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Diaries Bring History to Life
Many of us can remember at least a few facts about some of the major events throughout history; but the little everyday moments that depict ...
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Innovative Individuals
Bruce County has always been full of innovative individuals, and patent agents were in the area early on. By 1869, two patent right agents, John ...
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Yarn Winding Devices
History shows people across the globe, often independent of one another, had the same innovative ideas when it came to creating technology and tools to ...
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William James Coulter & the Chesley Clothes Reel
In the twenty-eight-year span between 1891 and 1919, seventeen patents were filed and received by different parties from the Chelsey-Elmwood area, all named either “Clothes ...
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Ice Harvesting
The winter months brought a different type of harvest season to Bruce County. Before refrigerators and electricity were readily available, individuals had to be resourceful ...
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Erb Family Coverlets
Within the collection there are 18 pieces described as coverlets. Different from bedspreads or blankets, coverlets, which are thought to be derived from the term ...
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Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre
33 Victoria Street North (in the town of Saugeen Shores) Southampton, ON Canada N0H 2L0
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| Individual | $8.00 + HST |
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