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Chantry Island Lighthouse
Picturesque in its setting, Chantry Island doesn’t appear to be a dangerous place for lake going vessels, but beneath the waters lies shoals of large ...
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Captain John Spence
One of the earliest permanent settlers, and one of the most well-known, in the Bruce was Captain Spence was born in 1814, in the Orkney ...
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Early Bruce County Potteries
Throughout the 1800s there were nine known potteries throughout Bruce County and included Kincardine, Port Elgin, Burgoyne, Chippewa Hill, Scone, Tara, Mildmay and Kinloss. By ...
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Early Militia and 32nd Bruce Battalion
Bruce’s first militia was formed with the passing of the Military Act of 1855. This act made all men, ages 18-40, servicemen and ages 40-60 ...
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Victor Tranter
I had some good chance to study the chances a man has against the bullet and concluded that they were all against the man.” Victor ...
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Vessel Registers
Two types of vessel registers in the Bruce County Archives collection provide information about historic ships stopping in the area. Inland Lloyds Vessel Registers: ...
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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 |
| Children | $4.00 + HST |
| Student | $6.00 + HST |
| Senior | $6.00 + HST |
| Archives | $6.00 + HST |
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