Municipal affairs in 1924
One hundred years ago this month, February, 1924, the Kemptville Village Council held its monthly meeting to deal with outstanding issues. There were bills...
Twin carriage shops in Eastons Corners
The John Watts and Sons Carriage Factory in Eastons Corners is a glimpse into the past, when carriage works lined the Rideau Corridor. The...
Merrick Tavern
This is one of the oldest houses in the region. Built, possibly, as early as 1800, it was the first home of William Merrick...
The dimming of the day
When the Village of Kemptville, as it was then, established its own Hydro-Electric Commission in 1922 to connect with the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of...
Maplewood
This community hall started life as S. S. No. 8, Oxford, and has served the Oxford Mills community as a school, a library, as...