Christmas Effects
Christmas has a fascinating effect on people in all sorts of situations. The famous “Christmas Truce” in 1914 is one example. As Christmas Day...
Treaty Facts
June is National Indigenous History Month, and the Times will be publishing articles and information to promote the aims of the Truth and Reconciliation...
A new province in British North America
By 1791, the number of Loyalists refugees living west and south of the Ottawa River had risen to around 10,000. They had suffered greatly,...
Indigenous origins in North Grenville
The Algonquin traditional territory included most of what is now North Grenville, but their territory bordered on that of another group, one that has...
Beginning to see the light
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, a major social and technological revolution was happening across Canada, and beginning to impact on life in...
Bishop’s Mills
It could have been called Doyleville, or even Bassville, but the hamlet of Bishop’s Mills was eventually named after the family that built the...
Oxford Mills Cheese Factory
A cheese factory had been established here some time after 1871 by Lyman Beach before being bought by Murdock Gair in 1882. The factory...
Demolition of the mill that gave Oxford Mills its name
These show the demolition of the mill that gave Oxford Mills its name. This was the site of the stone grist mill, started by...
10 Water Street, Oxford Mills
Every house has story: a tale of families who built it, lived in it, raised families and filled it with life. The house in...
Stephen Merrick House
It is believed that this house was originally built by Samuel Langford for Stephen Merrick, a son of village founder William Merrick. It has...