Name of Office:     Alderdale
Federal Electoral District: Nipissing (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
01/04/1905	15/03/1969
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
P.R. Owens	-	-	01/04/1905	1915-08	Resignation
Thos. McCormick	-	-	01/10/1915	1917	Resignation
R.W. Butler	-	1884-01	19/01/1918	05/12/1949	Resignation
Mrs. Mary Roseline Robertson	-	*	30/04/1950	24/04/1956	Resignation
Robert Walter Butler Jr.	-	*	09/05/1956	Acting	-
Robert Walter Butler Jr.	-	*	07/02/1957	-	Closed on 1969-03-15 - P.M.G.
Additional Information:  Chisholm - 1905-04-01 General Store
P.R. Owens, Chisholm's first Reeve, started a post office he called "Alderdale" at his house north of Alderdale in 1905.
When the post office was relocated to the Butler's store the Alderdale name went with it and the whole area became known as Alderdale.  (*4*)
Name of Office:      Alsace
Federal Electoral District: Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1879-07-01	01/09/1915
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Philip Straus	-	-	1879-07-01	1885-05-13	Resignation
John Gerber	-	-	1885-10-01	1915	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information: Gurd - 1879-07-01
Widely dispersed post offices, schools, and other services developed on the Alsace Road, but no actual "Alsace" village ever developed,
unless one looks at the long road as a community.     (*5*)
Name of Office:      Arnstein
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1886-09-01	-
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
William Brunne	-	-	1886-09-01	12/07/1915	Resignation
Julius DeBernardo	-	-	13/08/1915	1918-12	Resignation
Bert Parolin	-	-	05/02/1919	27/11/1920	Resignation
Wilfred Head	-	-	12/01/1921	18/04/1929	Resignation
Wilfred Clarence DeLong	-	*	20/07/1929	27/04/1931	Resignation
Wilfred Lewis Head	-	1897-06-06	24/09/1931	19/06/1937	*
Joseph Frederick Gertlbauer	-	28/06/1901	17/08/1937	25/05/1938	*
Harold MacMilliam MacLean	-	1898-06-07	04/08/1938	30/05/1942	Resignation
Mrs. Martha Ann MacLean	-	02/01/1900	01/06/1942	13/04/1944	Resignation
Mrs. Gladys Anne Stillar	-	*	02/05/1944	Acting	-
Mrs. Gladys Anne Stillar	-	*	15/05/1944	02/11/1951	Resignation
Mrs. Phyllis Marjorie Ellen Bolton	-	*	01/12/1951	Acting	-
Mrs. Phyllis Marjorie Ellen Bolton	-	*	12/12/1951	1857-07-07	Resignation
Ronald John Alder	-	*	01/06/1957	Acting	-
Ronald John Alder	-	*	08/06/1959	-	-
Mrs. Christina Rupert	-	-	01/08/1979	-	-
Additional Information: Mills - 1886-09-01 Store
Arnstein is located in East Mills Township, Parry Sound Dist. on Hwy 522, 58 km. W of Trout Creek.
The town was named in 1887 after a community in Bavaria, Germany. Arnstein is thought to mean 'ironstone.'
Name of Office:      Barkerton
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1887-06-01	-
Subsequent Office Information:
Subsequent Name	Date of Change
Trout Creek	1890-11-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Neil McEachern	-	-	1887-06-01	13/12/1987	Resignation
Michael Corkery	-	-	1888-03-01	-	-
Additional Information: Himsworth - 1887-06-01
The hamlet was settled in 1868 mostly by pioneers of British, Polish, and German descent.
It was known as Melbourne until the post office opened in 1887 as Barkerton. In 1890 the name was changed toTrout Creek.
