All the latest news from 1865
by Doug Hendry and David Shanahan
Kemptville only got its first newspaper in 1855, and it only lasted a few years. A second paper arrived...
The Settlement that passed us by: part 6 The importance of the Military Settlement...
The importance of the Military Settlement project between 1815 and 1820 cannot be exaggerated. Although the actual numbers of those who settled in Leeds...
Rideau Canal saga: Looking for security
As the War of 1812 was coming to an end in late-1814, the British authorities began to turn their minds to potential future conflicts...
The Settlement that passed us by: Part 3
The plan to bring in settlers to farm the lands around the Rideau, and so provide a barrier to any future American invasion, ran...
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...
Madeleine Jaffray’s Lifetime of Service
War amps pays tribute to canada’s only female amputee from first world war
For more than 100 years, women have been an integral part of...
33 years later: The “almost” Smiths Falls train collision of 1991
Have you ever heard of the near-collision of two trains in Smiths Falls in 1991? The incident may not have a well-known name (like...
Always something new in history
It may seem an odd thing, but there’s always something new in history. Now and then, a document may be found, a diary, letter,...
The earliest library: Merrickville Mechanics Institute
Some things don’t seem to change very much over time. With the recent controversy over the cutbacks to Inter Library Loans, and the stagnation...
Nursing Sisters from Oxford Mills
Looking at a plaque commemorating people from the Oxford Mills area who served during World War I, it takes a moment to realise that...