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- Renfrew became a public museum and park in 1975 through the generosity of its last private owner, Emma Geiser Nicodemus, and her sister, Hazel Geiser. In her will Emma Nicodemus specified that her house and the surrounding 107-acres, willed to the Borough of Waynesboro, be made into a museum and parkland.
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The town was first prominent for lumber, butter making and textiles. Renfrew is now primarily a service centre complemented by some light manufacturing. Cultural Life. The Renfrew Creamery Kings competed in the National Hockey Association, the predecessor to the National Hockey League, in the early 1900s. Financed by wealthy contractor and ...
Renfrew Ravine Park is the only park in Vancouver with a creek in a natural ravine. The park is 6 hectares and located north of the 29th Avenue Skytrain Station and south of East 22nd Avenue. The neighbouring Renfrew Community Park is 5 hectares and home to Renfrew Community Centre and Renfrew Branch of the Vancouver Public Library.
The town is a small transportation hub connecting Highway 60 and Highway 132 with the Trans-Canada Highway. Renfrew is also known historically for its role in the formation of the National Hockey League. It lies about 5 kilometres from the Quebec border, about 10 kilometres by road.
Oct 4, 2017 · Hockey memorabilia, early photos and newspaper articles tell Renfrew’s NHL story which begins with the mother of all hockey trophies, the Stanley Cup. Back in the day (1893), the Stanley Cup was a challenge cup. A Canadian hockey team had to challenge the reigning team to win the cup and be declared a league champion.
A Brief History — NHA/NHL Birthplace Museum. Photographed is the Renfrew Team in 1928 playing hockey outdoors, on location of the old hockey arena, that burned down in 1927. The new arena built in 1929, called the Auditorium, is now ‘the Wing’.
Read about the early days of hockey in Ontario and Quebec and learn about the making of the NHA in the small town of Renfrew over 100 years ago. Discover the story of M.J. O’Brien, his son Ambrose, and their mission to win the Stanley Cup, changing Canadian Hockey forever.
The County of Renfrew is a Municipal Government stretching west from Ottawa to the northern tip of historic Algonquin Park. Founded in 1861, Renfrew is the largest county in Ontario and is made up of 17 communities.
