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Hoping for a Day’s Work

A scene at the gate of the Wright-Hargreaves Mine during the Depression. Unemployed men are standing in a crowd, waiting for the guard to call out their name […]

Ukrainian National Band postcard

The Ukrainian National Band (also called the Ukrainian National Federation Orchestra) of Kirkland Lake: Front row, left to right: O. Turus, J. Shelestynsky, W. Susla, J. Ilchyshyn, P. […]

Hamden Family Journey

The Hamden Family owned a farm in Saskatchewan during the early 1930s, but the Great Depression forced them on a journey that would take them to Northern Ontario. […]

Memories of Downtown Kirkland Lake

Kirkland Lake was the “Hub of the North” – a town with great shopping and entertainment. Sid Hamden remembers what it was like to grow up in a […]

Coronation Celebration in Kirkland Lake

The Commonwealth celebrated the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. Kirkland Lake had its own way of commemorating the event, with the community coming together with activities […]

Cunard Sailing Dates – 1933

Since the 1920s, it was common practice for people to commit to two-year contracts to work in Canada. After the two years of the contract were up, many […]

Croatian Women’s Society

Many immigrants to Kirkland Lake brought their traditions and culture with them. This image is of the Croatian Women’s Society, a social club prior to the Second World […]

Kirkland-Larder Gold Area Map

Close-up of the Kirkland-Larder Gold Area map. The areas outlined in dark ink are the seven main mines of Kirkland Lake. The community of Swastika and the T&NO […]