 Ashmun Street 1890s, from the Superior View Archive Collection Have you seen this image captioned as Queen Street 1890s circulating social media? While this image is technically Sault Ste. Marie, it is not on this side of the border! The image pictured shows Ashumn St. in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan.
There are many reasons as to why this image was misidentified and how the incorrect information spread. As one of the few locations in Sault Ste. Marie that houses a research library and an extensive archive, we at the Museum figured that it was time to make a post for the community about where to find the best resources for historical information and what the different types of sources are.
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 Many would be surprised to know that there is a common link between the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), and Sault Ste. Marie. That link was architect Jules Paivio.
 This autumn marks an important anniversary for a well-known Sault Ste. Marie landmark, Mockingbird Hill Pioneer Farm. The Landslide Road farm has been a long-standing fixture in Sault Ste. Marie for decades, known for its picturesque sights, historical buildings and the infamous goat walks. Just as famous in Sault Ste. Marie as the farm itself is the owner, Robert Cuerrier, fondly referred to for the past few decades as Farmer Bob.
By Justin Brett  While the Sault is a small city and typically seen as a friendly one, unfortunately, crime can and does still happen here. This isn't always historic, obviously, but one famous crime became the subject of debate when it happened, and is still somewhat relevant today. That is the case of Angelina Napolitano.
 Northern Ontario, and Sault Ste. Marie in particular, has had a thriving Finnish population for more than a century. A 1928 article from the Sault Daily Star suggested that at one time, Sault Ste. Marie’s immigrant population was as much as 25% Finnish. By 1930, approximately 2000 Finns called Sault Ste. Marie "home".
 Those unfamiliar with the world of dance would never guess that an incredibly influential figure in the Canadian ballet world once called Sault Ste. Marie "home". But those who have danced, participated in a theatre show or spent any time back stage at the Sault Community Theatre Centre... they know the name Trixie Hardy.
 360 Queen Street is well known to the citizens of Sault Ste. Marie as the Barnes- Fawcett Block, the current home of Algoma Bicycle. However, in 1919 it was the birthplace of Himmel’s Ladies Wear, a mainstay of women’s fashion in Sault Ste. Marie during the first half of the 20th century, and the home of founder Nathan Himmel.
 By Mitchell Harris
Like many who grew up in the Soo, my first experiences of the museum were school field trips and summer camps as a child. I vividly remember making papier-mâché compositions in the art room on the third floor during a summer camp in 2005 or 2006, when I was 7 or 8 years old. I am now 26 years old and a doctoral student of political science at York University in Toronto, specializing in the history of political thought with a focus on French Marxism in the twentieth century. During the school year, September to May, I work as a teaching assistant in the department of social science, helping undergraduate students learn about social theory, political economy and human rights. While I love teaching, there is one serious downside: the gig only pays during the school year. For me, this means that I need a summer job to keep the books balanced. This is what brought me to apply to, and become the successful candidate for, the museum’s summer student position.  Porter on the Algoma Steel Rotary Parade float, 1967 Most Sault Ste. Marie residents know the H.K Porter engine #7443, No. 10, simply as Porter. Algoma Steel donated the WWII-era fireless engine to the City in 1967 for Canada’s Centennial year after it was retired from service. Porter was paraded through town as part of that year's Rotary celebration, then placed in Bellevue Park with the assistance of Cooper's Crane Rentals.
A look at the prominent local historical figure’s defence of the 1st Earl FitzHardinge Written by Mitchell Harris  John Prince If you take a walk through Bellevue Park on a hot summer day, you will likely encounter something seemingly out of place among the vibrant, buzzing life of the playgrounds, the green fields, the river and the ponds: a lone gravesite. A few feet away, a plaque erected by the Ontario Archeological and Historic Sites Board will inform you that this is the final resting place of the “colourful and eccentric” John Prince (1796-1870), the first Judge of the Algoma District who lived in Sault Ste. Marie between 1860 and 1870.
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