Zina Hill Barber Shop / Le Salon de Barbier de Zina Hill

Zina Hill Barber Shop , This barber shop was formerly located in the village of Moulinette. A picture of it attached to the Zina (pronounced "Zi-nee") Hill house, at its original location, may be found in a photo inside the barber shop., The building was purchased by Harold Fickes, former deputy reeve for the Township of Cornwall, at the time of the Hydro and Seaway projects, for the sum of $10.00, and moved to his farm site, just north of Moulinette, on the Second Concession. He first used this building as a chicken coop, then for storage of his farm hand-tools. When it was acquired by the Lost Villages Historical Society in 1997, it was being used as a dog house for the St. Bernard owned by Bob and Sherry Lyons. They were the owners of the Fickes farm in 1997, and they kindly donated the building to the Historical Society., Mr. Hill's "one-and-only” barber chair exists in the barber shop, as does his illuminated sign and barber pole. These were generously donated by the Hill family. The illuminated sign was once in the window, however, we have moved it from that location for safety reasons, and have made a replica. This sign is shown in the top photograph in the collection on the east wall., The captain's chairs are from Henry Laflamme's barber shop in Wales. Legend has it that they were made in Farran's Point., The large display case came from Henry Laflamme's barber shop, and the smaller one on the barber chair was from Zina Hill's Barber Shop. Mr. Hill's left-handed scissors are in the display case, under the mirror. His daughter-in-law, Dorothy (Ashie) Hill, used the scissors when she cut the ribbon to open the barber shop on July 1, 1997. Mr. Hill was a choir member at St. Andrew's Methodist/ United Church in Moulinette, and he would have choir practices for men in his shop. Mr. Hill was also employed at the Provincial Paper Mill at Mille Roches., The bicycle displayed inside the front window has special significance. Read all about it on the sign posted nearby, as it belonged to Zina Hill., The barber pole from Henry Laflamme's Barber Shop may be found in the northeast corner. A photograph of Mr. Laflamme hangs beside the barber display, and shows him cutting the hair of a sixth generation lad, Brent Ransom. Mr. Laflamme's licence hangs in this building., The barber pole from the Manson- McConnell barber shop, Aultsville, stands near the west wall. This pole may be seen at its original location in Aultsville in the photo collection on the east wall., Singeing hair, as shown in the sign above the mirror, was to burn the hair on the nape of the neck after cutting, using a lit taper (candle). A practice that was popular a century ago, it was believed that hair had "fluid” in it and singeing would trap the fluid in., A display of memorabilia, belonging to the late James (Jimmy) Connors, may be found in the Henry Laflamme display case. Mr. Connors was a well-known harness-racer from Dickinson's Landing/ Wales. The memorabilia was donated by his daughter and son-in-law, Enid and Bryce Rupert, and grand-daughter, Lori (Rupert) Abrams.,