Name of Office:      Barrett
Federal Electoral District:  Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1879-07-01	1895-06-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
James Corkery	-	-	1879-07-01	1893-06-06	Resignation
Thomas Barrett	-	-	1893-10-01	1895-04-18	Resignation (closed)
Additional Information: Himsworth - 1879-07-01
Barrett Settlement located on the boundary between Gurd and Himsworth Townships, on the sixth Concession,
Lot 27, and straddling the "Barrett Road" from Commanda was the earliest centre supporting the early settlers.
A post office was opened in July 1879 with James Corkery and then Thomas Corkery were postmasters until the office closed in 1896.     (* 6 *)
Name of Office:      Bear Valley
Federal Electoral District: Muskoka / Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
30/07/1936	30/09/1969
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Mrs. Minnie Hamilton	-	-	30/07/1936	11/07/1949	Resignation
James Hamilton	-	*	19/07/1949	Acting	-
James Hamilton	-	*	09/09/1949	06/10/1953	Resignation
Mrs. Sylvia Ruth Grawbarger	-	*	31/10/1953	Acting	-
Mrs. Sylvia Ruth Grawbarger	-	*	24/11/1953	22/05/1954	Resignation
Mrs. Alma Fry	-	*	01/06/1954	Acting	-
Mrs. Alma Fry	-	*	18/06/1954	30/09/1969	Office Closed - 1969-09-30
Additional Information: Con. 7, Lot 9 Dwelling 1953-10-31 Dwelling 1954-06-01
Separate Building - 1949-07-19 Twp. of Pringle
Name of Office:      Callander
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1881-06-01	-
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
George Morrison	-	-	1881-06-01	1882-12-08	Resignation
William Wilson	-	-	1884-07-01	1884-08-22	Death
Mrs. Frances S. Wilson	-	-	1884-12-01	1889-06-06	Resignation
Walter F. Ellis	-	-	1889-11-01	21/03/1903	Resignation
George L. Bailey	-	-	09/04/1903	11/01/1937	Death
Mrs. Jennie M. Tate	-	1893-08-07	11/01/1937	Acting	-
Mrs. Jennie M. Tate	-	1893-08-07	27/05/1937	1959	Retirement
Joseph Henry Wilcox	O.A.S.	*	22/03/1959	Acting	-
Joseph Henry Wilcox	O.A.S.	*	23/03/1960	16/11/1971	Retirement
Garnet Kahl	-	*	17/11/1971	03/03/1974	Retirement
Robert John Gennings	-	*	04/03/1974	20/06/1975	-
Mrs. H. Byers	-	*	23/06/1975	-	-
Additional Information: Himsworth - 1881-06-01 P.O. 1992-1 P0H 1H0
Semi Staff - 1948-04-01
In 1880, George Morrison, a bookkeeper from Oxford County in Southern Ontario traveled by ox-cart from Muskoka to Lake Nipissing.
There he built a raft and floated his family and possessions across the lake to the south-east bay.
