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The Chesley Fire of 1888
June 23, 2022
On the night of June 9, 1888, downtown Chesley suffered a devastating fire that ravaged through several blocks on both sides of the street. Many ...
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Bruce County Jail
June 23, 2022
The construction of the Bruce County Jail was completed at 204 Cayley Street, Walkerton in 1866. The jail was initially used to house those awaiting ...
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Bruce County Newspapers
June 22, 2022
Bruce County has been the home of many newspapers and publications. Several of these are represented within the collection through objects used at the newspaper, ...
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Walter Gray and the Klondike Gold Rush
March 29, 2022
Found within the Krug Fonds are the Bruce Krug Local History Scrapbooks. The scrapbooks are a large collection of oral interviews, new clippings etc. as ...
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Cider Mills
March 29, 2022
Scattered throughout the County in the later half of the nineteenth century were cider mills. Some of the mills were large scale operations, while others ...
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Early Music Technology
March 29, 2022
The home music industry began in the late 1870s with the creation of tabletop music players known as organettes along with the earliest rendition of ...
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