Kemptville Town Hall
Also known as the Court House, the old Town Hall in Kemptville is a building with real ties to our past, both as built...
Letter to the Editor – Lawn Signs
Dear Editor,
The strangest thing: Last weekend, we witnessed someone taking a No Prison lawn sign from our property around midnight. It wasn't what I...
Merrickville – 1865
Merrickville: “An incorporated village, situated on the Rideau Canal. It does a large trade in lumber and has good water power, extensive sole leather...
Squire Bottum’s House , Clothier Street west
Once upon a time, this was the estate house for Elijah Bottum, whose land stretched from Pine Hill Road east to Rideau Street, and...
Presbyterian Church Manse, 1873 and 2021
The Trustees of the Presbyterian Church purchased this property at 5 Mary Street, Kemptville, in 1873, for use as a home for the Minister.
Riverside Park, c. 1908
On the far right is the old High School (burned in 1936), while in the background, centre, St. James Anglican Church on Clothier can...
Oxford Mills – 1865
This settlement was described in 1865 as: “a small post village”, with a population of 120. Nevertheless, it had two hotels, William DeWinter’s Oxford...
Heritage Week, 2021
Every year, Ontario celebrates Heritage Day on the third Monday of February, and that entire week is dedicated to heritage of all kinds. This...
Acton’s Corners School, 1904
This was, in fact, the third school in the area, but the other two log buildings were located to the east and west of...
Heritage is in the names
For many people, the idea of heritage is something that seems confined to books, special occasions, even just for Heritage Week. But, in fact,...
