What This Archive Covers
River Post House is a reference publication focused on the history of Canada's postal system — from the French colonial courier routes of the early eighteenth century to the railway post office cars and rural delivery networks of the twentieth century.
The archive covers three main areas: the origins and administrative development of Canada's postal service, the geographic routes through which mail has historically moved across the provinces, and the physical and logistical infrastructure that made large-scale mail delivery possible in a country of Canada's size and climate.
Content is drawn from published historical scholarship, publicly available records at Library and Archives Canada, and the documented collections of the Canadian Museum of History. Nothing in this archive is invented; where specific figures, dates, or claims are made, they are grounded in the historical record.
Who Maintains This Archive
River Post House is maintained by a small editorial team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The publication is not affiliated with Canada Post Corporation, the Government of Canada, or any postal administration. It operates as an independent reference archive with no commercial stake in the postal industry.
The team includes researchers with backgrounds in Canadian history, archival studies, and transport geography. Articles are reviewed for factual accuracy before publication and updated when new source material becomes available.
Contact and Correspondence
For corrections, source suggestions, or archive inquiries:
- Email: info@riverposthouse.org
- Phone: +1 (613) 722-0011
- Mailing address: 265 Carling Avenue, Suite 400, Ottawa, ON K1S 2E1, Canada
- Business Registration No.: 748392106 RT0001
Correspondence is reviewed during regular business hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Response times vary depending on the volume of incoming correspondence, but all substantive queries receive a reply.
Editorial Standards
River Post House does not publish speculative content or unverified claims. Where the historical record is incomplete or contested, that uncertainty is noted in the text. Articles are written in a descriptive, neutral register — the goal is to document what happened and where, not to argue a particular interpretation of Canadian postal history.
External links on this site point exclusively to primary archives, government records, and established institutions. No commercial relationships influence the content or the linking decisions.
Use of This Content
Material on River Post House is made available for personal research and educational use. If you wish to cite content from this archive in academic or published work, please contact the editorial team for guidance on attribution. The historical facts documented here are drawn from the public record and are not proprietary, but the specific editorial expression of those facts belongs to River Post House.