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Copy of newspaper articles from The Weekly Herald (Fort William), February 22, 1890 donated by the Thunder Bay Historical Museum ; Original news article from The News Chronicle (Port Arthur) entitled "Finns Make Important Contribution to Canada", August 23, 1949 donated by Keith Dennis Copy of newspaper article from Finnish newspaper Helsin~in Sanomat re: Finns in Canada, March 14, 1976 ; Copies of newspaper articles written by Richard Falshaw, correspondent and historian for Kaministiquia area for 40 years (1922-1958). 1890-1958.

Photographs "of historical interest"

Construction of Iron Ore Dock (1945)
Shuniah Snow Shoe Club (1891, later print)
Silver Islet Jail
Schooner “David Dows”
J.G. Mathieu of Rainy River District
Large number of boys posed outside a school
Postcard of Louis Riel

Minutes, newspapers, reports. Concerning Lakehead Schools, 1893 to 1897.

Samples of L. Lahtinen's daily agendas, February 3-
May 18, 1984 ; Miscellaneous project information.

Pamphlet entitled "The Workers' Party and the One Big Union: from the One Big Union Bulletin (1922) ; Photographs of ribbon from Suomalainen Raittius Seura (Finnish Temperance Society), Fort William (1896) and membership pin , Finnish - Canadian Music and Sports Festival Ribbons for officials, donated by Henry Niemi (1947-1948). 1896-1948.

Outline of the 1st National Evangelical Lutheran Church's history in Thunder Bay; Emil Seppala's (an active member of the National Evangelical Lutheran Church in Port Arthur) correspondence with Rovasti Veikko V. Varila in Finland describing the history of the church 1897-1967 (1966-67); booklet entitled "Our Three Score Years: A Brief History of the National Evangelical Lutheran Church" written by J.E. Nopola (1958); Booklet entitled "50 Vuotta: 1897-1947" (50 years) written by the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church; Photocopy of article from "The Lutheran Voice" entitled "First Lutheran Church, 60 years in retrospect" ( 195 6); Photocopied manuscript entitled "First Lutheran 60 years 1896-1956; Newspaper article and picture of delegates to Lutheran Church Convention" ( 1940's).

Minutes, newspapers, reports. Concerning Lakehead Schools, 1898 to 1904.

Land deeds from 1898, 1903 and 1911 for building church; copy of a charter "The American Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church Directors" ( 1908); Original handwritten by-laws and notes of the church ( 1908); Booklets of the constitution and by-laws of the Lutheran churches for 1917, 1940 and 1954; Leaflet entitled "The Doctrines of the Church is Obscure in the National Lutheran Church" written by Reverend A.L. Maki (1955) concerning the split in the church; interviews of Mrs. Ilkka, Mrs. Robertson and Mr. and Mrs. Salmela; Receipts, contracts and cancelled cheques from church treasurer 1910-1912.

Photocopies of land deeds (1899, 1912); History of the Apostolic Lutheran Church (Laestadian); Family tree of the Laestadian; Photocopied minutes from meetings held in 1910, 1912, and 1916 concerning the selling, and moving of church location; Photocopied clippings of early church members; Interviews of early church members.

Report by Professor James Mavor, Canada, Department of Interior entitled "Report on European Emigration" (1900)

Photocopied excerpts from publications describing the arts and literature of Finns and some of the Finns involved with these arts (1900-69).

Photocopy of book (title unknown) relating to architecture, depicting photos of buildings from Port Arthur, Fort William, 1900's.

One page is allotted to each member

Manuscript entitled "Suomi and Silver Mountain" - background history of area (2 copies); Notes about Suomi's first settlers, schools, fires, miscellaneous trivia; Photocopied book with unknown title describes the history and present conditions of the mines in rural Thunder Bay (1902); School petitions for S.S. #1 and #2 (1916, 1918); List of 1936 Finnish residents in area; Resident information found in "Siirtokansan Kalenteri 1958"; Interviewswith early Finnish residents in area

Begins with original meeting when society was formed

Many missing pages

Black ink drawings. Early east end School house, closed 1903. Also the first School in Fort William.

2 money orders to Finland via Hornesborg and Company general agents for the "Finland Steam Navigation
Company" (1903)

Finnish – American Workers’ League Imatra no. 9
Board of Directors’ minute book

Also contains income and expenses for January to June of 1903

Newspaper articles about Finnish groups, events, advertisements, the death of Isaac Erikkila (proprietor of Windsor Hotel). 1904-1912.

Manuscript entitled "Nolalu"; Map of Nolalu area (Lybster Township); Interviews with early residents of area; Manuscript entitled "Finnish Settlements along the Port Arthur Railroad"; Copied excerpts from Lybster S.S. # 1 cash and minute book 1915-47; School petitions for Lybster area, 1904-19; Photocopy of Canadian National Railways ticket for P.D. train (1923-28); List of original Lybster/Nolalu landowners and mine locations 1888-1956; Photocopied newspaper clippings about railways Trunkline and P.D., Cyclone of 1938, Nolalu area, Rosval and Voutilainen's remembrance - the two union leaders who were found dead near Onion Lake Road in 1929( 1930)