The Pontiac Archives purchased “Echoes of the Forest – Canada’s Lumbering Story” by Alan Soucie.  Alan Soucie was born in Fort Coulonge. Lots of stories about the lumbering in the Ottawa Valley.
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Chris Seifried, who is Polish, donated the book “Polish Canadians”, illustrated by William Kurelek, including paintings of local places illustrating the lives of the Polish immigrants.
Recently acquired Dr George Alexander Purvis documents including family tree. He was a well-known medical doctor, active in the community, owned the lived in the Stone building, built in the
The Orange Lodge is an Irish Protestant secret organization started by William III of Orange-Nassau , “Good King Billy” – defender of the Protestant faith. It was founded in Ulster
Thursday, Jan 19, 2012, QAHN Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network invited members of the Pontiac Archives and the Pontiac Historical Society to attend a workshop in Aylmer. The theme was Connecting