The Watt family of Merrickville
The story of the Watt family and their role in both World Wars is quite amazing. James and Eliza Watt had four sons, all...
Merrickville Home Guard
In February, 1916, A. O. Watt of Merrickville decided to organise the senior citizens of the village into a Home Guard. The newspaper report...
Parents rally to keep Wolford Public School Open
Parents, children and local dignitaries rallied at Wolford Public School on Saturday to protest the school’s possible closure come June 2017.
Wolford Public School is...
Historic medal a link to Merrickville’s past
A 150 year-old medal, recently presented to the Brockville Rifles, provides a link with Merrickville’s role in defending Canada during the Fenian invasions of...
We have some good steps ahead of us
Mayor David Nash sat down with the Times last week to discuss the direction Merrickville-Wolford is going, and the tools that he believes are...
The red and white bricks of Merrickville-Wolford
by the Merrickville and District Historical Society
As you drive towards Easton’s Corners on highway 16, just between Allan’s Tool Shed and Wolford Public School,...
The Settlement that passed us by: part 6 The importance of the Military Settlement...
The importance of the Military Settlement project between 1815 and 1820 cannot be exaggerated. Although the actual numbers of those who settled in Leeds...
The Settlement that passed us by: Part 5 – Settling the land
Although Oxford Township, and later Wolford also, were originally chosen as the site for the Military Settlement planned by the Crown after the War...
The settlement that passed us by: Part 4
As the War of 1812 was ending, steps were taken to bring in immigrants and disbanded soldiers to the Rideau area to form a...
The Settlement that passed us by: Part 3
The plan to bring in settlers to farm the lands around the Rideau, and so provide a barrier to any future American invasion, ran...