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Package Interpretation Canada Annual Workshop and Agenda, 1980. Booklet Canada West Museumobile.

Hoito Restaurant souvenir placemat. Includes photographs and histories of the Finnish Labour Temple. Chronicle-Journal December 10, 2006 article Finnish history well researched. Off the Shelf column by Linda Turk. Thunder Bay Source October 27, 2006 article Capturing Finnish history by Jodi Lundmark. Photocopy of Cairine Budner, Brent Kelso and other members of the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society. The society's display panels are in the background. Colour photographs of Kathleen Traynor, Brent Kelso, Cairine and unidentified member of the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society in Waverley Park during Doors Open. Five colour photographs of Cairine Budner and other unidentified people on the main floor of the Finnish Labour Temple. Colour photograph of a Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society meeting at the Suomi Koti. Black and white photograph of a ephemera display by the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society in a display case at the Finnish Labour Temple Archives. Colour photograph of Finnish National costume and jewelery and Finnish Co-operative store on display at the Thunder Bay Museum. Staff photograph mounted on cardboard of Kivela Bakery and owner Matti & Aino Nystrom standing on the bakery steps, 1946 to 1967. Staff includes Tyyne Pyhtila, Aino Sillanpaa, Aili Siivonen, Tyyne Laine and Pirkko Kajorinne. Newspaper article Rags to riches : dedicated Finns preserve the tradition of weaving rags and wool into colorful rugs February 27, 1996. Colour photograph of a gathering at the Finnish Labour Temple. Kiikurit dancers on the stage. Black and white photocopy of the Finnish Red Cross women, Thunder Bay Branch 1940s. Newspaper article mounted on white paper Documentary focuses on Finnish aboard Titanic January 30, 1995. Unidentified black and white photocopy of a group of men, women and young women posing on stage. Beck family photograph, front row (2) Sanni Rinne (Kaupi) (3) (4) (5) Alex Beck (6) Mrs. Beck; Middle row (2) Oiva Antilla (5) Mrs. Forsberg (Laine) (7) Hilma Saarinen (8) John (Jussi) Tuominen; back row (5) Jussi-Toivonen (7) Kari. Newspaper article Hoito had humble beginning June 2, 1997. Fact sheet on Finnish Labour Temple, year built 1909 architect C.W. Wheeler (designer). Door Open September 11, 2004 Finnish Labour Temple. Brochure The Finnish Experience: a display by the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society. Several photocopied pages from Project Bay Street: activities of Finnish-Canadians in Thunder Bay before 1915, Marc Metsaranta, editor.

Black and white photograph portrait of a young woman seated. She is wearing a long skirt and white blouse with ruffled cuffs. Black and white photograph portrait of a young man seated. He is wearing a suit and vest and his watch chain is visible.

Notices of national conference Multiculturalism Entering the Second Decade Conference, Thunder Bay February 27-28, March 1st, 1981. Blank conference registration forms. Agenda for National Workshop Northwestern Ontario, October 17-18, 1981. Sheet on Multiculturalism what does it mean?. Invitation to a banquet hosted by Thunder Bay Multicultural Association with speaker W.G. Davis talking about multiculturalism February 28, 1981.

Sheet on Thunder Bay Labour History interview project, general question guide for interviews. Index card with questionnaire card for project.

Series consist of administrative files of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society (TBMHS) in the early 1970s and combined administrative files of the Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre (TBNEC), newsletters, membership lists, invitations to events and notice of meetings in 1976 and beyond.

Established in 1976 by the board of the TBHMS as a national exhibition centre, with funds from the federal government's Museum Assistance Program, the primary mandate of the TBNEC has been to research, collect and exhibit the work of contemporary First Nations artists, and to host travelling exhibition from other art galleries and museums. The gallery was expanded in 1982. In 1986, it was officially named the Thunder Bay Art Gallery. In 2005, the board of directors approved a move to promote, encourage and exhibit the works of local and regional artists. Also includes expansion plans for The National Centre for Native Art; draft agreements between the Thunder Bay Historical Society and the Finnish Canadian Historical Society to store photographs, documents, and artifacts.

