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Photo courtesy of the Bruce Mines United Church.15
The Rydal Bank Church1908
Rydal Bank, Ontario, Canada
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The Rydal Bank Church was built in 1908, and was purchased by the Rydal Bank Historical Society in 1989. It has been beautifully preserved and is still used for weddings, funerals, baptisms, and an Annual Church Service. The church still has its original stained glass windows, pews, communion table and pulpit, as well as the pump organ that is still played at special occasions.17
"…south face of the bay a row of frame houses for the miners and their families. Another row at the west for the smelters. A minister and a school teacher were provided by the company."-Walter William Palmer
Surveyor for the Quebec Mining Co., 1849
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Teachers would stay for one year in these isolated schools. Once they acquired enough experience they would apply for a better paying job elsewhere.In 1924 there was an outbreak of scarlet fever and whole families were quarantined from May to August.
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Plummer's Young People1880
Plummer Township, Ontario, Canada
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Children from the Plummer area attended school in Bruce Mines up until around 1883. A local school was then built in Plummer and classes commenced in February 1884.Photo courtesy of the Rydal Bank Historical Society.
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First school built to educate the children from the Rydal Bank area was located on the Lediet line.1890
Rydal Bank, Ontario, Canada
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Photo courtesy of the Rydal Bank Historical Society.23
The second school in Bruce Mines, was located on Tregenza Street past the Bayview Hotel.1910
Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada
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Photo courtesy of Merritt Strum.25
The second Plummer School.1910
Plummer Township, Ontario, Canada
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By 1913 the school was in need of extensive repairs. In 1914 it was torn down.Photo courtesy of the Rydal Bank Historical Society.
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