Item is a bound collection of student projects which is arranged into three sections: Database projects (includes "General documents of the land registry" by Rob Shields and Scott McInnis, "North Bay land registry project" by Lisa Bell, and "French families in North Bay" by Carol Russell), Buildings and Monuments (includes "Empire building project" by Paul Servos, "Gateway to North Bay's monuments" by Anna daSilva"), and Communities and community groups (includes "The Italian community of North Bay" by Christine Orlando, "The Indians of Nipissing Land Reserve Number 10" by Carolyn Stone, and "The Orange Order and its early history in North Bay" by John Sawdon). Item also includes an introduction, appendices, and 2 CDs and 1 DVD containing interview recordings, photographs, presentations, and spreadsheets relating to the student projects.