Cobalt Historical Society Newsletters
‘The Cobalt Lode’
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Feature Articles
- Message from the President.
- The Cobalt Polish Falcons Society
- Membership Renewal 2024
- BLOGS! – More to the Story
- Fundraiser – Cobalt Puzzles
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- Cobalt Historical Society Annual Report 2024
- New Local History Book – Because They Cared by Deborah North
- Murray Watts – Cobalt’s Famed Mine Finder
- BLOGS! – More to the Story
- Membership Renewal 2024
- 2024 Cobalt Historical Society Board Members
- Fundraiser – Cobalt Puzzles
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- Update regarding Ontario Northland closing the Townsite and Right of Way Mine site on the Heritage Silver Trail.
- Artist Sally Lawrence and Rob Moir repair bas-relief on Silver Street thanks to a donation from Keith Calder, in memory of his father, “Cobalt” John Calder
- The First Cobalt Arena by Maggie Wilson inspired by a letter written in 2005 by Bill Lendrum
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- Report presented to the Annual General Meeting March 20, 2023
- The History of 8 Prospect Avenue by Maggie Wilson. The Opera House, the Wallace and Carr blocks, Dominion, Herbert Fuels, and countless others once resided at this prominent location in Cobalt Square.
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- Former Cobalt Nurse Annie Saunders wins ‘Order of the North’ Award
- Joseph Chambers Houston Mine Developer & Manager new research resource by Allan Stacey including photos from Houston’s time in Cobalt
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- Edgar John Boland, Principal, St. Patrick’s School.
- Copper Thefts in Cobalt.
- Two New Puzzles added in our Fundraising Efforts.
- Something New on our Website – “More to the Story” – BLOGS!
- Digitization of the Haileyburian newspaper.
- McMichael Gallery Exhibition.
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- Two new research articles – Francis Clyde Boyle Lendrum and Arthur Gordon Penman
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- Cobalt’s Fire Halls by Maggie Wilson
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- Reminder! Cobalt is a National Historic Site
- Update regarding Ontario Northland closing the Townsite and Right of Way Mine site on the Heritage Silver Trail.
- The Haileybury School of Mines – The Cobalt Connection by Brian Dobbs including Murray Watts, Mario deBastiani, Walter Hylands, Alex Mosher
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- COVID-19 Update
- Mystery Photo of the Deering family, possibly 37 Ruby Street
- Photos donated by Maurice O’Shaughnessy of Mileage 104, the hydro plant next to Nipissing tailings, and the Right of Way Mines
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- Still Standing (and we want to keep it that way.) regarding Ontario Northland closing the Townsite and Right of Way Mine site on the Heritage Silver Trail.
- Remembering Eric E. Smith with stories and photos from Sally Smith
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- First Canadian Citizen Arrives At Cobalt reprint of Cobalt Concentrates January 8, 1947 article featuring Shirley Gilson, (née Browne.)
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- Art and the Artist by Maggie Wilson about a painting of Grandview Avenue by Ernest Gilmour Smith 1892 to 1984, donated by the family of Jim Bailey 1917-2000.
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- Right Of Way Mine Artifact Returns Home by Maggie Wilson – donation of a Brunton compass presented to Richard Sandoe in 1909 by the employees of the Right of Way Mine.
- Dorothy Dick and the Willet Green Miller Memorial by Maggie Wilson
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- Another Chapter in Temiskaming Heritage Speakers’ Symposium featuring Maggie Wilson, Debra North, Bruce Taylor, Robert Laroque
- The History Channel in Cobalt – MacMillan Garage by Maggie Wilson
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- Another Chapter in Temiskaming Heritage Speakers’ Symposium featuring Maggie Wilson, Debra North, Bruce Taylor, Robert Laroque
- Syd Watkinson Cobalt Photographer 1883 – 1963
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- Antonio Giachino stories and photos about of one of Cobalt’s most colourful merchants
- First Canadian Citizen Arrives At Cobalt reprint of Cobalt Concentrates January 8, 1947 article featuring Shirley Gilson, (née Browne.)
Feature Articles
- Cobalt Historical Society Annual Report 2017
- The History of the Right-of-Way Mine by Reiner Mielke
- Cobalt High School Reunion 2018
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- Historic Cobalt Legacy Fund annual donation from The Temiskaming Foundation
- The Stadelman Family in Cobalt by Bruce W. Taylor
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- The History of the Fountain in the Park by Doug MacLeod
- Irvine Berry Memoir 1952
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- The Morgan Papers by Maggie Wilson – a donation of letters and ephemera from the estate of Albert Norton Morgan who practiced law in New Liskeard 1902 – 1914
- CHS Presents: The History of Cobalt’s Namesake by Reiner Mielke
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- Cobalt Fire of 1977 Intrigues Visitors Forty Years Later interview with Jack Church, Gerry McGarry, Doug McLeod, Joe Titonnel, Tina Sartoretto, Evelyn Pickard, Roger and Emile Murray
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- On the passing of Vivian Hylands October 1, 1935 to April 16, 2017
- Selected Chapters of Temiskaming Heritage, speakers’ symposium with Bruce Taylor, Siobhan Angus, Norm Hawirko, John Pollock, George Lefebvre
- Another 1977 Fire Story as told by Rodney Button
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- Selected Chapters of Temiskaming Heritage, speakers’ symposium with Bruce Taylor, Siobhan
- Edits to Another 1977 Fire Story as told by Rodney Button
- Cobalt’s first Banks by Maggie Wilson. Imperial Bank of Canada and the Canadian Bank of Commerce
- 2017 Rehabilitation Projects Affecting the Heritage Silver Trail Nipissing 96, Noval Scotia Mill, installation of bat gates
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- Cobalt Honours Town of Cobalt recognizes volunteers Jack Church and Vivian Hylands; Agnico-Eagle’s rehabilitation team received the Tom Peters Memorial Award for restoration work at Coniagas #4 headframe
- The George Taylor Hardware in Cobalt- 1905-1941 by Bruce W. Taylor
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- Closure of Nipissing 96 site
- The History of Agnico Eagle in Cobalt By Jean-Francois Doyon
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- Memories Of Silverland by Mary H. B. Pond These memories of Cobalt were written after the Pond Family left Cobalt to return to New Brunswick. In Cobalt they lived on the McKinley-Darragh Mining Property ca 1909.
- Agnico- Eagle Commemorative Plaque 7 Prospect Avenue and history of the building
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- The Unforgettable Silver Country – a reprint of an article from 1934 by an unknown author who reported on the 1909 hockey games between the Temiskaming (aka Silver Country League)
- Letter to Cobalt, Nov 25th, 1918 Clarence Pond, member of the Royal Canadian Highlanders, wounded at Bourlon Wood; Cobalt deals with Spanish Flu; description of Pond home on Creighton Drive
Feature Articles
- The Classic Theatre, A Brief History
- Interview with Rick Damiani June 11, 2016; foreman for Laurel Birtch Trucking, company contracted to remove portions of the compressed air pipeline to Ragged Chutes
- A visit to the Coniagas Mine headframe at Prospect and Silver; former Giachino market
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A Cobalt Musician Interview With Dennis Maloney, December 5, 2016.
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- Cobalt Public School – Grade V, 1937–1938 photo and names
- On the passing of Mervyn Lavigne B. Eng. (Mich. Tech.) P. Eng (Ont.) June 9. 1928–April 3, 2015
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- Bowling Banquet circa 1955 photo and names
- Sale of Cobalt Train Station to Winnie Kammermayer
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- Cobalt Public School Grade V-VI, 1946–1947 photo and names