The Settlement that passed us by: Part 5 – Settling the land
Although Oxford Township, and later Wolford also, were originally chosen as the site for the Military Settlement planned by the Crown after the War...
Who was Dorothy Dumbrille?
By Doug MacDonald
In 1908 eleven year old Dorothy, with her parents Rupert and Minnie, siblings Miriam, John, Helen and Oscar moved to Kemptville and...
The settlement that passed us by: Part 4
As the War of 1812 was ending, steps were taken to bring in immigrants and disbanded soldiers to the Rideau area to form a...
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...
We are all Treaty people…
For thousands of years before Europeans arrived in this area, the forests, rivers and lakes knew other people: people who lived with the land,...
New book of “Stories from the South Branch” available starting December
For all those who have enjoyed Dr. David Shanahan’s articles on local history that have appeared regularly in the NG Times, the good news...