Bridge over troubled water part 2
The village of Kemptville was an exciting place at the end of 1898. The village council had been reduced to just the Reeve and...
Bridge over troubled waters, part 1
Municipal politics have always thrown up some great stories, and the history of municipal politics in North Grenville is no exception. In 1898, the...
The Kemptville Legion Meeting Hall
Historical Significance
submitted by Roy Brown
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 212 Kemptville was granted a Charter, dated April 17, 1932, under the authority of what...
G. Howard Ferguson: Apprentice Premier
George Howard Ferguson is, at the same time, one of North Grenville’s most famous and most unknown sons. This local boy made good was...
The Man Who Built Churches
by Doug MacDonald
Almost two hundred years ago, in 1826, the Church of England established the Rideau Townships pioneer mission Parish of St. James. The...
Lost Lands of the Algonquin
We are becoming used to hearing a Land Acknowledgment being said at the start of many official and unofficial meetings in North Grenville and...
Nursing Sisters from Oxford Mills
Looking at a plaque commemorating people from the Oxford Mills area who served during World War I, it takes a moment to realise that...
International Womens Day: Rachel Swedlove
One of the outstanding women in the history of North Grenville was Rachel Swedlove, who fled Riga, Latvia as a teenager dreaming of a...
A day with real heart
It would be easy to think of Valentine’s Day, February 14, as another Hallmark invention, designed to sell greeting cards and create annual anguish...
Amateur dramatics in North Grenville
In October, 1932, the Governor General of Canada, Viscount Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, announced to a gathering of theatre representatives in...