Kemptville’s Cold War secret
At the height of the Cold War, the Canadian Government took steps to ensure the Continuity of Government in the event of a nuclear...
Clothier Hotel, 9 Water Street, Oxford Mills
Here is a building that no-one but older residents from Oxford Mills will recognise. It was constructed c 1835 of timber frame and served...
Ferguson Forest Centre Saved
The recent news that the Ferguson Forest Centre was threatened with closure reminded everyone how important an asset it is to this community. But...
It was 20 years ago today…
Societies have always seen natural phenomena as portents, signs of good or ill, marking some major historic event. If that’s the case, then the...
Kemptville College – Early 1920’s
The photograph shows two buildings that formed the core of Kemptville College in its early years. In the background is the renovated farmhouse of...
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 Ferguson House, 506 Prescott Street, Kemptville
This lovely house is a reminder of Kemptville’s past. In 1844, John Clothier sold 9 acres of land to John Rath. This property covered...
Anderson & Langstaff Store, Prescott Street, Kemptville
This has been the site of a store since at least 1850, when Thomas Baldwin had a cabinet shop here. lt then became the...
Throwback Thursdays: Prescott Street, c. 1912
This photograph was taken from the roof of the Maley Building, which stood on the site of the present Rotary Park in Kemptville. The...
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...