On June 1, 1881, he opened a Post Office in his general store and named it after his parents' Scottish birthplace of Callander.     (* 7 *)
Name of Office:      Carr
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
01/05/1904	31/08/1950
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Wellington Edwards	-	-	01/05/1904	1922-09	Death
Mrs. Eliza Ellen Edwards	-	-	08/04/1924	05/08/1950	Resignation - closed
Additional Information: Pringle - 1904-05-01
Name of Office:      Chiswick
Federal Electoral District: Nipissing (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1895-06-01	04/09/1959
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Theophile Martin	-	-	1895-06-01	08/07/1914	Change of site
Napoleon Clement	-	-	25/07/1914	1917	Resignation
Michael Astor	-	-	05/06/1917	28/10/1924	Resignation
Adhed Lauzon	-	1885-04-05	28/05/1925	01/06/1959	*
Additional Information: Chislom - 1895-06-01
Name of Office: Christian Valley
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
01/02/1909	01/09/1915
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
R. Rowlandson	-	-	01/02/1909	1915	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information: Nipissing - 1909-02-01
Name of Office:      Commanda Creek
Federal Electoral District: Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1877-07-01	-
Subsequent Office Information:
Subsequent Name	Date of Change
Commanda	1881-03-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Thomas Carr	-	-	1877-07-01	-	-
Additional Information: Gurd - 1877-07-01
Name of Office:      Commanda
Federal Electoral District:  Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1877-07-01	-
Former Office Information:
Former Name	Date of Change
Commanda Creek	1881-03-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Thomas Carr	-	-	1877-07-01	05/04/1900	Death
Mrs. Adeline Carr	-	-	01/06/1900	20/04/1905	Resignation
David Watt	-	-	15/05/1905	27/01/1910	Resignation
Mrs. David Watt	-	-	11/08/1910	28/03/1911	Resignation
H. Schwarze	-	-	05/05/1911	1920	Death
Benjamin E. Schwarze	O.A.S.	-	11/02/1921	13/08/1928	Resignation
Mrs. Florence Edith Smith	-	1888-11	01/09/1928	25/09/1945	Resignation
Charles James Hoffman	-	1893-01-15	30/09/1945	Acting	-
Charles James Hoffman	-	1893-01-15	01/11/1945	19/08/1957	Resignation
George Otto Hanselman	-	*	01/09/1957	Acting	-
George Otto Hanselman	-	*	14/01/1959	-	-
Lynda J. Verhage	-	*	17/11/1977	-	-
Additional Information: Group 2 Gurd - 1877-07-01 P0H 1J0 Store
The first post office opened in 1877, when the area was known as Commanda Creek, with Thomas Carr serving as postmaster.  The post office name was
changed to Commanda in 1881. At some point after this, as best we can piece the dates together, the post office was in the Commanda general store.
After postmaster Carr’s death in 1900, his wife, Adeline Carr,  was postmistress until April 1905. Mr. and Mrs. David Watt ran the post office     (* 8 *)
Name of Office:       Edgarton
Federal Electoral District:  Muskoka - Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1887-08-01	1893-02-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
James Edgar	-	-	1887-08-01	1892-12-21	Resignation - closed
Additional Information:  Nipissing - 1887-08-01
Name of Office:      Fossmill
Federal Electoral District: Nipissing (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
09/03/1925	30/04/1947
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
T.B. Howard	-	-	09/03/1925	1936-01	Resignation
Joseph M. Donahue	-	*	01/01/1936	Acting	-
Joseph M. Donahue	-	*	07/03/1936	11/05/1936	Resignation
Miss Margaret Mary Donahue	-	1874-11-12	05/05/1936	Acting	-
Miss Margaret Mary Donahue	-	1874-11-12	18/05/1936	20/11/1943	Resignation
Mrs. Amanda Huneault	-	*	01/01/1944	Acting	-
Mrs. Amanda Huneault	-	*	06/01/1944	29/02/1944	Resignation
Mrs. Margaret Irene Frederick	-	*	01/04/1944	Acting	-
Mrs. Margaret Irene Frederick	-	*	02/05/1944	25/01/1947	Resignation - Closed
Additional Information: Dwelling Lot 27, Con 5, Chisholm - 1925-03-09
Fossmill was located on the north shore of the Wasi River, about 25 kilometres east of Powassan. Robert Thompson established a depot site
to supply his camps in the area.  The spot was renamed Foster's Mill. In 1915, after the Canadian Northern Railway (later CN) passed through.
In 1924 the property was sold to Fassett Lumber and Fossmill and soon had a new train station and the general store added a post office.     (* 9 *)
Name of Office:       Franks Bay
Federal Electoral District:  Muskoka - Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1887-01-01	15/12/1905
Postmaster Information:
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
J.McA. Smith	-	-	1887-01-01	19/03/1905	Closed
Additional Information:  Patterson - 1887-01-01
The John B. Smith Lumber Co. started in the area in the 1880s on Frank’s Bay 1.5 kilometers east
of the mouth of the French River in Patterson Township on Lake Nipissing’s south shore.     (* 3 *)
Name of Office: Genesee Rapids
Federal Electoral District: Nipissing (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
19/01/1909	31/12/1915
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
E.C. Mick	-	-	19/01/1909	22/04/1911	Resignation
Thomas Anderson	-	-	30/04/1912	29/12/1913	Resignation
Peter Mick	-	-	09/03/1914	1915	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information: Chisholm - 1909-01-19
This post office, which only operated from 1909 through 1915, was in the Mick General Store. It opened in January 1909, with E. C. Mick as postmaster.
