circa 1950 Colour photograph of a bronze plaque honouring the men who fought in the First World War. The plaque also honours the men who died while fighting in that war. This plaque was created by the town of Magnetawan.

1953, p. 62 A 62 page album style book that contain a collection of the local for the community of Sprucedale. The cover of the album is a lovely dark blue with gold writting and border to offset the crest. This book was compiled by the Sprucedule Women's Institute to preserve the history of the community.

1940 Yellow card stock covers surrounding ration token pages of various colours. There were around six pages originally. Now there are five full pages and one partially used.

1940 Yellow cardstock covers surrounding ration token pages of various colours. There were around six pages originally. Now there are five full pages and one partially used.

circa 1940 Yellow cardstock covers surrounding ration token pages of various colours. There were around six pages originally. Now there are five full pages and one partially used.

1943 White card stock card registered to Alvin Whitnell from the Dairy Board of Canada. During the war dairy farmers were expected to sell a given amount of their product to the war effort before their distributors.

1915 Portrait photograph of four soldiers from Whitestone Township who fought in the First World War. The two soldiers standing are Jim Craig and Alex Clelland. The seated soldiers are David Simpson and Tom Clelland.

1937 Black and white photograph of the first Karbehuwe Cottage on Lake Whitestone. The log cabin was located at the south end of the lake. This building would later be replaced by wooden frame building. At the entrance to the cottage there's a woman sweeping the stoop. The property was originally...

1937 A black and white photograph of the interior of the Karbhuwe cabin. The focal point of this picture is a stone fireplace. Some kind of fur rug is laying on the floor in front of the fireplace, a small portion of a table or a couch can be seen on the left hand side of the photo.The property was...

circa 1937 Black and white photograph of three people standing on a partially submerged rock in Lake Wilson. There are two woman and one man standing on the rock. The picture was taken near a bush from the shore. On the opposite side of the lake there is a forest. Lake Wilson is located near Lake...

circa 1937 Black and white photograph of a man standing outside of Karbehuwe cabin having a shave. In front of the man there is a mirror attached to a tree. On the left side there are two bowls on a stand. Behind the tree there's a car. The property was originally bought and owned by four U. S. Steel...

circa 1937 Black and white photograph of a woman sitting on a wooden box on a wooden dock at Karbehuwe cabin on Lake Whitestone. The woman is facing the water making her face obscured. The dock is sitting on rocks. Across the lake there's a forest. The dock the woman is sitting on no longer exists at...

19070410 Colour illustrated postcard of the village of Burk's Falls from the west side of town. In the foreground there's a factory with lumber in its yard, possibly the Knight Brother's Factory. Behind the factory is the Magnetawan River. Across the river are houses. On the back of the postcard is a...

1954 Large book made by the students of a local school in Kearney. The book was made in 1954. It covers many areas of conservation in Kearney accompanied by many large black and white photographs.

1908, p. 367 Three-hundred-fifty-seven page book on the history of the village and Kearney and the surrounding villages. The main sections of the book are: farming, forestry, commerce, railroads, hotels, mining, families, mysteries, ghost towns, churches, recreation, schools, local organizations & local music...

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of Bevan's Lake beside the property that was owned by Larry Brooks. In background of the photograph the shoreline is thick with trees. There is also some logs sticking out of the water in the middle of the lake.

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of another Bevan's Lake near the property that was owned by Larry Brooks. The water appears to be moving into the lake from somewhere off in the distance. There are large number of trees sitting along the shoreline. On the right side of the photograph there is a birch...

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of a log cabin located on the Brooks farm. There is a tree sitting in front of the cabin and several other in the background. According to the owners of the photograph the cabins collapsed many years ago.

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of a cabin being built on the Brook's farm. In this photograph the roof of the cabin is still missing. There appears to be a man standing on the beams of the building and working on it.

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of a large white house with a porch. The house is located on the property that was own Larry Brooks. On the left side of photograph there is a automobile sitting in the driveway. On the left side of photograph there is a large pine tree.

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of of two pails hung over an open fire. The buckets sitting on the top of the thick sticks is boiling away something. The whole scene is located in the forest thick with trees.