Brochure on Gymnastics Canada includes history of competitive gymnastics and C.G.F. in Canada by Canadian Gymnastics Federation. Girls Gymnastic Notice Thunder Bay Gymnastic Association. Gym rules and regulations by the Thunder Bay Gymnastic Association. Includes a handwritten list of women and mixes coaches on back of sheet. Blank formal gymnastics course application at Lakehead University December 1972. News release September 13, 1973 Girls Gymnastics, Thunder Bay Gymnastic Association. Includes newspaper advertisement. Gymnastics girls' & teens courses, Thunder Bay Gymnastic Association and the Thunder Bay Parks & Recreation Dept., 1973. Handwritten thank you note for receiving the Ontario Gymnastics Federation Award, list of courses, exhibition gym demonstration and a recommendation letter for a girl's summer gymnastics program. Meeting of the Ontario Gymnastic Federation July 21, 1975 in preparation for the 1976 Ontario Winter Games. Meeting of the Ontario Wrestling Association July 2, 1975 in preparation for the 1976 Ontario Winter Games. Crest of the TBGA, CGF and Ontario Gymnastic Federation contact cards. Thank you letter from the Ontario Gymnastic Federation, July 17, 1975. Invitation from the Government of the Province of Ontario to a Dinner for the gymnasts of the Soviet Union and Canada. Includes photographs and negatives of Cairine and gymnasts. Brochure Northwestern Ontario Regional Gymnastics meet, March 11, 1979 Lakehead University. Pamphlet Arts Circus June 10, 1972 Lakehead Council for the Arts. Brochure Canadian Women's Gymnastic Team, Lakehead University, Athletic Building March 5, 1973. Pamphlet 13th Sports Celebrity Dinner February 6, 1985 The Royal Canadian Legion Branches of Thunder Bay. Card from Royal Canadian Legion Branches 6, 113,129, and 149 for the 23rd Annual Lakehead Sports Celebrity Dinner, February 1, 1978. Telecommunications slips 1970. U.S.S.R./Canada gymnastic meet, Maple Leafs Gardens June 12, 1974 program. Copy of Ontario Gymnast Oct- Nov 1974 no.4.

Minutes of general meeting May 6 1986 and May 28, 1987 at Waverley Resource Library and notice of May 28th meeting. Constitution of the Thunder Bay Finnish Historical Society. Handwritten notes regarding the photo display May 22-24 at the Folk Lore festival.

Remembrance cardboard tag with images and text For our martyrs Roseval Voutilainen Memorial November 18th L.&A.W.I.U of C. Cash receipts for sale of TBFCHS book Chronicle of Finnish settlements in rural Thunder Bay. Handwritten note of annual meeting & coffee, November 9, 1997 at the Finlandia Hall. Coloured History Television postcard with Kennedy & Diefenbaker on front. Handwritten notes on the back of envelope regarding an annual meeting. Also includes contact information. Several pages of handwritten notes on Thunder Bay Museum presentations, some blank. Sheet on A Chronicle of Finnish settlements in rural Thunder Bay, Bay Street Project #2. Includes book content and sponsorship. Information of incorporation through affiliation with the Ontario Historical Society. The Finnish Community in Northwestern Ontario cardboard label. Blank and filled in accessions sheets, 1994. Copies of Lakehead University Archives and Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society Gift forms, October 1992. Draft description of text for A chronicle of Finnish settlements in rural Thunder Bay. Lakehead University Library Finding out about guide on Finnish-Canadian Library and Archival Holdings, September 1989. Address by Jorma Halonen on the 80th anniversary of FBC, November 10, 1990 at 314 Bay Street. Sheets on the business history of Kangas Sauna. Includes newspaper clipping Lyyli Kangas: Kangas Sauna, Thunder Bay Post February 27, 1996. FinnFest USA blank registration form, 1983. Photocopy of Education Ontario, December 1983 article Finnish - Canadian history to be on display in Thunder Bay high schools. Toronto Blue Jays '84 promotional material.