Thomas Anderson was postmaster in 1912 and 1913, and Peter Mick was the last postmaster, holding the position from 1914 until the post office’s closure on 31 December 1915.
Many small post offices closed with the advent of rural mail delivery; the Genesee Rapids post office was no exception.   (* 2 *)
Name of Office:       Glenn
Federal Electoral District:  Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
01/07/1912	31/08/1915
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
C. Glenn	-	-	01/07/1912	29/03/1905	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information:  Nipissing - 1912-07-01
Note: Charles Glenn Lot 2 Concession 3 South Himsworth Township. Located on the Alsace Road near Munro Park and Hummel Bridge (Gladys Piper)
Name of Office:    Golden Valley
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1887-09-01	-
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
George Dobbs	-	-	1887-09-01	15/01/1913	Resignation
Walter S. Kettyle	-	-	21/02/1913	10/01/1916	Resignation
George Dobbs	-	-	19/02/1916	13/06/1919	Resignation
M.H. Cameron	-	1892-04	01/09/1919	08/02/1943	Resignation
Mrs. Ruth Park	-	*	01/04/1943	03/12/1946	Resignation
Stanley Earl Moore	-	*	12/12/1946	Acting	-
Stanley Earl Moore	-	*	15/01/1947	1958	Resignation
Charles James Hoffman	-	1893-01-15	23/01/1958	Acting	-
Charles James Hoffman	-	1893-01-15	13/01/1959	23/07/1962	Resignation
Jack Wesley Steele	-	*	16/09/1962	24/05/1972	Laid Off (#11)
Laura A. Dobbs	-	*	25/05/1972	-	-
Mrs. Ann Dobbs	-	-	25/05/1981	-	-
Additional Information: Pringle - 1877-09-01 Store
Huron County native Barnard Fagan named this place in 1878 when he called to friends from a hilltop that he was seeing the 'golden valley
ablaze with the golden colours of autunm.'  When the post office opened in 1888 the community was given the name Golden Valley.      (* 10 *)
Name of Office:     Granite Hill
Federal Electoral District:  Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1882-06-01	31/07/1918
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
John S. Driscoll	-	-	1882-06-01	1892-08-09	Resignation
Hy. Stenabough	-	-	1892-12-01	12/11/1917	Death Closed
Name of Office:      Hazel Glen
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
01/05/1912	10/03/1916
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Alex Townson	-	-	01/05/1912	10/03/1916	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information: Nipissing - 1912-05-01
Name of Office:      Himsworth
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
17/03/1905	15/10/1915
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Denis Hanrahan	-	-	17/03/1905	26/05/1913	Resignation
William Humphrey	-	-	12/06/1913	15/10/1915	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information: Himsworth - 1905-03-17
Name of Office:      Hotham
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1890-06-01	30/09/1919
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
William W. Rodgers	-	-	1890-06-01	1891-03-20	Resignation
Joseph Steele	-	-	1891-07-01	30/09/1919	Closed R.M.D.
