{"id":43416,"date":"2025-04-16T15:12:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/?page_id=43416"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T23:12:57","slug":"melgund-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsincubator.ca\/digitalsalvage\/gallery\/melgund-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"43416\" class=\"elementor elementor-43416\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91c1b06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91c1b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b3dfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72b3dfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Dyment Museum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044cad7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"044cad7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9e53d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a9e53d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64dfbd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64dfbd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Exploring the history of Melgund Township<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13111bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13111bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1386\" data-end=\"1429\">This virtual exhibition invites you to explore the rich and often overlooked history of Melgund Township, nestled in the heart of Northwestern Ontario. Home to the close-knit communities of Dyment and Borups Corners, Melgund carries a legacy shaped by resilience, resourcefulness, and deep ties to the land. From early homesteading and railway development to logging, farming, and vibrant community gatherings, these towns have long been centres of hard work and quiet innovation. Through photographs, oral histories, maps, and archival documents, the exhibition celebrates the people and stories that have defined Melgund\u2014honouring the past while preserving it for future generations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce1620 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ce1620\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb42c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cb42c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: April 2025<br \/><strong>Featuring<\/strong>:\u00a0<br \/><strong>Category<\/strong>: Images, Text, Audio<br \/><strong>Captions<\/strong>: Tony Eetak, Jamie Bell<br \/><strong>Items in this Collection<\/strong>: 1<br \/><strong>Location<\/strong>: Melgund Township, Northwestern Ontario<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ebf924 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ebf924\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a58d95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1a58d95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><p class=\"egdl-no-results\">No posts found.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dyment Museum Exploring the history of Melgund Township This virtual exhibition invites you to explore the rich and often overlooked history of Melgund Township, nestled in the heart of Northwestern Ontario. 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