This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Port Arthur Teens Build Civic Spirit With Teen Towns
Across Northern Ontario Teen Towns emerged as wartime youth programs offering recreation, athletics, crafts, and radio shows. In Port Arthur 1944 46 the group reached 540 members and held monthly open houses and a Halloween party. A 1946 political dispute over a grant highlighted youth initiative and civic engagement.
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Canada
United States
Port Arthur
Westfort
Wayside
Ellis
Y.M.C.A
Fort William Y.M.C.A
Fort William
Bob Melville
Melville
Ottawa
Brown
Communist Party
J.E.W. Ross
Cox
Ontario