Article Kaisa Kangas Thunder Mayn Lentava suomalaistytto. In Finnish. Business history A report of my working life by Raymond Kangas. Finnish Canadian Grand Festival Suurjuhlat 1998 July 3 to August 2 Thunder Bay, Ontario. Pamphlet Radiosi maailmalla Finlandsk varldsradio Radio Finland 2002. Package from Finn Forum IX May 26 - 27 Thunder Bay 2010. Letters from Pirkko Karvonen, Karvonen Films Ltd. to Cairine regarding use of photographs in the documentary, We dare to dream: Finns of Canada, July 25 2006. Descriptive list of photographs on tapes. Annual meeting notice October 31, 2004 at 55 Plus Centre. Photocopy of 1935 Finnish Directory Thunder Bay District. Handwritten meeting agenda October 16, 1984 and Minutes November 13, 1984. Sheet on Finnish history on the panels put together by the Society on letterhead. Notice of annual general meeting March 15, 1976. Proposed constitution of the Society. Joint meeting notice of executives Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, August 18 1982. Thank you form letter regarding providing photographs and information for research purposes. In Finnish and English. Music and art typed and handwritten notes. Handwritten note regarding Finnish collection from Thunder Bay at Sudbury. Draft annual general meeting notice April 5 1977. Handwritten note on loan items from the Society to Marguerite Gagnon. Resignation note from Weikko Kiovisto as president of the Society.

List of executive membership for 2001/2002. Cover of the History of Finnish Businesses in the Thunder Bay area by Martti Kajorinne. Brochure The Finnish Experience: a display by the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society, 1982. First newsletters History Notes, Summer 1990, vol. 1, no.1 & no. 2, Fall 1991, June 1994. Brochure Selections from the Finnish Organization of Canada collection, Public Archives Canada. Newsletter Canadian Friends of Finland, Winter 1997, issue 9. Photocopy of photographs of the Finnish Labour Temple on the Hoito Restaurant souvenir placemat. Sheet Questions for Exploration of the Historical material on display. The 1999 Sauna writing competition, awards presentation Finnish Grand Festival 2000. Sketched annotated map 1913-1950 of Finnish settlements along Wahnapitae River. Brochure for Doors Open September 11, 2004 Finnish Labour Temple. Pamphlet New book from the Thunder Bay Finnish-Canadian Historical Society, Project Bay Street: activities of Finnish-Canadians in Thunder Bay before 1915, July, 1989. Pamphlet Siirtolaisuus-instituutti, Migration Institute of Finland. In Finnish. Brochure A Key to your North European roots. Published by The Association of European Migration Institutions and pamphlet in Finnish Siirtolaisuus-instituutti. Article on Sports for the love of it by Cairine Budner. Handwritten notes on picture display Thunder Bay Mall timetable and sketch at Thunder Bay Mall and photographs used in display. Description of dramatic productions photos from Martha Norlander (Beck). Sheets on Finnish-Canadian Athletic Clubs in Northwestern Ontario 1900 to 1970s. TBFCHS Meeting minutes April 12, 2010. Copy of Canadan Sanomat invoice statement December 2008. List of taped interviews with Finnish businesses. Interviewer Carmen Mihai. Service pamphlet for Helen Lempidagmar Reivonen, September 2005. Sheets in Finnish Ulkosuokalaisparlamentti (Parliament of Finns abroad).

Finnish Canadian Historical Society electoral meeting February 20, 1975 and March 15, 1976 contact list. Proposed constitution of the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society. Handwritten sheets on proposed budget. Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society questionnaire on residing in northwestern Ontario before 1940. General open meeting Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society February 1970s. Workbook for Bay Street Project no. 3. Handwritten sheets on executive special meeting, August 11, 1975. Draft minutes from September 28, 1976 meeting. Handwritten notes on books. Blank copies thanking all for donations of materials pertaining to the history of northwestern Ontario, August 1976. In Finnish. Meeting notice March 15, 1976 Annual general meeting Finlandia Club.

