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    This group brings together all of the photos, newspaper records, documents, and related material pertaining to the First World War and as commemorated through the World War One Thunder Bay Centennial Project.

    This First World War image comes from a glass slide recovered from a home in France during the Second World War. These slides were maintained by Donald Fulford and passed down to his grandson in later years.

    This First World War image comes from a glass slide recovered from a home in France during the Second World War. These slides were maintained by Donald Fulford and passed down to his grandson in later years.

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    This First World War image comes from a glass slide recovered from a home in France during the Second World War. These slides were maintained by Donald Fulford and passed down to his grandson in later years. Note: this slide is damaged and was scanned as is.

    This First World War image comes from a glass slide recovered from a home in France during the Second World War. These slides were maintained by Donald Fulford and passed down to his grandson in later years.

    This First World War image comes from a glass slide recovered from a home in France during the Second World War. These slides were maintained by Donald Fulford and passed down to his grandson in later years.

    The full story of Ada, her husband, Frederic Ernest Breckon and their family can be found online at www.tbpl.ca/worldwarone.

    The full story of Frederic Ernest Breckon and his family can be found online at www.tbpl.ca/worldwarone.

Chronicle-Journal, 13 Dec 2015, A9     World War One Centennial Project ; timeline section ; obituary section ; local stories ; Thunder Bay Public Library

Chronicle-Journal, 21 Sep 2016, A1     World War One Centennial Project ; Thunder Bay Public Library ; partnerships ; community groups ; use ; scrapbook ; family ; Hal Fryer ; photo

Port Arthur News Chronicle, 30 Aug 1917     Great War ; World War I ; WWI ; Captain Wilson Herald ; Former Port Arthur resident ; 72nd Seaforth Highlanders ; On sick leave ; Visits relatives in Port Arthur ; Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)

Port Arthur News Chronicle, 17 Nov 1917     Great War ; World War I ; WWI ; John Woodside ; Writes to News Chronicle ; Details state of Canada in the war

Port Arthur News Chronicle, 23 Oct 1965     prominent Lakehead sportsman A. W. 'Archie' Bell ; named sporstman of the year in 1956 ; came to Port Arthur in 1904 ; goalkeeper for Port Arthur Senior Hockey Club ; former coach of Port Arthur Bruins ; served as referee, Thunder Bay Amateur Hockey Association ; active in baseball ...

Chronicle-Journal, 14 Dec 2014, A11     Canadian Poppy campaign ; launched ; Thunder Bay ; books ; World War One ; Lyn MacDonald

Port Arthur News Chronicle, 18 Jun 1915     Great War ; World War I ; WWI ; William Cooper ; Former Port Arthur resident ; Tells of war's effects on London

Times - News (Thunder Bay), 26 Apr 1977     Sam Ashton, 78, veteran of world war one ; turmoil going on in various countries today ; see little of that peace for which we fought ; native of England ; joined 10th Sherwood Foresters in 1917 at age 17 ; served at Somme with infantry ; felt a great ...

    A scan of the Attestation Paper for William Thomas Opie, who would become a member of the 52nd Battalion during the First World War.

Chronicle-Journal, 6 Nov 2014, B3     World War One ; impact ; sporting life ; photo

    This First World War image comes from a glass slide recovered from a home in France during the Second World War. These slides were maintained by Donald Fulford and passed down to his grandson in later years.