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Records detailing the planning and execution of the Canada Sea-to-Sea Alexander Mackenzie Bicentennial Expeditions, 1989-1993, to celebrate the bicentennial of the voyages of Alexander Mackenzie, who was the first European person to cross Canada and reach the Pacific Ocean. Expedition leader was Dr. Jim Smithers, of Lakehead's School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks, and Tourism.

Students traced Mackenzie's routes travelling by canoe and overland, and held events in communities along the way.

1989: from Fort McMurray, Alberta to Kendall Island on the Beaufort Sea
1990-1991: development of educational materials and full plan
1991: Lachine, Quebec, to Winnipeg, Manitoba
1992: Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Peace River, Alberta
1993: Peace River, Alberta, to Mackenzie Rock, British Columbia

Records include planning documents, brochures, sponsorship information, route maps, and reports.

The fonds includes one diary, with entries made sporadically between 1938 and 1952. Entries relate to family, to the work of mink farming, and to weather and wildlife.

Also included are 24 photographic postcards, most attributed to E.C. Everett of Nipigon. Images are primarily of scenery and life in the Nipigon region.

Arthur Ellsworth "Elza" Swaim (1881-1953) was CNR section foreman in Larson, Ontario, where he also established and earned renown for a large mink ranch. He lived in Larson with his wife Josephine "Josie."

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 series contains information about awards that the Thunder Bay Field Naturalist Club and its members have received for their work in environmental stewardship, conservation and ecological protection.

The series contains files that share from the work and the reflections of members in the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Club.

The series consists of files related to nesting platforms, nest box building, and specific projects for the Thunder Bay Field Naturalist Program including for bluebird and duck box nesting.

The series contains information relative to land trusts and the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Nature Reserves. Files contain pamphlets for various nature reserves, club history, donation receipts and endowment information.

This file contains a collection of business cards, mailing labels and 2 patches for Thunder Bay Field Naturalists.

Two copies of the program for the Federation of Ontario Naturalists 1990 Annual Conference and General Meeting, June 1-3 at Lakehead University, hosted by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists.

Copy of The Vertebrate Fauna of Darlington Township, Durham County, Ontario by A E Allin, Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute, October 1940.

Collection of 8 editions of the Vascular Plant Check List of Thunder Bay District by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. Includes an interim check list with editions for the years 1981, 1984, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2015, 2021.

Two copies of the Checklist of the Birds of Thunder Bay District Ontario by the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. Includes third edition, 1998 and the fifth edition, 2011.

The file contains a draft copy of a survey of Sleeping Giant Provincial Park by Shan Walshe. The personal overview discusses details of the land, flora and fauna, locations and seasonal changes experienced within the park.

File includes information pamphlet for the Lakehead University Archives and inventories for Thunder Bay Field Naturalist executive /board meeting minutes and newsletters. Inventories for Thunder Bay Field Naturalist Club, Dr Albert E Allin, and Nigel Juhtund fonds are also in the file.

Signed copy and personal copy of A Faunal Survey of the Lake Nipigon Region, Ontario by J R Dymond, L L Snyder and E B S Logier, Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute, 1928.

Copy of The Distribution of Breeding Birds in Ontario by James L Baillie Jr and Paul Harrington DDS, Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute, October 1937.

The file includes information about the Lake Nipigon Breeding Bird Survey. Included is a map of survey area around Lake Nipigon; information sheet for the 1992 survey; a copy of the Ontario Rare Breeding Bird Program Newsletter, September 1991.

Copy of Breeding Birds of the Region of Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, Ontario by L S Dear, Transactions of the Royal Canadian Institute, October 1940.

The file contains a collection of governance documents for the Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. Included is the Agreement to Provide Services with The Nature Conservancy of Canada, 2014; Letters Patent, 1978 with correspondence, 1979; Bylaws and Constitution, 1972; Letters Patent application with legal correspondence, 2013; Special Resolution, 2012.

The file contains a wooden plaque for the Silver Salamander Award, presented to Thunder Bay Field Naturalists Club, September 10 2011. The award was given by the Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network in recognition for protecting ecologically sensitive wetlands through the Nature Reserves Program and contributions toward the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Canada.

The file contains a copy of the Chronicle Journal article about the work of Betty Walker with butterflies, September 11 1991.

This file includes the transcript of an interview with Irene McDonald, longtime member of TBFN, by her son in 2014 shortly before Irene died. The memories Irene shared were compiled in August 2018.

Collection of pamphlets and seasonal donation letters for Thunder Bay Field Naturalists. Included in the file are brochures for general information, planned giving to Nature Reserves, Greenwood Lake Conservation Reserve, TBFN Nature Reserves and Christmas donation receipt letters for Nature Reserves.

This series consists of letterhead, membership renewal forms, and a pressed plant scrapbook. The series is composed of files on the following:
-Ephemera
-Pressed Plant Scrapbook

This series consists of correspondence, pamphlets, and various other material related the Ontario Naturalists Conferences held in Thunder Bay. The series is composed files on the following:
-Federation of Ontario Naturalists Annual Conference, Thunder Bay 1978 (Box 1, File 34)
-“Naturally Superior,” Federation of Ontario Naturalists Conference, Thunder Bay 1990