The man in the frame
As reported elsewhere in this issue, the Oddfellows Lodge 279 in Kemptville has presented a portrait of Dr. John A. Jones to the North...
Vigorous encouragement
The story of Confederation had reached a dead end. New Brunswick had voted against the entire scheme, and, without New Brunswick as a physical...
A pioneer family of North Grenville
We live in a very transitory society. People and families move around a lot, depending on work, education, or even the seasons for those...
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...
The Harp and the Maple Leaf
The impact of the Irish on Canada goes well beyond the immigrants who arrived here in droves throughout the Nineteenth Century. Most of those...
Robert Leslie: Pioneer public servant
by Doug Macdonald
The signature of Robert Leslie can be found on thousands of documents from Oxford Township and the village of Kemptville between the...
Elizabeth Bell Ferguson
The contribution by women to history, whether local or national, was often overlooked, as the influence of women was usually confined to behind the...
The settlement that passed us by: Part 4
As the War of 1812 was ending, steps were taken to bring in immigrants and disbanded soldiers to the Rideau area to form a...
A new province in British North America
By 1791, the number of Loyalists refugees living west and south of the Ottawa River had risen to around 10,000. They had suffered greatly,...
A divided United Province
In 1862, the United Province of Canada was a deeply divided and unstable place. Since it had been put together by British Imperial orders...