The rush to unite
Amalgamation was the major preoccupation of the municipal councils in Kemptville, Oxford-on-Rideau and South Gower during 1997. The Province of Ontario had set a...
The Mysterious Mr. Henderson
Part 1: From war to Kemptville
On December 28, 1837, a man called John Henderson, then living in Ogdensburg, New York, wrote to William Lyon...
Dead centres of the community
There would seem to be little to say about local cemeteries. But those gravestones contain the names of some of North Grenville’s famous citizens,...
A family business
Although Grahame’s Bakery is celebrating sixty years in business, the family’s connection with the bakery goes back much further. When Bert Frisby arrived from...
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...
North Grenville’s other Premier
Most people living in North Grenville today have heard about the native son who grew up to become Ontario Premier. G. Howard Ferguson and...
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...
Looking back ‑ How times have changed
by Ralph Raina
I thought the readers might be interested in a bit of nostalgia about the town of Kemptville. Rudi Finzel and I have...
Merrickville 225:Those were the days
With talk of municipal amalgamations being heard in various quarters today, it is always interesting to look back to a time when the Township...
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...