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 Pauline Clark, The Sault Star, November 25, 1999     An article from the Sault Star about the construction of the new recreational bridge in the Village of Iron Bridge. The article describes the installation of the new bridge, where the funds came from for the bridge and how the new structure will be part of the Trans Canada Voyageur …

 Caroline Van Luit, The Sault Star, November 29, 1999     The bridge was built by Pete Schmitz, and was funded by various sources and much of the work was done by volunteers in addition to the professionals.

      This brief piece from "The Standard" details the premature opening ceremony of the bridge in order to forestall rumours of a structural problem. The bridge was in fact passed by the engineers, the Village officials had been going to wait for Winterfest to have a grand opening but chose to …

 Algoma Advocate, Circa 1940     This is a humorous piece from The Algoma Advocate, date unknown. It describes why an Algoma Farmer is poor and provides a brief rundown on all the products that the farmer uses none of which are homegrown other than his dog.

      Men were recruited from the street to help fight the fire with the promise of being paid 50cents/hour and the threat of a jail sentence for not going. Over 1500 men fought the fire before is eventual end.

      This clipping from April 1969 describes the opening of the Iron Bridge Public School that was built at a cost of $210,000.00. This school boasted the most modern conveniences at its opening including a library facility and a gymnasium. The building was a result of continuing closures of neighboring schools …

      This is a brief newspapar article about the students from the Day Mills S.S. No. 1 School and the Grades they will be going from and into at the beginning of the next school term.

      This brief piece recalls a visit to the students of the Grade 8 Iron Bridge class by Mrs. Neil Draper and Mrs. William Boville where the ladies gave a talk on the history of the Village. There were dates of first settlers, photos of maple syrup equipment, stories about the …

      This article written by Kay Grigg details some the beginnings of the Town of Iron Bridge, listing the names of some of the first families, the original bridge and the change of name from Tally-Ho to Iron Bridge.

      The story included in this article was entitled Logging Days, Weekend Walk Marred by Forgotten Bear Trap. It it is a story of a lumberman that gets his leg caught in a bear trap and the rescue efforts that ensue.

      This page of articles in found in a personal scrapbook belonging to Mr. Llyod Allen of Iron Bridge.

      This page of articles in found in a personal scrapbook belonging to Mr. Lloyd Allen of Iron Bridge.

      The article details the beginnings of Iron Bridge, provides information about some of the founding families, its growth and progress as well as the contents of the Iron Bridge Museum and location. Local information received indicates that Mr. Boville spent most of his working years in Southern Ontario and returned …

      The President of the Iron Bridge Agricultural Society Neil Draper discussed how farmers were becoming extinct in the local area.

      A newspaper clipping which features a black and white photograph of a group of men at the Cook Brothers Lumber Camp in Spragge. The image shows a number of men in work attire, three men wearing white aprons, horses, and various camp buildings. Some of the men are pictured holding …

      This newspaper clipping shows Corporal Ralph C. Allen of Iron Bridge receiving a Canadian Forces Decoration with the award being pinned to his uniform by Commanding Officer Group Captain R.E. McBride.

      This newspaper clipping with photo is about Machine Gunner Elwood Hernden, from Thessalon, Ontario. The brief article describes how he was part of a battle during the war that helped to bring down a German bomber over England.

      This newspaper clipping and photo are about Stan Olmstead from the Thessalon area. The clipping is a letter he wrote to the editor of the local paper while he was stationed overseas.

      This is a newspaper article regarding Corporal Stan Olmstead originally of Thessalon, Ont and details some of his military career while stationed overseas. The article includes information about the wounds he received and how he chose to return to the front lines in spite of his conditon.

      This newspaper clipping is a brief note about a Thessalon man Stan Olmstead who was injured for the second time during his time in Europe during World War II.