News/Notices

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• Fun Day and Official Re-Opening

  Sunday, July 27 at the Museum
  noon to 4 pm
  School House Museum, Deep River , Ontario

   

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• Whispered History Project: The People of Buchanan Township

• Valley Carvers -Past and Present (Community Memories)

• New Museum Construction Photo Gallery 2007

• Lumberjack Supper October 21 Lion's Hall Chalk River.  Tickets on sale October 4th, first come first server
  Adults $20, Children under 12 $8

• Museum Rebuilding underway

• Demolition of Schoolhouse building May 23, 2007

• Dinner and Dance Building Fundraiser
   Saturday May 26, 2007

• Auction Fund Raiser Nov 23, 2006

• Museum Calendar to help raise money for restoration efforts
• Town to support Historical Society October 11, 2006
  The town of Laurentian Hills will donate roughly $1,800 to the Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie & McKay Historical Society to help the group recover from a damaging fire at its Schoolhouse Museum.

• Restoration Fund has been established.  How you can help?

  Donations can be sent to:
  The Schoolhouse Museum Fire Restoration Fund,
  Box 304, Deep River, ON K0J 1P0.

• Restoration efforts underway

• Fire Strike Schoolhouse Museum - September 13, 2006
  

• Volunteer help. 
  Could you spare a few hours on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon in  June.  
• Summer Students will be on duty afternoons Friday through Monday in July and August

Events

Monthly Meetings - Open to everyone

Memberships in the Historical Society.

• Are you a member yet? 
• Have you renewed yours yet? 
• Membership cost only $5.00 per year per member

Staying the Run Book

• Copies are still available - a great buy and a great gift at $15.00. 
• This is an interesting and comprehensive history of our area, compiled two years ago.  

Special Historical Projects

• "Community Memories"  created by member of the Schoolhouse Museum and posted on the Virtual Museum of Canada (CD copies available $15)

  • Valley Carvers -Past and Present New
  • Coppsville/Clarksville aka Chalk River
  • The SWISHA Project

• Whispered History Project: The People of Buchanan Township