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Area contributions by Indigenous peoples that might surprise you

Area contributions by Indigenous peoples that might surprise you

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Centre looks back on some of the inventions created by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.
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If the walls at Schumacher Public School could talk

If the walls at Schumacher Public School could talk

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Center looks back on the journey of Schumacher Public School
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Early Porcupine posties delivered the mail, by all means necessary

Early Porcupine posties delivered the mail, by all means necessary

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Center looks back on this essential service and the many forms it has taken throughout our community's history
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Hard and dangerous work: The life of a log driver on the Mattagami

Hard and dangerous work: The life of a log driver on the Mattagami

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Center looks back on the lumber industry along the Mattagami
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Who was Father Thériault?

Who was Father Thériault?

Over the May long weekend in Timmins École Secondaire Catholique Thériault celebrated its 50th anniversary bringing together over a thousand former students to mark the occasion. In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum and National Exhibition Center looks back on the history and origins of the school’s namesake Père Eugene Thériault
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In 1930s Timmins, spring meant a change in wardrobe

In 1930s Timmins, spring meant a change in wardrobe

In this edition of Remember This, Timmins Museum and National Exhibition Center looks back on the shedding of winter clothes and our ancestors' particular obsession with fur.
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The headframe that became a local landmark (and how it happened)

The headframe that became a local landmark (and how it happened)

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Center looks back on the No. 11 Shaft headframe at the McIntyre Mine.
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Dorans: A brewery for the North

Dorans: A brewery for the North

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Center looks back on Timmins’ first brewery
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'Underground' radio in the 1940s

'Underground' radio in the 1940s

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Center looks back at the National School Broadcast visit of CBC Radio to the Hollinger Mine.
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A Corvette named Timmins

A Corvette named Timmins

In this edition of Remember This, the Timmins Museum: National Exhibition Center looks back at the HMCS Timmins, which patrolled the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans during the Second World War
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