We would like to invite you to view a Short History of the Hearst and Area Sawmills website.

Backed up by personal accounts and photographs, this web site presents the evolution of the lumber industry in what is commonly known today as the Hearst Forest. It begins with the breaching of the land in the 1920s and extends to the 1990s when many local enterprises were bought out by large outside corporations.

Spearheaded by the Hearst Public Library, this project has been made possible thanks to financial support on the part of the Government of Ontario. Responsibility for research and composition was given to Francis Bouchard and Jean-Michel Corbeil. Supervised by the Canada Research Chair on the History of the Development of the Great Clay Belt of Northern Ontario, the project’s committee members are Danielle Coulombe (holder of the chair and professor of history at Université de Hearst), Johanne Morin-Corbeil (Université de Hearst librarian) and Daniel Lemaire (municipal representative). You can view more acknowledgements HERE.

The Short History of the Hearst and Area Sawmills website is a must see showcasing Hearst's rich history that we can all be proud of.

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