Guide For Authors

The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society Press encourages the submission of proposals and manuscripts. The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society Press publishes historical works on the region of Northwestern Ontario. Works of historical non-fiction, including prehistory, will be considered for publication. Our mission is to publish books of academic and regional merit that contribute to … Read more

Collections Plan 2023

Strat_Plan_V2_print 1. Introduction The Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society acknowledges the original custodians of this land and pays respect to the Elders – past, present, and future – for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture, and the hopes of Indigenous Peoples. The Museum’s mission is to serve all of the peoples who make … Read more

More Recipes from the Family Kitchen (Cookbook)

More Recipes from the Family Kitchen (Cookbook)

This books is made up favourite recipes submitted by members of the Thunder Bay Museum. They have been passed down through the generations and remain in use today. These are family favourites, some original and some adaptations of well-known recipes. If you enjoy any of all of them (as we suspect you will) please pass … Read more

978.1.143

978.1.143

C.P.R. Engine 225 on tracks with men standing around and on the engine. Circa 1880’s or 1890’s

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975.1.624

Image of Engine No. 314 (4-6-0 Switcher engine) – Coal burning. Five men standing nearby

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973.28.29A

Evans Cash Store on Frederica Street, Westfort – Circa 1913. Present day (as of 2023) site of J. B. Evans on 122 Frederica Street West

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974.103.20

Red Sucker Trestle – C.P.R. 110 ft high, 1100 ft long. Steam engine and passenger cars passing over trestle – Red Sucker. Photo by John Forde

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972.50.101

First Grand Trunk Pacific engine to run out of Fort William, 1906, in photo are engineer Dave Miller, fireman W. Stevenson, and conductor M. Grant