Learning a Lesson about Ontario's Schoolhouse Trains

Publication

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Learning a Lesson about Ontario's Schoolhouse Trains

Entry/Object ID

2021.509.01

Description

News article discussing the history of the Sloman car. It is told from the perspective of the museum curator, Carolyn Brophy. Brophy discusses the history of the car as well as the current work done to restore the car so it appears as it did when Fred Sloman was teaching on it.

Context

Discusses the history, legacy and restoration of the Sloman car. Fred Sloman taught on a school car that ran from Capreol to Foleyet. The car once retired was moved to Clinton ON where it was restored and now serves as a museum. School cars were commissioned by the government of Ontario to provide education to rural northern Ontario communities.

Collection

Library Archive

Category

School Cars

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Eileen Thompson

Notes

Date Acquired: unknown

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Newspaper article

Category

Primary Source

Publication Details

Author

Mitchell Smyth

Place Published

Municipality

Clinton, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Date Published

2003

ISBN

n/a

Notes

Materials: paper, ink

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number

Other Number

32466

Dimensions

Height

19-1/2 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Location

Location

Shelf

School Car Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Date

March 10, 2022

Condition

Notes

Fair condition, fold line from being in a paper protector. Part of the date of publication is cut off

Created By

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Create Date

March 14, 2022

Updated By

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Update Date

April 20, 2022