The Boyne School opened its doors to the public on Saturday after years of restoration.

The School, formerly situated on PTH 3 East of Carman, was moved to the Dufferin Historical Museum site in Carman four years ago, to be opened as an additional museum building. It was built in 1930 was once the life and heart of the community because of the diversity and focus on teaching various subjects.

The newly reopened school aims to display the lives of those touched by the one room school house, offering a glimpse into the districts history.

Dufferin Historical Museum President, Trish Aubin, said having the grand opening after the years of work put into restoring the building felt really good.

"We have come a long way, doing a lot of work and overcoming obstacles. We are very grateful that it's done and excited to show of the work we have done. The school was moved into Carman from PTH 3 in March of 2013 and we have basically restored the building from top to bottom. The building was put onto a new foundation, there was bracing and cosmetic work done like ceiling tiles and of course we painted everything. A ramp has also been added to the building to make the site more accessible to those with any physical disabilities."

Aubin added that despite all the renovations that were done there were also a number of restoration projects on the go for the building like the Chimney.

"The floor is original but we had to take out the chimney when we moved the building. So we had a new chimney put in using the bricks from the old chimney, one of our board members took all four-hundred bricks home from the old chimney meticulously cleaned them and rebuild the old chimney that you will see in the building today," explained Aubin.

She noted the the chimney restoration project was probably one of the most tedious and interesting parts of the entire project.