Name of Office:      Kells
Federal Electoral District: Nipissing (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1887-09-01	15/06/1917
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Hy. Anderson	-	-	1887-09-01	15/06/1917	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information: Chisholm - 1887-09-01
Name of Office:      Loring
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1884-08-01	-
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Andrew Wilson Sinclair	-	-	1884-08-01	1886-02-22	Resignation
Edward Kelcey	-	-	1886-10-01	06/06/1913	Dismissal
					(Political Partisanship)
E. Forsythe, Sr.	-	-	23/07/1913	16/11/1919	Death
Edward Forsythe	-	-	27/04/1920	31/12/1924	Resignation
Ed Holland Kelcey	-	-	08/06/1925	13/01/1930	Resignation
Frederick Halleday	-	-	07/03/1930	03/07/1936	Resignation
Herbert W. Simms	-	*	08/07/1936	Acting	-
Herbert W. Simms	-	*	26/11/1936	19/06/1965	Resignation
Miss Agnes Simms	-	*	20/06/1965	Acting	-
Lloyd Douglas McCauley	O.A.S.	*	22/10/1965	10/06/1970	*
Mrs. Gilbert A. Gorham	-	*	02/06/1970	Acting	Temporary
Mrs. Gilbert A. Gorham	-	*	02/07/1970	-	-
Additional Information: P0H 1S0 Wilson - 1884-08-01
Name of Office:      Port Loring
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
17/07/1922	-
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Mrs. Enid Rebeka (Steele) Martin	-	-	-	31/08/1974	*
C.T. Kidd	O.A.S.	-	17/07/1922	29/06/1937	Resignation
Walter Boynton Steele	-	1880-12-06	14/08/1937	16/02/1945	Death
Mrs. Mabel Florence Steele	-	1886-05-02	16/02/1945	Acting	-
Mrs. Enid Rebeka Steele	-	*	01/05/1945	-	-
Mrs. Jean A. Weller	-	*	01/05/1975	-	-
Additional Information: Store Wilson - 1922-07-17
Name of Office:      Nipissing
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1870-06-01	-
Former Office Information:
Former Name	Date of Change
Nipissingan	1881-05-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
John Shaw	-	-	1870-06-01	1879	Left the place
James Chapman	-	-	1879-07-01	1885-07-25	Resignation
Neil McEachern	-	-	1885-11-01	1887-01-23	Resignation
Angus McEachern	-	-	1887-04-01	1894-06-11	Resignation
George Simms	-	-	1894-09-20	19/05/1902	Resignation
John Rowlandson	-	-	01/08/1902	14/11/1902	Resignation
Michael Mullin	-	-	01/01/1903	28/05/1903	Resignation
H.A. Richardson	-	-	24/06/1903	21/04/1922	Resignation
J.B. Moore	-	-	22/06/1922	28/12/1929	Resignation
Melzer Cheaney	-	1884-10	29/04/1930	21/11/1944	Resignation
Mrs. Winnifred Restoule	-	*	20/01/1945	Acting	-
Earl Jacob Gerber	-	*	01/06/1945	06/02/1971	*
J.V. Simm	-	*	08/02/1971	09/12/1972	Death
Mrs. Betty S. Simm	-	*	11/12/1972	Acting	-
Mrs. Betty S. Simm	-	*	30/01/1973	-	-
Additional Information: Nipissing - 1870-06-01 Private Bldg.
