Magee Tavern and Kidd’s Store, 14-16 Water St
Archibald Magee ran a tavern on lot 16 from 1853, and it later was bought by Murdoch Gair, along with lot 14, which had...
10 Water Street, Oxford Mills
Every house has story: a tale of families who built it, lived in it, raised families and filled it with life. The house in...
Maplewood
This community hall started life as S. S. No. 8, Oxford, and has served the Oxford Mills community as a school, a library, as...
Demolition of the mill that gave Oxford Mills its name
These show the demolition of the mill that gave Oxford Mills its name. This was the site of the stone grist mill, started by...
Twin carriage shops in Eastons Corners
The John Watts and Sons Carriage Factory in Eastons Corners is a glimpse into the past, when carriage works lined the Rideau Corridor. The...
Stephen Merrick House
It is believed that this house was originally built by Samuel Langford for Stephen Merrick, a son of village founder William Merrick. It has...
Merrick Tavern
This is one of the oldest houses in the region. Built, possibly, as early as 1800, it was the first home of William Merrick...
Oxford Mills Cheese Factory
A cheese factory had been established here some time after 1871 by Lyman Beach before being bought by Murdock Gair in 1882. The factory...
Kemptville District Hospital at the Crossroads part 4
by Lynne Clifford-Ward, KDH Foundation
The Kemptville District Hospital Foundation is in the process of raising $2.2 million to bring a CT Scanner to the Hospital....
The dimming of the day
When the Village of Kemptville, as it was then, established its own Hydro-Electric Commission in 1922 to connect with the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of...