The Ruby Bryan room features a different exhibition theme every year.

               In 1990 this room was dedicated Ruby Bryan, our museum founder.

'Victorian Treasures' was the theme in 2000.

   Within the Ruby Bryan room, we feature interesting temporary exhibits that illustrate glimpses of our area’s past. In the eastern section of the Ruby Bryan room we proudly displayed The “Role of the Automobile” a very popular display in our 2000 season, where artifacts in our extensive collection were selected, to pay tribute to the contributions that the motor vehicle played in Northern Ontario’s development.

"This vulcanizer unit, part of this exhibition, proved an interesting item. It was used to patch tires. The area of the tire where the hole was located was placed on the base of the vulcanizer. The patch was then glued onto the hole. The top part of the vulcanizer was then placed on the surface of the tire and filled with a flammable liquid. The liquid was ignited, and the heat of the flame sealed the patch.

The beautifully preserved wooden stairway of our Schoolhouse, lead you to an almost "Alice in Wonderland make-believe world of the past".

Follow these stairs for a journey into the early 1900 lifestyle.  In the upstairs hall is a display of Johnny Comes Marching Home. Included here are original photos of our local war heroes from both World War l and World War ll. Our local branch of the Canadian Legion was a tremendous help in the research of these wartime artifacts.

On the adjacent wall, a showcase of children's toys will catch your eye and you may even recognize something from your own childhood. Included in the toy display is a beautiful hand carved horse and wagon made in 1904.