Much of the history of the Upper Ottawa Valley’s history is recorded in the art and products past people have produced that have stood the test of time. One such example of tangible history is wood carving. The woodcarvers of Renfrew County have earned national and international acclaim for works spanning a broad spectrum, fromContinue reading “Valley Carvers – Past & Present”
Monthly Archives: July 2020
The “SWISHA” Project
With the help of the Virtual Museum of Canada, the School House Museum has been able to transfer one of our most famous exhibits to the web. The “SWISHA” Project centres around the 1940s construction by the Ontario Hydro Power Corporation of a major hydro power electric dam on the Ottawa River at Rapides DesContinue reading “The “SWISHA” Project”