The Porcupine Express

This week's Northern Ontario historical photo focuses on Timmins and more specifically The Porcupine Express, circa 1915. In 1911, the Temiskaming & Northern Ontario Railway line was extended to South Porcupine. That rail line is currently known as Ontario Northland Railway. South Porcupine is now one of the many neighbourhoods which makes up Timmins.Timmins is … Continue reading The Porcupine Express

Call for Proposals, AAO Conference

I thought this might be of interest to anyone working with digital technology in the heritage sector, particularly those persons who work with archival photos.Archives Association of Ontario2010 Annual Conference, Barrie, OntarioJune 16-18, 2010From Daguerreotypes to Flikr:Grappling with the Archival Image in an Era of Technological ChangeThe 2010 AAO conference in Barrie aims to explore … Continue reading Call for Proposals, AAO Conference