Hang together – or hang separately
It is said that the thought of being executed in the morning concentrates the mind wonderfully. The outbreak of the American Civil War in...
Kemptville Royals hockey team 1957
by Sam Gaw
Recently, as I was going through some boxes of memorabilia, I found a mint condition 1957 Season Souvenir Program of the Kemptville...
Noisy Neighbours
Confederation of the British North American provinces was not simply an idea in the minds of the politicians of the Province of Canada as...
Environmental history project for North Grenville
The North Grenville Historical Society is partnering with noted environmental power couple Dr. Fred Schueler and Aleta Karstad on a major research project...
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...
The Story of Confederation – What’s it all about?
In 2017 we celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, and on July 1 it will be marked by festivities from coast to coast to coast. But...
School days
With the recent announcement that Oxford-on-Rideau Public School is on the list of schools that are being considered for closure next year, the community...
Emergency War Classes for women at Kemptville School
In 1941, women in the area were encouraged to apply for special Emergency War Classes being offered by the Kemptville Board of Education. But,...
Pilot Officer William Lysle Buchanan
by Owen Fitz'Gerald
William Lysle Buchanan, fondly remembered by all that knew him as "Billie", was born on December 6, 1919. He grew up on...
Private Ernest Rupert Davie
Ernest Davie was the son of William and Charlotte Davie, of Oxford Mills, a mail carrier by profession, who enlisted in the 20th Battalion,...