Thomas McCargar House, 1916 and 2021

The McCargar brothers emigrated from Ireland around 1800, settling in South Gower. He and his family moved to the land that is now the...
Dr. David Wallace

Dr. David Wallace

David Wallace was a doctor living in Kemptville who raised a family of doctors and academics. In this 1911 photograph, Dr. Wallace is shown...

Doctor Charles Ferguson, medic and politician

Dr. Charles Ferguson was, for many years until his death in 1909, a family doctor living in the large stone house on the corner...
Dr. J. A. Jones

Some early doctors of North Grenville

The area that became North Grenville has always had a good selection of medical doctors and dentists on hand to care for the needs...

Nursing Sisters from Oxford Mills

Looking at a plaque commemorating people from the Oxford Mills area who served during World War I, it takes a moment to realise that...

Oxford Private Hospital

This is one of four attractive stone homes clustered around the junction of what used to be Perkins Mills, sometimes known as Kemptville West....
Coleman Nursing Home

Coleman Nursing Home

This building, at 402 Oxford Street East, has had a colourful history. Built in 1842, it was originally a school, where Mr Weir taught...
Kemptville District Hospital

Kemptville District Hospital

by David Shanahan This year, Kemptville District Hospital begins to celebrate 60 years of growth and service. It was in 1959 that construction began on...