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Materials from the Thunder Bay Literacy Group for adult learning.

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

This series contains two video cassettes of the Unveiling Ceremony of the paintings honouring James Whalen which were put in the lobby of the Whalen/Thunder Bay Hydro Building, the pamphlets from the ceremony, a list of participants in the ceremony, and a brief article on the Whalen/Thunder Bay Hydro building and the Unveiling Ceremony. This series consists of one file:

• “The James Whalen Empire” Video Recording and Unveiling Ceremony Ephemera, 1990 (Box 1, File 13)

Thunder Bay Historical Society Semi-Centennial Dinner, Programme, March 23 1934.
Several copies of the programme; each contains handwritten information from attendees at the Dinner.

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.

Planning for a book, A History of the City of Thunder Bay, 1700-1985. Grant application forms. Document - The hinterland metropolis perspective use for historical perspective of the book. Document - Lakehead University Local Studies Research Group (LULSRG) list of contributors and (working) chapter topics, April 1987. Letter to Robert Neff, President of Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society from Ernest R. Zimmermann on behalf of the LULSRG regarding new book, April 27 1987. Handwritten notes on suggestions & instructions [no date]. Handwritten notes on attendance in Little Dining Room, June 8 [no date]. Memorandum to Ms. M. Holman c/o Professor G.R. Weller from Dr. B. Muirhead, Dr. E.R. Zimmermann regarding book proposal for the Donner Canadian Foundation, October 14 1987. Memorandum to Ms. M. Holman c/o Professor G.R. Weller from Dr. B. Muirhead, Dr. E.R. Zimmermann regarding developing the project of a book re: Donner Canadian Foundation, October 27 1987. Document - History of Catholic Education in Thunder Bay, April 14 1987. Letter to E.R. Zimmermann, LULSRG from Louise Wuorinen, Assistant, City Clerk regarding access to City

Organizational structure of Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, Annual General Meeting (AGM) 1973 and By-law no. 1.

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.

Thunder Bay Footage Tape 5.

Thunder Bay Footage Tape 2.

Thunder Bay Footage Tape 4.

Thunder Bay Footage Tape 6.

Thunder Bay Footage Tape 1.

Thunder Bay Footage Tape 3.

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.

Sites crawled include those of local Finnish heritage and Finnish-Canadian groups and organizations.

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.

A vast and varied collection of records documenting the experiences of Finnish immigrants to Northwestern Ontario. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, interviews, published material, and ephemera. The photograph collection is extensive and covers a wide range of subjects.

The records are arranged into the following series:
A - Bay Street Project
B - Finnpraxis Project
C - Collections
D - Photographs
E - Miscellaneous
F - Finnish Experience

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.

Inventory lists were published in club newsletters

1951 list of publications by members

First known record of Brown trout (Salmo trutta fario), sea lamprey report retrieved in 1951

Local fish collectors Dr. A. E. Allin (primary collector), J. Thompson, E. Heslop

The fonds consists of minutes, membership lists, newsletters, correspondence, a photograph and four negatives, bird census data, and other records associated with the activities of the club. The fonds consists of the following series:

1. Constitution and Bylaws
2. Minutes
3. Treasurer
4. Club History
5. Membership Lists
6. Newsletter
7. Research and Information
8. Lobbying
9. Conferences
10. 50th Anniversary
11. Ephemera

Probate records and data for the Thunder Bay District. 1902 is stored with 1902 Ontario files. Also includes misc. Files on Lakehead.
Box 5: 1886-1921
Box 6: 1922-1930