Canada Day History
Canada Day has become such a central part of the Canadian year that it is easy to forget that it is a very recent...
A Canadian railroad trilogy, part 3
Once the business leaders of Oxford-on-Rideau had invested in the Bytown & Prescott Railway Company, work on the line could be brought to a...
Who won the War of 1812?
The Times is publishing a series of articles on Indigenous History as part of Indigenous History Month.
Most Canadians have heard of Laura Secord (no,...
The Canadian Churchman – Merrickville’s pioneer newspaper
The Anglican Church in Canada has had many publications through which it communicated with members of the communion and the outside world. In the...
The devil in the details
By September of 1996, the amalgamation project seemed to be going nowhere. Although there were regular meetings of the Tri-Council Committee delegated with coming...
John Johnston – Lockmaster
by the Merrickville & District Historical Society
Most of us know of the career of Sergeant John Johnston who lived with his family in the...
North Grenville at Confederation
When Kemptville separated from Oxford-on-Rideau Township in 1857, its population was not officially large enough to qualify it as a village. That required a...
Charles Ferguson, medic and politician
In this series of men and women from North Grenville who had an impact beyond the borders of their community, Charles Ferguson is a...
Pilot Officer William Lysle Buchanan
by Owen Fitz'Gerald
William Lysle Buchanan, fondly remembered by all that knew him as "Billie", was born on December 6, 1919. He grew up on...
A piece of Polar History in North Grenville
by John Wright
It’s often said that The North is part of the Canadian identity, but, perhaps the country’s links to the far South aren’t...