User talk:JohnKinley

I am trying to create a wikipedia page for an organization which has been around 125 years next year. I am affiliated with the organization and require help making an unbiased article on the history of the company, which is vast. The companies name is the Lunenburg Industrial Foundry and Engineering, which was established in 1891.

In terms of sources, I have a book as my main source, which is essentially a brief history of the interested company. The book's name is "Casting a Legend: The Story of the Lunenburg Foundry." This was an independently written book concerning both the history of the company and history of the local community it inhabits. Reference: M. Finlay-de Monchy, K. Cope, 2002,Nimbus Publishing Limited, Halifax NS, ISBN: 1-55109-409-6.

Other Sources could include historical texts from the Town of Lunenburg and the Nova Scotia archives.

Why this company is important to be documented in an encyclopedia is for the sheer impact it has had on the local, provincial, national and international stages. It has been transformed from a foundry that made stoves and small hardware goods for fishermen and homes in the years 1890-1910 to a manufacturing facility of engines for sea fairing vessels and automobiles including the model T.. The company has been divided up several times. It has served as a car garage, a car sales dealership, foundry, manufacturing facility, marine service plant and a shipyard. It has constructed numerous vessels over the years and in the 70's took over the famous Smith and Rauland shipyard, which built the Bounty, Rose, Bluenose and Bluenose II. It has recently finished a large restoration of the Bluenose II, which is still very controversial. The company has gone through ups and downs in its history around 500 employees through WWII, having a boom period through the 70's and 80's when the Atlantic Fishery was at its strongest, and now after the collapse of the fishery, has about 50 employees and primarily focuses on custom jobs and ship servicing.

The history is extensive and deserves to be written about. It is no secret that it's 125 year anniversary is approaching, but its a significant event for more than just the company, but the Lunenburg community.

Can anyone out there help me create this article?


 * Lunenburg Industrial Foundry & Engineering - Founded in 1891, this company has been transformed from a foundry that made stoves and small hardware goods for fishermen and homes in the years 1890-1990  to a manufacturing facility of engines for sea fairing vessels and automobiles including the model T through its mid-life and now operates a shipyard which has restored significant cultural vessels. In 1900, there was a disastrous fire to the Lunenburg Foundry . The company has been divided up several times. It has served as a car garage, a car sales dealership, foundry, manufacturing facility, marine service plant and a shipyard . The foundry took over the Lunenburg Marine Railway which was adjacent to the historic Smith and Rhuland shipyard and aided in the construction of Bluenose, Bluenose II and Bounty . It has recently finished a large restoration of the Bluenose II, which is still very controversial . The company has gone through ups and downs in its history. Around 500 employees worked at the foundry during WWII, which was given a mandate by the government to service navy vessels . It had a boom period through the 70's and 80's when the Atlantic Fishery was at its strongest, and now after the collapse of the fishery, has about 50 employees and primarily focuses on custom jobs and ship servicing. In terms of sources, I have a book as my main source, which is essentially a brief history of the interested company. The book's name is "Casting a Legend: The Story of the Lunenburg Foundry." A piece of it can be found here: . This was an independently written book concerning both the history of the company and history of the local community it inhabits. Other Sources could include historical texts from the Town of Lunenburg and the Nova Scotia archives.