Charles Fenerty was born in 1821, just north of Halifax, in Sackville, Nova Scotia. The Fenerty's were farmers and lumbermen. During that period rag paper was not sufficient enough to keep up with paper demands, and a new method for making paper had to be found. Many were trying different things. But around 1839, Charles started experimenting with wood as a substitute for making paper. And in 1844 he sent in a letter to the Acadian Recorder (click here for his letter), with a sample of pulped wood paper, showing the world that pulped wood can be used for papermaking. His method is still used today. By advancing paper into an unlimited supply, Fenerty became one of the great revolutionists in communications.

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Also, see Dr. Bruce Fergusson's 1955 biography on Charles Fenerty: click to download