Marmora Historical Foundation
Above the library, SW corner of Highways 7 and 14, Marmora, Ontario K0K 2M0 K0K 2M0

One of our earliest photos of a Marmora lacrosse team is from 1912. No names on this one.

74th. birthday of 40 year resident of Marmora, Esther Hipson. Should have added that the photo was taken in 1970.

Sacred Heart, 1906. First communion, Father Murtagh

This collage was likely from the Cathie Jones collection. Dawn Mawer, Dallas Stark and Cathie Jones, c.1964

Crowe Lake boat tour, sponsored by the Marmora Historical Foundation. Lots of familiar faces. Anyone remember the year?

Havelock Rail recently published an article, written by Paul Stevens, about Dan Graham, the new owner of Victoria church. We previously posted photos of the church, located at Cty.road 48 and Mile of Memories Rd., showing the initial stage of the reconstruction. This article tells us a bit about the new owner and his future plans.

A 1906 look at the Royal Hotel. The daily rate then was $2.00.

Ron Plaizier is another one of our local artists. Ron's is located at 263 Marble Point Road. Here is some of his work. More can be viewed on his website at - https://www.ronplaizier.com/

Jacqueline Cahill posted "Does anyone know the woman in this photo from 1944? She is my daughter's grandmother and we are trying to find her. Even the tiniest hint would help, we have been searching for many years.Thank-you.

Lynch, Ryan sawmill 1910 or 1913. Can anyone confirm that the teams of horses would be the personal property of the worker, and not belong to the lumber company.

This photo from the Lynch/Ryan lumbering operation, circa 1910, was obtained from Anna Lynch Cosgrove. No names were provided, and the quality of the photo makes it difficult to identify anyone.

Suffering a little Covid-19 cabin fever? Something in this video is sure to to make you smile, and there are some historical things mentioned. "UpHere in Canada" https://www.youtube.com/results

LUMBERING WAS US The photo below, of Charles Lummiss and his daughter, Helen (Stewart), was sent to us by Helen's daughter, Vicki Maloney. Taken in about 1940, it is a reminder of the long history of the lumbering industry that kept Marmora in good standing. Our history of lumbering is a major story in itself, second only to our story of iron ore. From the very early days of Hastings County history, lumber has attracted companies, small and large , to head into the w...oods and find their fortune. Alex W. Carscallen, Ryan and Lynch, Leo Provost, Michael O'Connors, Jack Coy (Shanick), G.B. Airhart Lumber Co., Bonter and Lummiss. This photo, taken on Forsyth Street outside the City Service station (now the empty lot at 15 Forsyth), reminds us of the importance of the industry to daily life in Marmora.FOR MORE ON THE LUMBER BARONS IN MARMORA, go to www.marmorahistory.ca/1873-lumber-barons See more

Lycurgus McMillen, b.1869, and Sarah Nobes, b. 1894, wedding day 1911 Marmora common cemetery grave marker. His father, Samuel, received a patent from the Crown in 1844, for 100 acres in Marmora Twp. Lot 20, Con 4 Marriage record for the above couple

Ron Gray, Sandra Gray and Tom O'Neil, 1953. No photos available for the younger Gray children.

Ron Gray is another one of our local artists. Here is a sample of his work, and a bit about the artist.

Cordova gold mine fatalities, Sept. 1900 The deceased were: Ira Derry, 32, and Charles McLaughlin, 20

How many had a lunch box, like this one belonging to Jimmie Hickey, when they attended school?

What 15 minutes of work on a cemetery monument will do. Unfortunately, there are no dates, and names listed are mostly shortened, nicknames, or aka names. Possibly, the Edward Wright and Mrs, Ed Wright, are the people found in our marriage record ledger: Edward Wright of Cordova married Eva Haughton of Cordova Mines on June 14, 1932. Edward died Mar.19, 1959. Eva died on July 8, 1954, and was interred at Zion. Anyone familiar with other people listed on this stone?

Some of Marmora's 400 residents in 1857 are listed here. Some additional information can be found in this 1932 article in the Marmora Herald

Since our photo link to the Zion cemetery has vanished, we have been working through "Find a Grave" to replace this information. The ongoing process has added 100+ to date. Look in our "Grave Matters, Zion cemetery, for the link to this information. Lawrence T. (Dan) Bateman and family is one of the new photos.