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...
All the latest news from 1865
by Doug Hendry and David Shanahan
Kemptville only got its first newspaper in 1855, and it only lasted a few years. A second paper arrived...
Methodist Church and Cemetery, Clothier and James Streets
As so often in North Grenville, some of the more interesting and historic locations are now empty sites where once there stood the earliest...
The Vanishing People
In Canadian history, there is a fascinating period between the immediate pre-contact period and the arrival of the first Europeans. Archaeology can tell us...
G. Howard Ferguson: 2. The young politician
Once the 24 year-old, newly qualified lawyer moved back to Kemptville following the death of his last surviving brother in 1894, G. Howard Ferguson...
A quiet green spot in Kemptville
As so often in North Grenville, some of the more interesting and historic locations are now empty sites where once there stood the earliest...
G. Howard Ferguson 1: Wild young man
In a series on Sons and Daughters, it is impossible not to notice G. Howard Ferguson. This local boy made good was Ontario’s ninth...
An Easter Oratorio?
Performances of Handel’s great Oratorio, “Messiah”, has become a traditional Christmas favourite in recent decades, but that is not how it was first celebrated....
Silas Huntington: Apostle of the North
North Grenville has never been short of colourful characters throughout its history, but Silas Huntington must rank as one of the most colourful of...
Clothier Bridge, 1890’s
This is the location of the bridge on Bridge Street in Kemptville. Taken around 1890, it shows the swing bridge built to allow boats...