominent individuals within the community, such as Raphael Groulx, the first mayor; Elzear Belanger, the first merchant and post master; Hugh Gratton, post master; and Dr. Rodolphe Tanguay, general practitioner. Prominent women mentioned within the essay include church decorators Mrs. D. Seguin, Mrs. Raphael Groulx and Mrs. Clement Methe.
Item is a two page, annotated, typewritten draft paper by Rose Cvitkovich regarding the history of the schools in Chelmsford, Ontario.
File consists of two photographs of priests. One of these images is printed as a postcard.
One photocopy of a fax, dated December 4, 1991, to Wendy Watson of MCTV from Alan Querney of Muirheads. Attached to the fax are photocopies of a newspaper clipping ("Scottish Sailor opened store 100 years ago" by Harold Carmichael, The Sudbury Star, October 30, 1991) and two photocopies of sections in books regarding the history of Muirheads ("Muirhead Stationers Inc." in The Sudbury Region by Richard P. Baine, 1969, p. 147; and "The first 75 years : a headline history of Sudbury, Canada" by Charles Dorian, 1958, p26-27).
One annotated photograph of a large crowd gathered at Queen's Athletic Field on Victory in Europe Day. Approximately 10,000 attended the commemorative service which began at 4pm but, due to high winds, only a little over 4,000 people were still present when it ended. The 8th Victory Loan Drive Parade with the slogan "Invest in the Best" followed the service.
File consists of The Catholic Youth Organization's bulletins for the year 1947. Duplicates are included for volume III, issue 2 and issue 3. Volume III, issue 8 is missing along with all issues after March 30, 1947.
Item is volume III, issue II of The Catholic Youth Organization's Bulletin.
Series consists of records relating to the development of Carlisle by the Cooke family in the 1970s. Series includes deeds; details of gas, water and road services; grade sheets; and contour plans.
Series consists of correspondence pertaining to the Heit family.
Item is a picture of an office building with "Woolworths" "Crown Life", and "Confederation Life" signs visible. People, the crossing street, and cars also can be seen in the image.
Series consists of one cash book for the 2nd Coniston Troop group committee, three typed gestetner copies of the 2nd Coniston Financial report, two unidentified receipts (numbered 18,001,099 and 17,843,904) stamped by the issuing office of Coniston, Ontario and dated February 7th and 17th 1949, and a receipt received for registration fees from the 2nd Coniston Group to the Boy Scouts Association Provincial Council for Ontario, dated December 10th, 1953.
Series consists of records of the office supplies and furniture store Querney's Office Plus in Sudbury, Ontario.
File consists of one photograph taken by Jack Heit of Christ the King Church in Sudbury, Ontario.
One annotated photograph of fifteen men gathered around a [cement mixer]. Two of the men are holding hurricane lanterns.
One photograph of the inaugural Falconbridge Nickel Mines First Aid Championship winning team. In the front row from left to right, Frank Heino (captain), Tommy Sheppard, and Jack Heit. In the back row from left to right M. Gillis (spare), J. Cornthwaite (coach), and Dinny Blake. Behind them is a sign that reads: Falconbridge Nickel Mines Fire Signals.
Item is volume II, issue V of The Catholic Youth Organization's Bulletin.
Item consists of a scrapbook made by the Chelmsford Women's Institute. The scrapbook is divided up into the Origin of Chelmsford; The First Pioneers; St. Joseph's Church (1891 - 1950); Other Churches in the Chelmsford Community; The Presbytery & Cannon (the cannon originally protected the Church of St. Eustache in Quebec during the Papineau War and was located in the 1950's on the lawn in front of the presbytery on the corner of Main and Errington); The Presbytery(1897-1950, new rectory completed 1907) ; St. Joseph's Cemetery; The Municipality of Chelmsford (est 1890 and in 1901 separated from Balfour to become incorporated as a town. The first mayor of the Town of Chelmsford was Raphael Grouix. On January 25, 1915, council passed a motion that all future council meeting minutes be written in French. This section also includes a list of Mayors in Chelmsford from 1901 - 1956); The Chelmsford Parish Hall; The Teachers Federation Group; Hull Bridge; the Grotto of the Convent; The League of the Sacred Heart (est 1957); the Ladies of Sainte Anne (est 1906); the Children of Mary (est 1906); the Religious Order of the Grey Nuns of the Cross; History of St. Joseph's School (1889 - 1958); Ore Discoveries & the History of Nickel; Chelmsford Missionary Priests and Resident Priests (1883 - 1950); Errington Mine; Names of the men who enlisted in the Second World War from the Chelmsford Parish; Electricity in Chelmsford (est November 1947); the Water Works Project in Chelmsford (est 1948); Fire Protection (Fire Brigade est 1949); The Chelmsford Fish and Game Protective Association (est spring of 1949); Azilda (originally named Rayside by CPR but changed by Joseph Belanger to Azilda after his wife); Morgan (bought by American lumbermen George Morgan and James Craig on September 16, 1885); and Larchwood. The final section of the scrapbook is devoted to newspaper clippings concerning local news and events, including agricultural news, important visitors to the area and the activities of the Chelmsford Women's Institute along with a photograph of the members of the Chelmsford Women's Institute at their Fall Tea and Fashion Show on October 13, 1956. Tucked against the back cover of the scrapbook is a picture of Lord and Lady Tweedsmuir along with various newspaper clippings including the obituary of George Cvitkovich (ca.1907-1978), husband of Rose Cvitkovich, Convener of Historical Research for the Chelmsford Women's Institute, who compiled the scrapbooks.
