Crosscut saw from the 1923 mill crew
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The Mill · upstairs
The crew kept it for forty years after the mill went to power saws.
Two men on each end pulled this saw through cedar logs on the Merrin Creek bench. It is in the 1923 crew photo.
The families in this story.
In the archives
1931 · photo
Marrick School, Grades 3 and 4
Eighteen children and Miss Carrow. Eight faces still unnamed.
1923 · photo
The Merrin Creek mill crew
Fourteen men and a boy on the log deck, with the crosscut saw.
1934 · photo
Vera Kowal and Arne Nyberg's wedding
On the steps of St. Columba's, with both families.
1948 · photo
The Marrick Millers
The provincial champions on the outdoor rink.
1911 · newspaper
Marrick Mercury: Mill whistle heard for first time
Front page, 14 June 1911. Names Olaf Nyberg and Per Lund as head sawyers.
1934 · newspaper
Marrick Mercury: Kowal and Nyberg
Social page, 22 June 1934. The bride's dress was made on Main Street.
Come see the originals.
It's in The Mill, upstairs, with the lift at the back of the counter hall. Ask at the counter and we'll tell you more about it.
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