The 1930s Archives | Opportunity on the Mile of Gold: How Diversity Shaped Kirkland Lake

Polish Society Float in Coronation Parade

The Polish Society float pictured on Government Road in downtown Kirkland Lake during the Coronation parade. It was an occasion when many different cultures, organizations and clubs in […]

Places of Worship in Kirkland Lake, 1937

A page from the Kirkland Lake 1937 phone directory, it lists the different houses of worship available to service the religious needs of community members from many cultural […]

Syrian Float in Coronation Parade, 1937

Like many nationalities that made up the Kirkland Lake community, a group of Syrian Canadians built a float to enter in the Coronation Day Parade.

Government Road Storefronts

Most of downtown Kirkland Lake is found along Government Road. At the far right of the picture can be seen the Kaplan Brothers store – a thriving business […]

Photos from Ralph Pugliese Passport

Photos from inside the passport of Ralph Pugliese. Ralph and his daughter Angelina are in the photo on the right, and his wife Assunta and their son Gaetano […]

Ralph Pugliese Passport

Inside of passport for Ralph Pugliese. Information about he and his wife Assunta, and their two children Angelina and Gaetano and their photos are included with the passport. […]

Ralph Pugliese Passport

Inside cover of passport for Ralph Pugliese.

A Local Crowd Attempt to Cheer Up a Disgruntled Roza

In the early days of Kirkland Lake, Roza Brown speculated what land might sell at a higher price as the town developed. With this in mind, she purchased […]

Roza Brown

Although Roza Brown was originally from Hungary, she was pro-British monarchy. She would occasionally drape herself, and her properties, in the colours of the Union Jack.

Sylvanite Miners after shift

This photo of miners from the Sylvanite was taken during the 1930s, but the men with their work clothes, lamps and lunch boxes look identical to the mine […]

Charlie Chow’s Cafe

Charlie Chow (3rd from left) stands outside of his restaurant in downtown Kirkland Lake with several patrons. It would later be expanded to include a hotel. It was […]

National Geographic mentions gold boom of Kirkland Lake

The original article from 1932 that appeared in National Geographic was printed word-for-word in a 1960s edition of the Northern Daily News. This includes some of the derogatory […]