Series consists of an annotated colour computer printout of a photograph of the authors of the book the Inventory and Guide to Historic Buildings in Sudbury standing outside Laurentian University. The authors from left to right are Michael Kelly, Carmen Prevost, Cindy Mullally, Brenda Kelly, Patti Ann Trainor, and Michael A. Gorrie.
File consists of family photographs taken in Canada.
One Passport for Travelling Abroad issued to Matti Kantokoski.
One landing card issued to Eeva Kantokoski, age 3 months, aboard the S.S. Drottningholm, class 3, and stamped by Canadian immigration in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Series consists of one annotated photocopy of a computer printout of the Koivula family tree, beginning with Henrik Jakobsson Koivula; a photocopy of a handwritten family tree concerning descendants of Susanna Sanna Johansdotter Saarela Koivula; an annotated photocopy of a computer printout of a continuation of the Koivula family tree; a photocopy of an annotated computer printout of a family tree of the Luoma-Aho family; a photocopy of a handwritten family tree beginning with Adolf Henriksson Koivula; one annotated colour computer printout of an image of the Koivula house in Alajärvi Finland and another colour computer printout of two more images of the Koivula house in Alajärvi, Finland (2008); six pages of photocopies of a handwritten family tree of the daughters of Amalia Koivula (born 1863) and their families; an annotated photocopy of an annotated, typed family tree of Hilma Koivula, which was compiled by her daughter Anja (Roiha) Kovala; a photocopy of an annotated, typed list of the children of Taimi Hakomaki Heino Bertrand; a photocopy of a typed list of the children of May (Roiha) & William Kauko Lahti; a photocopy of an annotated, typed list of the children of Enni Yli-Harsila and Henry Roiha; and a photocopy of an annotated, typed list of the children of Anja (Roiha) & Arne Kovala; one newspaper obituary for Oscar Maki from the Sudbury Star in 1939; one photocopy of an obituary [from the Sudbury Star in 1947] for Julia Koivula Maki Salo; and 9 photographs.
One print of a black and white wedding photograph of Ida Marie Koivula and her husband Victor Lehti.
Series consists of newspaper and magazine clippings concerning the activities and employment of Jack Heit. Clippings include an article regarding Christmas mail delivery in Sudbury, Ontario in 1939; five clippings mentioning various mine health and safety competitions and awards during the 1950's (with an additional clipping from 1974), and one article concerning Heit's retirement as Deputy Fire Chief in February 1971.
Item is a typed, annotated, minute book for the Chelmsford Valley District High School Board. Trustees included Chairman Cyril Villeneuve, Vice-Chairman Gordon Pirie, S.A. Gauthier, Denis Landry, E.T. Littlefield, N. Mainville, W. Petersen, and G. Pirie. Board affiliations with other trustee associations, conference attendance, teacher upgrading courses, faculty and staff employment, building renovations, supplies, field trips, renting school space to the Blezard-Hanmer High School Board for teaching, changes in the curriculum, smoking by students at a graduation dance, windstorm damage to school building, creation of a playing field at the back of the school, a contract with Canadian Union of Public Employees, instillation of a punch clock and other topics are discussed. Internal correspondence between the school board and the trustees (including a letter with two photostat pages attached concerning the Canadian Union of Public Employees and Chelmsford Valley District Composite High School Board non-teaching employees), a xerox copy of a Disposition of Dispute between the Chelmsford Composite School Board and the non-teaching employees, a certified true copy of an item of business that transpired at a special meeting of the Chelmsford Valley District High School Board on February 24th, 1966 involving Section 89 of the Labours Relation Act section 202 RSO 1960, non-teaching staff strikes, a memorandum concerning unlawful picketing at the school and the need to send letters to ratepayers with a copy of the salary schedule of the janitorial staff, and handwritten notes on lined paper are also included in the minute book.