Name of Office:      Powassan
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1880-07-01	1888-05-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
John Clark	-	-	1880-07-01	1888-04-30	Resignation - Closed
Additional Information: Himsworth - 1880-07-01
Name of Office:      Powassan
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1886-12-01	-
Former Office Information:
Former Name	Date of Change
Powassan Station	1891-06-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
John G. Duncan	-	-	1886-12-01	1891-04-08	Resignation
Andrew H. Porter	-	-	1891-06-01	17/03/1910	*
Edward Gough	-	-	26/04/1910	06/02/1912	*
William Charles Porter	-	1873-01-25	05/03/1912	09/03/1934	Death
Mrs. Essie Gertrude Porter	-	1891-04-04	12/03/1934	Acting	-
Mrs. Essie Gertrude Porter	-	1891-04-04	03/05/1935	04/04/1956	Retirement
Mrs. Nettie Humphrey	-	1897-07-05	04/04/1956	Acting	-
Alvin James Johnson	O.A.S.	*	16/11/1956	Acting	-
Alvin James Johnson	O.A.S.	*	01/01/1958	-	-
Additional Information: Himsworth - 1886-12-01 P.O. 1557-1 Semi Staff
Name of Office: Restoule Landing
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
03/07/1919	27/02/1922
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Thomas Porter	-	-	03/07/1919	27/02/1922	Closed
Additional Information: Paterson - 1919-07-03
Name of Office:      Restoule
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1878-07-01	-
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Constantine Stephenson	-	-	1878-07-01	1887-04-17	Resignation
William bradley	-	-	1887-08-01	1889-11-08	Resignation
W.W. Campbell	-	-	1891-01-01	13/03/1915	Resignation
Bert Moore	-	-	10/04/1915	08/02/1922	Resignation
W.E. Piper	-	-	05/05/1922	25/04/1924	Resignation
Densil Ray Kidd	-	-	21/08/1924	10/05/1929	Resignation
Herbert Edwards	-	1899-10	21/09/1929	10/07/1950	Resignation
Kenneth George Ratz	-	*	09/09/1950	Acting	-
Kenneth George Ratz	-	*	14/11/1950	02/12/1952	*
Mrs. Winifred Harvey LaRonde	-	*	16/03/1953	29/07/1957	Resignation
Robert Kelly	-	*	01/09/1957	Acting	-
Robert Thomas Kelly	-	*	30/04/1959	-	-
Information: Lot 122, Con 3 & 4, Twp. Patterson
Pringle - 1878-07-01 Store owned by PM West - 0.3 miles
Name of Office:      Rye
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1878-06-01	31/08/1964
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
William Parks	-	-	1878-06-01	1892-12-29	Resignation
William Haufschild	-	-	1893-03-01	15/10/1940	Resignation
Herbert Otto Haufschild	-	*	18/10/1940	Acting	-
Herbert Otto Haufschild	-	*	18/11/1940	07/10/1942	Resignation
Albin Herman Brunner	-	1880-03-03	16/10/1942	Acting	-
Albin Herman Brunner	-	1880-03-03	23/11/1942	28/04/1959	*
Mrs. Bernice B. Dahns	-	*	01/11/1959	31/08/1964	Closed
Mrs. Bernice B. Dahns	-	*	01/11/1959	Acting	-
Additional Information: Lount - 1878-06-01
Name of Office:      Spring Creek
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
30/10/1909	31/08/1922
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Robert Currie	-	-	30/10/1909	1922	Closed
Additional Information: Hardy - 1909-10-30
Name of Office:       Storie
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
15/02/1901	15/03/1918
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Frederick William Mechefske	-	-	15/02/1901	27/05/1912	Change in site
F. Toeppner	-	-	14/06/1912	15/03/1918	Closed R.M.D.
Additional Information: Nipissing - 1901-02-15
Name of Office:      Trout Creek
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound - Muskoka (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1887-06-01	-
Former Office Information:
Former Name	Date of Change
Barkerton	1890-11-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
Neil McEachern	-	-	1887-06-01	1887-12-13	Resignation
Michael Corkery	-	-	1888-03-01	05/12/1921	Death
Miss Mary Corkery	-	1893-01-18	08/05/1922	31/08/1942	Resignation
Michael Herbert Guiry	-	1893-01-29	15/01/1943	08/06/1956	Death
Miss Mary Corkery	-	1893-01-18	09/06/1956	Acting	-
Joseph Leo Odrowski	O.A.S.	1896-03-03	16/10/1956	03/03/1966	Retirement
Donivan Everett Swalwell	O.A.S.	*	03/03/1966	23/04/1973	Resignation
Mrs. J. Swalwell	-	*	24/04/1973	Acting	-
Mrs. Carol Anne Reichstien	-	*	11/06/1973	-	-
Additional Information: Himsworth - 1887-06-01 Private Bldg.
