1 drawing: 45.5 x 60 cm open; 20.5 x 26 cm folded.
History / Biography
The Arnprior Post Office and Inland Revenue Offices in Arnprior were completed in the early 20th century. The Post Office now houses the Arnprior Museum.
Acquisition Source
Anonymous donor, 1994.
Scope and Content
Collection contains a drawing of the Post Office. It is a copy of the original and contains signatures of the contractors involved; dated 4 September, 1896.
B&W photograph from "Life in the Lumbercamps of McLachlin Brothers Arnprior, Ontario" by Charles Macnamara. Photograph shows the Hopefield Post Office on the Opeongo Road.
Notes
Photocopy of the original manuscript is available in Reading Room.
1. Clipping of undated article from local paper about the library building (now the museum, formerly the post office building; Gillies Building), by William R. Price, Reeve of Arnprior.
1. Clipping of full-page article in the Chronicle, Nov. 30, 1977, by Clyde Kennedy, entitled “Whale bones found — White Lake gravel pit was grave yard of Champlain Sea mammals”. Re the discovery (1975-77) of 11,000-year old bones of Bowhead whales and other species of whales in various locations near White Lake. Gravel pit owned by John Hanson. Allan Jones. Terry Bandy, Glen Bandy of Glasgow Station. These bones were taken to the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Ottawa. “Syne Pit” on Three Mile Bay.
2. Photocopies of the above article.
3. Photocopies of pages 1-3. McNab — The Township, regarding the White lake whales.
View of County Road 2 and village taken from above (possibly from Church steeple). View is towards Burnstown. White Lake appears top left. Photograph could have been taken in the early 1940’s. Note on back reads, ”Road down past our house from church.”