Photocopy of an Application to stop up and close and sell a lane/street (or portion of lane/street) for Thunder Bay Finlandia Centre Inc.

Technical Bulletin 6, November 1979 Canadian Conservation Institute National Museum of Canada, The Care of black and white photographic collections: identification of processes. Includes newspaper clipping Making the most of our precious photographs and handwritten sheet on notes on photographs.

Series includes: records concerning annual celebrations of Finnish heritage and culture in different cities in the US and Canada. Booklets on People's Co-operative 1934-44 and the Finnish-Directory Thunder Bay District 1935. Various grants from Finland Society, Heritage Organization Development and Secretary of State grant for a travelling exhibit of the display panels in Northwestern Ontario. The organization and structure of the Committee on Finnish-Canadian Studies at Lakehead University 1975 and various minutes of the Committee on Finnish-Canadian Studies, proposed and accepted constitution of the Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society and copies of History Notes Newsletter of the TBFCHS, 1990, which outlined published books Project Bay Street (1989) and A Chronicle of Finnish Settlements in Rural Thunder Bay (1996). Incorporation as a non-profit organization, letter of understanding between Lakehead University Library and TBFCHS, affiliation with Ontario Historical Society, request for share certificates held in the Capital Stock of the Finnish Building Company Limited (sale of the Finnish Labour Temple to Finlandia Club of Port Arthur, 2010). Canadian Suomi Foundation donation to the Lakehead University Finnish Chair Fund, 1992. Beginnings of Project Bay Street no. 5 on the cultural history of Northwestern Ontario to include music, theatre, art, craft, & literature with grant assistance from the Secretary of State Department, Student Community Services. Agreements 1979 between Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society and TBFCHS to accept on loan the collection of photographs, documents and artifacts.

Cassette tape labelled Swimming by P. Lund.

Spreadsheet Summary of taped interviews conducted in Thunder Bay & Area during contribution period May 15 to August 15, 1978.

J.F. Cooke Photographer, Port Arthur 1888 to 1920s - 2 photos. Black and white photograph portrait of a man seated. He is wearing a dark suit and a high collar with a white bow tie. Black and white photograph portrait of two boys leaning against a table. Both are dressed in suits.

Information sheets on card stock. Sheets of blank letterhead.

Black and white family photograph portrait of a family. An infant is seated between a couple.

Filled in spreadsheet labelled Project Bay Street no. 1 Finnish immigration to Thunder Bay and submission report number for MHSO (Multicultural History Society of Ontario).

The Declaration of Principle and The Rules of Labor Sport.

Thunder Bay Gymnastics Association presents The Provincial Gymnastics Championships, C.J. Saunders Fieldhouse May 23-24, 1981. 26th & 27th Annual Lakehead Sports Celebrity Dinner February 4, 1981 and February 3, 1982 Ortona Legion Hall presented by The Royal Canadian Legion Branches of Thunder Bay. Acrobats of Canton, Guangdong Acrobatic Troupe of China Canada 1980.

Photocopy of Midsummer night dance program June 24th Isku Park in honour of Canada's 88th birthday. Press release: First Northwestern Ontario youth festival for a greater Canada, June 24 to 26. Sheet Concert programme National Federation of Labour Youth, Association of United Ukrainian Canadians, Isku Athletic Club, Kam, Tigers Athletic Club, Workers Benevolent Association of Canada, Finnish Organization of Canada, Slovak Home Association, International Co-Operative Stores. Sheets Lakehead Youth Festival track & field events, June 26 1955.

List of Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society pictures for reproduction, December 9, 1976. Includes numbers and names. List of Thunder Bay Finnish Canadian Historical Society pictures for reproduction, May 1, 1977. Includes numbers, names and reprinting instructions. List of Northwestern Ontario Finnish Canadian sports clubs. Includes community, club name, affiliation, active years and type of sport.