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      This is page 250 of the March 1900 edition of the Railroad Telegrapher. The left-side column names the stations and personnel in order of travel from the CPR station in Schreiber, first westward and then eastward.

      A piece from the November 29, 1929 edition of the Montreal Gazette describing an idea to use the radio for distant education. Subscribers to date include Schreiber.

      This is an article from the April 25, 1925 edition of the Montreal Gazette. In order to promote tourism, the Ontario government sold various waterfront properties near Schreiber to citizens of Canada and the United States. The Canadian Pacific Railway assisted by promoting the sale of these lands.

      This is an article from the November 29, 1930 edition of the Montreal Gazette. It describes how a CPR engineer from Schreiber suffered a broken hip at Nipigon and despite the pain, still drove his train into Schreiber to complete his run.

      This photo has been around for awhile and I don't make any claims at ownership, but it coincidentally shows several houses where my family and relatives lived in Port Arthur. This is Cumberland Street North and the narrow cross-street in the middle foreground is Egan Street. The house whose ...

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      This photo comes from a descendant of Albin and Mary Thompson, who lived in Port Arthur from around 1900 to 1918, so the couple in the photo may be them. The back end of the house just visible on the left of the photo is 321 Cumberland North, built and …

      Gladys Crow (top), Per Thorsen, Victor Hartley (bottom) and others from the Y tumbling group. Gladys and Vic soon into an acrobatics pair, married in 1941, and The Hartleys continued to evolve as professional performers until 1952 in the Thunder Bay area.

      Gladys Crow and Victor Hartley of Winnipeg until 1941, and Fort William 1941-1952 honed their acrobatic skills at the Winnipeg YMCA, and then turned to perform even more spectacular routines on roller skates. Moving to Thunder Bay in 1941, where there was no roller rink, the Hartleys mastered everything again …

      Born in Sturgeon in 1910, and Winnipeg in 1920, Victor Hartley and Gladys Crow met at the Winnipeg Y Tumbling and Hand Balancing classes in the late 1930's. At the time, Gladys was in training with the Winnipeg Ballet School, but Vic and Gladys were quick to realize their winning …

      This map of Port Arthur in 1898 was drawn by Archibald McDougall to show where the telegraph lines ran at that date. The red lines indicate the telegraph lines. Mr. McDougall’s sister was the telegraph operator at the time, and the telegraph lines ran into the McDougall home where Miss …

      This interview with Mr. A.E. McDougall was taped on Nov 21 1981 on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the McDougall family’s involvement with telecommunications in the Lakehead. At the age of 93 Archie McDougall reflects on the historical development of communications in Thunder Bay.

      Various news pieces on Great Lkes shipping in the early 1900's. This particular article notes the arrival of a ship at Jackfish. This ship would be carrying coal to be unloaded for the Canadian Pacific Railway at Jackfish and distributed to nearby coaling stations.

      This is an article detailing the latest events regarding shipping on the Great Lakes. This particular news piece shows a ship at Cleveland loaded with coal being cleared for departure to Jackfish, Ontario. This coal would be destined for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. It would be unloaded at Jackfish and …

      This short news piece reports signs of open water appearing near Jackfish, Ontario which would mean the Spring break-up of ice is happening and shipping season may restart.

      A news article detailing various shipping actions across the Great Lakes region. This article mentions the arrival of a ship at Jackfish, Ontario. Such ship would be carrying coal for unloading at Jackfish and distribution across the Canadian Pacific Railway refueling network.

      This news article describes the various happenings in shipping around the Great Lakes. The opening piece speaks of articles being found floating in the waters or landing on the beaches near Jackfish, Ontario.

      A short 1916 news article describing the collision of two eastbound trains near Nipigon.

      A short 1914 article detailing the process by which fish stocks in Lake superior are replenished.

      This 1908 news article describes a situation in Nipigon where four cars loaded with dynamite went out of control on account of poor brakes. The men riding in the cars were not killed as the dynamite did not explode.