Square Dancing in Sudbury, Ontario
Creator: Meridian Films (1959)
This film, made in 1959 by members of the Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union Local 598 in Sudbury, Ontario, illustrates the wide range of programming that the union provided for the community. There's a short clip at 12:45 that shows square dancing by teenagers and mention of an annual festival with hundreds of young dancers "coming from miles around."
Collection: Northern squares
Subjects: Northern / Ottawa Valley
Tags: Ontario, Sudbury, union
Subjects: Northern / Ottawa Valley
Tags: Ontario, Sudbury, union
Item Relations
| This Item | is related to | Item: Dancing Feet of Ontario |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Canadian Olde Tyme Square Dance Association |
| This Item | is related to | Item: Ontario Traditional Music Library - Dance |
Citation
Meridian Films, “Square Dancing in Sudbury, Ontario,” Square Dance History Project, accessed March 28, 2025, https://squaredancehistory.org/items/show/2089.
Dublin Core
Title
Square Dancing in Sudbury, Ontario
Subject
Description
This film, made in 1959 by members of the Mine, Mill, and Smelter Workers Union Local 598 in Sudbury, Ontario, illustrates the wide range of programming that the union provided for the community. There's a short clip at 12:45 that shows square dancing by teenagers and mention of an annual festival with hundreds of young dancers "coming from miles around."
Creator
Source
"Local 598” - 1959 (19:48 minutes).
Meridian Films fonds, 1990-0369, ISN #166812, Library & Archives Canada
Used with the permission of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Union/ Unifor Local 598
Meridian Films fonds, 1990-0369, ISN #166812, Library & Archives Canada
Used with the permission of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers Union/ Unifor Local 598
Date Created
1959