Early days in Wolford
Life in the early nineteenth century was hard, dangerous, and often without the little luxuries taken for granted by later generations. The population was...
“Discover the story behind every door”
North Grenville is blessed to have so much green space for residents and visitors to enjoy. Right in the centre of Kemptville lies the...
The Making of a Province: Political refugees
These days, people often think of the United Empire Loyalists as a rather elitist organisation, a throwback to a more Imperial and aristocratic time....
Did Red Squirrels invent Sugaring?
by Dr. Fred Schueler - Fragile Inheritance Natural History
In 1974, James Pendergast of Merrickville was upbraided by fellow archaeologists for suggesting that an ash-rich...
Merrickville Alloy Factory
Village Metalsmiths – Alloy Foundry Company Limited was originally founded in 1840. It has operated continuously ever since and is, therefore, Canada’s oldest foundry....
1955 – Farm Calendar
Most of the time, historians depend on documents, oral history, and photographs to understand what life was like in earlier times. But in this...
Larry and Anstace Esmonde-White
Long before the current interest in local food initiatives, two residents of North Grenville were spreading the word on television across North America and...
Country roads
When Oxford-on-Rideau was first surveyed in 1791, a grid pattern was used to divide the land into concessions and lots. That sounds simple, doesn’t...
A Canadian Railroad Trilogy: Part 2
The arrival of the first train at the new station in Kemptville in August, 1854, appeared to signal the new era of railway travel...
A day with real heart
It would be easy to think of Valentine’s Day, February 14, as another Hallmark invention, designed to sell greeting cards and create annual anguish...