Lost Lands of the Algonquin
We are becoming used to hearing a Land Acknowledgment being said at the start of many official and unofficial meetings in North Grenville and...
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...
Remembering 1917
As we near the end of Canada 150, it seems a good time to look back in this special Remembrance Day issue at the...
“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 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...
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...
The romance of history
While we mark Canada 150, a local resident celebrated something older, an amazing story of a family that has been part of North Grenville...
The Kemptville Horticultural Society
The announcement appeared in the local newspaper on December 22, 1898: there would be a meeting to establish a new Horticultural Society in Kemptville....
The Mysterious Mr. Henderson
Part 4: The legacy
The letter from John Henderson in Ogdensburg to William Lyon Mackenzie which started this inquiry into the mysterious Mr. Henderson was...
Obstacles and opposition
When the delegates returned home from the Quebec Conference in late 1864, they must have felt that they were on the brink of achieving...