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    This is a nineteen page collection of photos and a brief history account of Thompson Township. It is held in a soft cover (duotang style folder) and was compiled by Mr. Archie Roach.

    A newspaper clipping about the beginnings of Iron Bridge and some of the first arrivals. It was surveyed in 1876 and the Taits and Tullochs arrived in 1879. The first horses arrived by boat to Thessalon and then were walked to (Mud) Bright Lake and swam across the lake.

    A newspaper clipping about the pioneers of the area like Robert Sadler, the article tells of the tales his daughter Ruth Chevis knew about her fathers youngest days.

Edith Cameron, The Sault Star, March 17, 1969     This is a newspaper clipping about some local "oldtimers" recalling their memories of the Nathanial Dyment and his lumber Mill in the Thessalon area in the late 1800s to early 1900s. A photo of mill workers standing in front of the mill circa 1900 is located above the written article. ...

The Sault Star, 1971     This is a brief newspaper clipping reprinting a 1921 article from The Sault Daily Star. The article is about the origins of the name Thessalon.

    This is a newspaper article about the history of the local hospital. The hospital is about to change from a Red Cross Hospital to the Thessalon Hospital, and be administered by Plummer Memorial Hospital of Sault Ste. Marie. There are two photos, one of the Red Cross hospital before it ...

Edith Cameron, The Sault Star, Dec. 10, 1971     This is a newspaper clipping that shares information about some of this history of the railroad in Thessalon. It highlights rail travel and personnel involved in the area and the impending decommissioning of the Thessalon Station. A photo above the text shows the station.

    This one page of document which appears to be amassed by Edith Cameron regarding the early history and development of Algoma Mills, Thessalon, and Nesterville.

    This is a black and white photo of ten ladies, one of whom is holding a baby, standing in front of an unidentified building.

    The photo shows the completed Iron Bridge Museum. The museum is complete with wood shutters, chinked log construction, a plank door, and curtains on the windows.

    A one page list of a partial family tree beginning with Herbert Isaac Weir, born August 17, 1917 and his marriage to Verna Margaret Hopkins. This document lists the children of their marriage, and the marriages and children of their children.

    This is historical information written about Cyrus Rothwell Allen from his birth in Iron Bridge May 4, 1884 to his death July 21, 1934.

    A newspaper clipping about the fire that leveled the Rod & Gun Hotel. The historic structure dated back to the original lumber boom times in 1896 when the main part of the hotel was built by Robert Arnill, an early storekeeper and the first postmaster for the village.

    A newspaper clipping about the home built by Mr. and Mrs. Alec Fraser who created their own small bit of Scotland back in Patton Township.

    A list of local boys who were receiving the local paper overseas during their service in WW II.

    This is a formal portrait of Reverend G.R.Kitchen who was ministering in the Iron Bridge United Church in 1899 when the church was rebuilt after a fire destroyed the first church built in 1892.

    A close up photo of the top half of a display cabinet inside the Iron Bridge United Church where various objects are on display, all with great significance to the church.

    A close up photo of the bottom half of a display cabinet inside the Iron Bridge United Church where various objects are on display, all with great significance to the church.

    A brief clipping recounting the flood situation between Blind River and Iron Bridge in 1930 due to the overflowing of the Mississagi River.

    The quilt and paintings were on display at a Town picnic over a Labour Day weekend at which a memorial plaque was unveiled in honor of Clifford (Burns) Beharriel for his years of service to the community.