Chapter 17

History of (Big) Bob Lake Acknowledgements

Publications and Videos
  • Early Days in Haliburton by H. R. Cummings
  • French and Indian Wars by F. Russell
  • History of the Provisional County of Haliburton by R. H. Baker
  • In Quest of Yesterday by N. Reynolds
  • Minden Centennial 1859 – 1959
  • Muskoka and Haliburton, 1615-1875, A Collection of Documents, Edited by Florence B. Murray
  • The Early Settlement of Peterborough County by Dr. T. W. Poole
  • The Land Between 2012 DVD by the Living History Multimedia Association
  • The Lydia Coultier Scrapbook – A collection of newspaper articles maintained by the Haliburton Highlands Genealogy Group
  • The Minden Times
  • The Orenda by Joseph Boyden
  • Triumphs, Tragedies, and Changes, Minden 1859-2009 by Erin Kernohan
  • Whispering Pines by John S. Hulbig
Government Sources
  • Jeff Ball, Geographic Names Specialist, MNR
  • Scott Kaldeway, Provincial Lands Specialist, MNR
  • Minden Land Registry Office
Native Source
  • Chief Paula Sherman, Native Studies, Trent University
Minden and Area Sources
Marilyn Armstrong-ReynoldsDennis Casey
Gwen CoxDave Dollo
Lynda EastonAdele Espina
Everrett FearreyLarry Giles
Fred GregoryLarry Ferguson
Mike JacksonJohn Kernohan
Joe RiversFraser Rogers
Dorothy ThayerIrma Walker
Ross WalkerGail & Russ Wunker
Bob Lake Resident / Cottager / Ex-cottager Sources
Bob BallantyneElizabeth & Amy Booker
Glen BooneLaurie Brown
Neil CampbellDoris Dalacker
Bill & Shirley DawsonHelen Devereux
Tony DonevskiKaren Empey
Gerald FlachGord Flann
Louise FolksDavid Gibb
Deb GillespiePeter Glaser
Ann & Wayne GontierDavid Greig
Nancy HallScott & Lori Hederson
Wendy HylandDave Ings
Martin InglesMike Jackson
Rob LynasAudrey & Angus MacPherson
John du ManoirDon & Joanne Murdoch
Jim MurrayIrving Nevitt
Sue PykeDoug & Margaret Riddell
Dave RobertsMarilyn (Townsend) Smith
Dave & Sonia StevensDoug Thompson
Elizabeth & Sandy ThompsonErin Vaillancourt
Jill ValerBrenda Walker
Trina WoodTerry & Elaine Wray

Extra Thanks go to David Greig (cottager) for helping to edit the first six chapters of this report.

Extra thanks go to Neil Campbell (resident, author, newspaper columnist, maple syrup maker) who provided a great deal of information and a lot of sources for more.

Special thanks go to Dave Roberts (cottager) for all his amazing computer work throughout the whole report.

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