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Historical Resources

 

Did You Know?Miners Memorial; House of Remembrance

 

Books:


 

Want to know more about the history of mining in Kirkland Lake? An excellent book is Lamps Forever Lit : A Memorial to Kirkland Lake Miners , by Bernie Jaworsky. Published By Cambria Publishing of Calgary, Alberta.

 

“Kirkland Lake: The Town That Stands On Gold”, by Michael Barnes (1978. Published by the Highway Book Shop, Cobalt Ontario, Canada).

“Fortunes in the Ground: Cobalt, Porcupine & Kirkland Lake”, by Michael Barnes. (1986. Published by The Boston Mills Press, Erin Ontario, Canada).

“Kirkland Lake on the Mile of Gold”, by Michael Barnes (1994. Published by the Kirkland Lake Economic Development and Tourism Department).

“The Kirkland Lake Story - A Pictorial History”, by Andre Wetjen and L.H.T. Irvine.

“Three Miles of Gold: The Story of Kirkland Lake”, by S. A. Pain. (1969. The Ryerson Press, Toronto, Ontario).


On line resources:

Museum of Northern History at the Sir Harry Oakes Chateau
A fascinating introduction to the community, its people and its history.

The Swastika Gold Mine
http://members.rogers.com/swastikagoldmine/links.html
A wonderful site tracing the history of Swastika and its mining heritage.

Lawrence Chrismas Kirkland Lake Gallery
http://www.cambriapublishing.com/gallery/kirkland/kirklandgallery.html
Excellent gallery of historical pictures depicting Kirkland Lake’s mining heritage.

Temiskaming Genealogy Group
http://www.nt.net/~timetrav/
A group dedicated to tracing the family trees in the Temiskaming region.


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