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The Bishop Barn, built by Robert Somerville, was moved to the museum property early in 1972 under a Local Initiatives Program.

Eight men were used to move the barn from its original location adjacent to Red Lodge on Lake Manitou.
The material salvaged included 1" rough pine boards, measuring as much as 16' in length.
The barn timbers were all hand hewn by the builder, Robert Somerville.
Rafter trusses were fabricated for the reconstruction of the Bishop Barn.
A second portion was added to the back of the barn in 1981 at a cost of $6585.00.
This 27 x 30 section would house the Threshing machine and other large pieces of equipment.
In 1997, a new display in the Bishop Barn resulted in new track lighting and in 2004 a wooden floor was installed in the front half of the barn.

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The Bishop Barn, so named for its donor, George Bishop
1973
Highway 6, Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

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The Bishop Barn
1973
Highway 6, Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

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An early look at the interior of the Bishop Barn
1990
10862 Highway 6, Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

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The Bishop Barn
1990
10862 Highway 6, Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

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The Bishop Barn's new look
1996
10862 Highway 6, Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

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In 1996, the Bishop Barn was remodeled for the first time since it was built in 1973. It had a second portion attached in the early 1980's to house the Threshing Machine.

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In 2004, a new wood floor was put into the barn, making it wheel chair accessible.

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The engine of a Beechcraft Staggerwing Aircraft
2000
10862 Highway 6, Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

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The engine from a Staggerwing Beechcraft Aircraft lost in local waters in 1943. This story involved a visit from President F.D. Roosevelt and has become a popular display in the Bishop Building

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George Bishop the first Managing Director of the Little Current Howland Centennial Museum
1965
Sheguiandah, Ontario, Canada

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George Bishop, the first Managing Director of the Little Current Howland Centennial Museum

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This building is named for its donor, and the Museum's first director George Bishop, who donated the century old barn to the museum property in 1973.