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150 Years of History in the Hills

List of articles from the "150 Years of History in the Hills" column originally published in the weekly newspaper The Low Down to Hull and Back News. External Link This column is no longer active. The articles are listed by date publised. Search complete list of Low Down Articles.

Found 24 articles

 1 Loggers and swampers and jobbers in lumber's golden age (January 11, 2017) 
 2 Log drivers of the Gatineau River (January 25, 2017) 
 3 Innkeepers and hoteliers of the Hills (February 8, 2017) 
 4 No gas, no problem, just hop on a horse (February 22, 2017) 
 5 A century of winter lovin' Hills folk (March 8, 2017) 
 6 A milestone birthday party for Wakefield, too (March 22, 2017) 
 7 A gift from the First Nations to make spring sweet (April 5, 2017) 
 8 Up and down the line by rail (April 19, 2017) 
 9 The horseless carriage comes of age (May 3, 2017) 
 10 Time to make a house call (May 17, 2017) 
 11 The church, the steeple, the people (May 31, 2017) 
 12 Hop on a ferry across the Gatineau (June 14, 2017) 
 13 A different history: The story of Kitigan Zibi and Algonquin people of the region (June 28, 2017) 
 14 A summer social in honour of our health (July 12, 2017) 
 15 'Summering' at the cottage on the Gatineau (July 26, 2017) 
 16 Life on the Gatineau River (August 9, 2017) 
 17 Summertime on the courts and diamonds (August 23, 2017) 
 18 Up and down the line in the Hills (September 6, 2017) 
 19 Of threshers, binders, and stooking (September 20, 2017) 
 20 Down on the farm (October 4, 2017) 
 21 Knots, badges, and Scout's honour (October 18, 2017) 
 22 Remembering our fallen heros (November 1, 2017) 
 23 Gatineau Valley powered by Paugan plant (November 15, 2017) 
 24 The story behind the story (November 29, 2017)