Maley Block / Rotary Park
Maley Block / Rotary Park, Corner of Clothier and Prescott Streets
Where Rotary Park is today, was once another major centre of commerce and activity...
North Grenville History- Beckett’s Landing Summer Resort
This was the Beckett's Landing Summer Resort, built by Cecil Beckett in 1927 and a favourite place for boaters and swimmers on the Rideau...
Canada and the Noisy Neighbours
As Canada reaches the grand age of 155, it is a good time to look back and see how it all came to pass....
The schools of Oxford Mills
The local public school in Oxford Mills has been living under the threat of closure for some years now, after the Upper Canada District...
Revolutionary resolutions
The Quebec Conference of October, 1864 is where the famous 72 Resolutions were drawn up. These, in turn, became the basis of the British...
Breaking up is hard to do
North Grenville celebrates 25 years of amalgamation this year and the Municipality is planning special meetings to mark the occasion. This is one of...
A forgotten memorial
Is there anything sadder than a memorial that no-one remembers? In the first half of the last century, Deek’s Quarry was a hive of...
Walter Turnbull: Man at the top
Walter James Turnbull probably had one of the more interesting lives of anyone who grew up in Oxford Mills. His mother, Sophronia Williams, came...
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...
Separation anxiety
North Grenville celebrates 25 years of amalgamation this year and the Municipality is planning special meetings to mark the occasion. This is one of...