Public Lectures

The 2024-2025 Thunder Bay Museum lecture series was sponsored by: Past Lecture Topics Just a few of the topics covered in the past include:

A Taste of History

Every year the Thunder Bay Museum holds a special A Taste of History dinner. This history-themed event takes place around a particular event, person, or period in the past, and the evening is complete with a menu prepared from the time-period and a speaker related to the theme. Past themes have included: Titanic, Shakespeare, the Fur Trade, the … Read more

Policies & Plans

View the most recent Policies & Plans for The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society.

The North West Company in Rebellion

The North West Company in Rebellion

The North West Company in Rebellion is one of the few sources that provides an insider’s view of the gathering of North West Company shareholders at the company’s annual rendezvous at Fort William. First Published in 1988, it remains widely referenced in academic and non-academic works exploring the North American fur trade, and it continues … Read more

Classic Car Raffle

On a regular basis, the Thunder Bay Museum raffles off a classic car, with proceeds going directly towards supporting the museum’s operation. The Thunder Bay Museum does not plan, at this time, to conduct a Classic Car Raffle in 2025. Instead, we are excited to present a variety of entertaining and engaging events with fundraising … Read more

Job Opportunities

View the currently available employment opportunities with the Thunder Bay Museum. To express your interest in an available position, please contact the Thunder Bay Museum at [email protected] Acronyms: Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), Young Canada Works (YCW), Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ), Summer Experience Opportunities (SEO).

Publication Awards

The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s Publications Awards are given out for the best publications dealing with the history of Northwestern Ontario. They fall into five categories: To learn more about the individuals these awards are named after click here. A great many excellent books and articles, both popular and scholarly, are written about the … Read more

Research at the Thunder Bay Museum

The Dr. Thorold “Tory” Tronrud Research Library The Thunder Bay Museum has a special, non-lending library of over 2,700 books about the city of Thunder Bay and its predecessor communities, as well as the region of Northwestern Ontario. This includes rare volumes that are unlikely to appear elsewhere and books that reference specific types of … Read more