More to the Story: Sparks and Pringle
This post features a small collection of photographs from the descendants of Abraham and “Lizzie” Purdy Sparks of Mattawa.
Mining History
Hedley Vicars Short Travels North
Hedley Vicars Short Souvenir Album of Cobalt and Temagami
Mining History
New Heritage Silver Trail Guide
The 2025 season is here! And so is the new Heritage Silver trail guide and map. We’ve updated both to
Chance Find to Last Chance Mine
The Story of Sidmoor Sager and his Last Chance Mine Today we share the story of how a chance find
Richard Alexander Elliott 1878 – 1942
For Black History Month Today we share the story of Richard “Dick” Alexander Elliott. Information for this sketch was drawn
New Research Resource – Pat Anderson Tailings Report 1993
New Research Resource We’ve added a new file on our Research page. Thanks to Pat Anderson for permitting us to
From Coleman to Kenogami: Clear as Mud
4 Nations Coleman Township, 1931 Recently, after the 1931 Canadian Census was released, I learned that there was a location
Odds ‘n Sods
Cleaning up the desk-top It’s a wintry day. Nowhere to be, not much to do. It’s a good time to
Cobalt and area from the mid-80s
New Photos! Thanks to Mark Smyk, we are able to share with you this series of photos. He wrote, “I