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of a sandy area near the Brook's farm. In the background there appears to be a snow covered lake and a raising hill behind that.

circa 1930 More in the background of this photograph is a dark coloured farm home. The building is two stories high and a car is pack on the left side of the photograph. The road in front part of the appears to be a very wet dirt road that covered a car in mud.

circa 1930 Black and white photograph of Brook's Falls, located on the property owned by Larry Brooks. There is a a wooden bridge crossing over the waterway. Along waterfall sides there are trees growing out of the rocks.

1904 St.John's Anglican Church, Eagle Lake, Lot 21, Con 9Reverend P.J. Kelly first presided over this church,which was built in 1904.

1952 The Chalmers United Church choir members standing in the choir loft of their church.The first two rows contain the choir's women members, who are dressed in choir gowns and holding their hymn books. The third row contains the choir's male members, dressed in formal attire. The Reverend is standing...

A large group of people standing outside of a white building in the snow. 'Gospel Hall' is written above the doorway.The Gospel hall was built in 1900. The first services were held in 1885 at the Holditch boarding house.'HATH LAID ON HIM INIQUITY OF US ALL' and 'GOSPEL HALL'

circa 1970 The South River Gospel Hall in the Summer circa 1950.The original Gospel Hall was built in 1900.'BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD WHICH TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD'

1900 Black and white photograph of two women sitting in a buggy, circa 1900.The frame construction of a barn-raising is directly behind them.

1900 Black and white photograph of family posed in front of their homestead, South River area, circa 1900.Might be old Harrison home, Magnetawan 1902, across from old school beside old Orange hall; or "Old Man Egger's," Wattenwyl.

1900 Black and white photograph of two workers placing lumber at Maeck's Mill, Deer Lake, circa 1900. Man with crooked pipe standing on lumber is Otto Maeck, man standing on ground is Eugene Maeck. This mill was sold to George Pinkerton Sr. and Joe Roubotton and moved to Pickeral Lake. Bill Tough later...

1900 Black and white photograph of four male hunters, with rifles, standing in front of log house. Possibly the Maeck's or Brunner's house; from left to right the men might be: Otto Maeck (holding a 12 gauge shotgun), Eugene Maeck, Walter Mclaren and Norman Mclaren. The log house could be a hunting...

circa 1890 Black and white photograph of three people standing in front of a log house. Two of the people are standing in front of the log house's door. These people are an elderly man and woman, possibly a husband and wife. They are dressed like farmers. The third person is a man who is dressed formally...

circa 1890 Black and white picture of two men in a buggy drawn by two horses, one horse is black and one is white. They are both dressed in their Sunday best. The buggy has four seats, two in the front and two in the back, the two men are sitting in the front seats. They are sitting in an open field...

circa 1900 Black and white picture of a school class. The teacher is on the upper right side. The class is either sitting or standing in three rows. They're outside a brick building with a window in the middle of the wall.The school is S.S. # 2, Lot 11, Con 3, Lount Township (Watterwyl). The people in...

1900 Black and white photograph of the log Evangelical United Brethren Church, Rye Congregation. The pioneer missionaries of the Parry Sound District used the old Nipissing Road to begin ministering in the 1870s. Until the construction of this church in 1894, the minister would live with members of the...

1900 Black and white photograph of men and women in formal dress. This photograph was taken in the Wattenwyl area, circa 1900. The people possibly are (middle row): Alex Schneider, Mary Minor, Henry Minor. The back row is Charlie Maeck, Mrs.Charlie Maeck, Fred Hoffman, Mrs. Otto Maeck, Otto Maeck,...

1900 Black and white photograph of two oxen drawing wagon. In the wagon is a woman holding a baby, a girl and a boy. To the left of the oxen is a man dressed in a suit holding a crop/whip. Behind them is a log house with a fence going around it. Few families in the South River area had oxen at this...

circa 1910 Black and white picture of three men on an elevated platform next to the railroad. Behind this building is a water tank, on the far end of the railyard. On the elevated platform there is one or two rail cars. This was used to load coal on to railway cars.This place was called the coal chute. ...

1900 Black and white photograph of a two-story planing mill, with a hopper. There is a brick smoke stack to the left of the picture with a ladder leaning against it. When this picture was taken the planing mill has fallen into a state of disrepair with refuse scattered all around. Over exposure...