The rural post office was once a vibrant institution of sociability and communication in Canada. Country Post strives to recreate the postal world of 1880 – 1945 through extensive research and the recollections of twenty-eight postmasters from all regions of Canada.

Chantal Amyot is the Head of Public Programs at the Canadian Postal Museum. She holds degrees in Art History and Museum Studies and has worked with the Canadian Postal Museum for twelve years. In her position there, she has taken part in several major projects, such as the installation of the Canadian Postal Museum in the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the production of a CD-ROM and the development of numerous exhibitions. She has also written specialized articles which have been published in several journals.

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John Willis is Curator of Economic History at the Canadian Museum of History. A graduate of Université Laval, with a doctorate in historical geography, Dr. Willis has worked on the history of labour relations, the mail-order catalogue, postal communication, migration and industrialization. His current work focuses on the history of the Canadian–American border. He is editor of the Mercury Series and an adjunct research professor of History at Carleton University.

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