Semi Staff Gr. 1 - 1966-07-01
Name of Office:      Wisawasa
Federal Electoral District: Parry Sound (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1881-02-01	30/04/1919
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
William McGivern	-	-	1881-02-01	1881-06-04	Resignation
Caroline Bonesteet	-	-	1882-07-01	1884-06-21	Resignation
William E. Cronkhite	-	-	1884-10-01	1893-09-06	Resignation
G.H. Cronkhite	-	-	1894-03-01	1895-11-04	Resignation
Thomas Darling	-	-	1896-01-01	13/02/1905	Resignation
Thomas White	-	-	04/03/1905	30/04/1919	Closed R.M.D.
Name of Office:      Wasing
Federal Electoral District: Nipissing (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
15/10/1912	29/09/1948
Former Office Information:
Former Name	Date of Change
Highbury Vale	01/04/1913
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
George Parkin	-	-	15/10/1912	29/09/1948	Closed
Additional Information:  Chisholm - 1912-10-15
Wasing station, 6 km to the east of Alderdale, was only a section depot and stop where a crew maintained that section of the track.
A Wasing post office, small store and school were established for the people nearby.    (*4*)
Name of Office: Nipissing Junction
Federal Electoral District: Nipissing (Ontario)
Establishment Re-openings	Closings
1882-09-01	-
Former Office Information:
Former Name	Date of Change
La Vase	1886-12-01
La Vaux	1882-12-01
Name of Postmaster	Military Status	Date of Birth	Date of Appointment	Date of Vacancy	Cause of Vacancy
William Holditch	-	-	1882-09-01	1885-03-07	Resignation
Mitchel H. Ritchie	-	-	1885-07-01	1894-12-14	Resignation
J.C. Ritchie	-	-	1895-06-14	04/02/1909	Resignation
J.G. Cartwright	-	-	20/04/1909	10/12/1912	Resignation
Rory MacLeod	-	1862-06	14/03/1912	05/10/1944	Resignation
Mrs. Germaine Lucienne LaFleur	-	*	15/11/1944	23/04/1946	Resignation
Mrs. Nora Ellan Yerkie	-	*	01/05/1946	Acting	-
Mrs. Nora Ellan Yerkie	-	*	23/05/1946	29/09/1951	Resignation
Mrs. Jean McLeod	-	*	01/05/1952	03/08/1954	*
Charles Alexander Baxter	-	*	12/10/1954	06/06/1958	Resignation
Mrs. Ellen Nora Yerkie	-	*	01/07/1958	Acting	-
Mrs. Ellen Nora Yerkie	-	*	12/01/1959	05/09/1972	Retirement
Mrs. Brenda Maureen Evans	-	*	06/09/1972	20/10/1975	Resignation
Mrs. W.M. Alexander	-	*	22/10/1975	-	Temporarily Closed - 1980-12-20
Additional Information: Accounting Group 5 - 1967-03-16
Dwelling Ferris Lot PT 34, Con 13, Twp West Ferris
Store Store - Groceries West Dist. 150 yds - 1954-10-12
Sources:
Main Source of Post Office History (*1*)		Collections Canada
(* 2 *)	Genesee Rapids	VintagePostcards.org
(* 3 *)	Franks Bay	Heritage Perspectives - Jan 5 2001
(* 4 *)	Alderdale / Wasing	Heritage Perspectives - Apr 6  2001
(* 5 *)	Alsace	Heritage Perspectives - July 5  2002
(* 6 *)	Barrett	Muskoka Parry Sound Genealogy Group
(* 7 *)	Callander	Wikipedia
(* 8 *)	Commanda	Nipissing History.com
(* 9 *)	Fossmill	Ontario Ghost Towns
(* 10 *)	Golden Valley	Ontario Rural Routes
Special thanks to Gus @		Postal History Society of Canada