One postcard, made by Love Unlimited Studios, of two wild moose named Moose and Silver being driven by Albert Vaillancourt in a sulky for harness racing.
One photograph of Father Laurent Fortin standing beside a tabernacle inside a church.
One photograph of Ecole Ste. Marie in Azilda, Ontario.
File consists of Muirheads' correspondence including a memo and a fax.
One photograph of the Garson Fire Department in front of the Garson Fire Hall. Seated in the front row from left to right are L.A. Butler, Gus Della Vedova, J.J. Archabald, Uno Kreko, Orlando Rinaldi, Jack Heit, Stan Hayduk, Hugh MacGillvray, and Sam Gillis. Standing in the back row from left to right are L.R. Erwin McAlinden, Gordon Hollard, Danny Kerrel, Ed Laliberte, George Cleroux, Lawrence McKerral, Emil LaJoie, L. Doolan, Klive Hembruff, Marty Tall, Paul Cleroux, Joe Lee, and F. Kehoe.
One letter addressed to Mrs. Diana Mulcahey, Assistant Programme Director, Recreation Department, City of Sudbury, from Mayor Grace Hartman, dated February 8, 1967. The letter was a reply to a letter sent by Mulcahey on February 6, 1967 concerning a Ringette Tournament the mayor attended. Hartman, in this letter, congratulated Mulcahey on her work with youth, the elderly, and the success of the ringette tournament. The city crest is included in the protocol section of the letter.
This scrapbook documents various activities of the Soroptimist Club of the Sudbury District from 1968 to their 25th anniversary in 1974. Included are photographs and newspaper clippings from the Soroptimist Scholarship Award Dinner on November 3rd, 1969 at which Edith McLennan, President of the Soroptimist Club of the Sudbury Nickel District, awarded four young student nurses their scholarships. Award recipients present in the photographs are: Margaret Houle, Louise Picard and Mary Hagan, all winners of the Edna L. Moore Scholarships, and Bonita Groulx, winner of the Soroptimist Award. The scrapbook also contains newspaper clippings covering other Soroptimist Club activities and general happenings in the community, including the presentation of a citizenship award to Christine Kleber, a high school student from Lively, Ontario, based on an essay she wrote explaining her commitment to her role in the community; the donation of books to the Sudbury Public Library about First Nations history in Canada, which was part of a larger project undertaken by the Eastern Canadian region of the Soroptimists to promote knowledge of First Nations culture, and a Christmas dinner held by the Soroptimist Club for 100 members of the Soutar Senior Citizens Club. The scrapbook also contains an honourary membership certificate presented to the 'Sudbury Club' by the Eastern Canada Region of the Soroptimists Federation of the Americas Inc. for increasing active members by 20% between March 31, 1969 and March 31, 1970, as well as three pages from the May-June 1971 issue of 'The American Soroptimist,' which includes a photograph of Christine Maria Kleber, as well as other young men and women from across North America who received a 1971 Youth Citizenship Award. Three greeting cards from the Soroptimist Clubs of Thunder Bay, Oshawa and District and Verdun LaSalle congratulating the Sudbury Nickel District chapter on their 25th Anniversary, as well as a handwritten note on the occasion from Nora Jean Quigley, have also been placed inside the scrapbook. Two identical brochures from the Soroptimist International Association promoting their clubs are also included.
Series consists of nine papers (including drafts) written by members of the Chelmsford Women's Institute and presented at their general monthly meetings.
File consists of a photocopy of a photograph of A.P. Turner, photocopies of letters, sections of books, and articles, and typed quotes regarding Almond Penfield Turner from The Globe, The Toronto Daily Star, and The Evening Telegram. Photocopies include a letter from W. A. Hooker to Charles W. Bingham in 1886, sections from the Ontario Smelting Works Letter Book, the Courier Christmas Number, Selected sections of The Mining and Smelting Operations of the International Nickel Company of Canada Limited written by the staff in March 1920, selected sections of The Mond Nickel Company Limited, selected sections of History of Nickel Extraction From Sudbury Ores Part I 1846-1920 Part II 1921-1956 Prepared by the Research Library The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited May 1956, and selected sections of The First 75 Years A Headline History of Sudbury Canada By Charles Dorian.